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Nima of the month: August 2016

Journalist, co-editor of Kaikan magazine and correspondent for International Press

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Kenzo Kobashigawa, the sensei of dekasegi past
For Peruvians over 45 years of age, 1989 was probably one of the worst years in the history of thei…

Sept. 27, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers Japan Japanese languages Nikkei in Japan Peru
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Shigueko Unten, everyone's chodewa
The first thing that surprises you about Shigueko Unten is that she doesn't look anywhere near her …

Aug. 16, 2023

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) Battle of Okinawa dekasegi foreign workers gateball (sport) generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture Peru Shigueko Unten sports U.S. Occupation Army World War II
Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) Battle of Okinawa dekasegi foreign workers gateball (sport) generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture Peru Shigueko Unten sports U.S. Occupation Army World War II
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Augusto Ikemiyashiro, memories of a life dedicated to service
Augusto Ikemiyashiro does not seem like a man of this era. Their vocation for service and their st…

June 21, 2023

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Augusto Ikemiyashiro Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru
Augusto Ikemiyashiro Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru
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Ginyu Igei: the teacher, the lighthouse
Ginyu Igei arrived in Peru with the halo of sensei. A teacher in his native Okinawa, the 26-year-o…

May 18, 2023

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agriculture education farmers generations Ginyu Igei Hawai'i immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language schools language schools Lima migration Nanko Gakuen Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru schools teachers teaching Uchinanchu United States
agriculture education farmers generations Ginyu Igei Hawai'i immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language schools language schools Lima migration Nanko Gakuen Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru schools teachers teaching Uchinanchu United States
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Masaki Gaja, the sansei of balance
The case of graphic designer Masaki Gaja is unusual. He has lived the experience of Japan in two s…

March 24, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers generations identity Japan Masaki Gaja migration Nikkei in Japan Peru Sansei soccer sports
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The dekasegi phenomenon in the life of a young yonsei girl
In Alexandra Shimabukuro's life, since she was little, dekasegi has been family, livelihood and sto…

Feb. 22, 2023

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Alexandra Shimabukuro dekasegi foreign workers generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Peru sociology Yonsei
Alexandra Shimabukuro dekasegi foreign workers generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Peru sociology Yonsei
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Narumi Ogusuku—Ubiquitous Nikkei Artist
The word ubicua (“ubiquitous”) has two meanings. The second, referring to a person, is: “Someone …

Feb. 3, 2023

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dekasegi documentaries filmmakers films foreign workers generations identity Japan Narumi Ogusuku Nikkei in Japan Peru Peruvians Peruvians in Japan Ubicua (film) Yonsei
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Roger Arakaki, Chef and Teacher
“How does ceviche sushi sound? Amazing, right? An innovative (and delicious) presentation of ingr…

Nov. 22, 2022

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chefs cooking cuisine dekasegi food foreign workers Japanese food Lima Nikkei cuisine Nikkei in Japan Peru restaurants Roger Arakaki sushi Sushi Ito (restaurant)
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Migrants in limbo
Over the years, it seems to me that a positive narrative about the dekasegi phenomenon has prevaile…

Nov. 2, 2022

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Argentina dekasegi foreign workers Made in Argentina (film) Nikkei in Japan
Argentina dekasegi foreign workers Made in Argentina (film) Nikkei in Japan
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Pachinko : Korean and Nikkei, some similarities
I came to the Pachinko series, on Apple TV+, because of the article in a Spanish media that raved a…

Oct. 17, 2022

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Japanese Peruvians Koreans Koreans in Japan Nikkei in Peru Pachinko (TV)
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