@laurahh
I enjoy spending time at bookshops, taking nice walks, trying new recipes, and travelling to many different places in my free time.
The most significant experience in my life was when I lived in Japan, 40 years ago.
Nikkei Interests
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Episode 49 (Part I): New Life in Japan!
Kaori had three younger brothers and was the only girl.
Since her mother was in poor health, she h…
May 20, 2025
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Episode 48 Mai-chan's Dream
Mai-chan is in the third grade of elementary school. Her father, Lucas, came to Japan from Brazil w…
Dec. 10, 2024
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Japanese Style Christmas in Brazil
As the year drew to a close, my mother always said, “We Nikkei are so lucky! We get to enjoy both B…
Dec. 24, 2024
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Why I Don’t Have a Japanese Name
My name is Laura Hasegawa. I’m 77. I think that Nikkei people in my generation usually have either …
Oct. 30, 2024
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Episode 47 (Part 1) "I want to go home, but I can't"
Eiji, the eldest son of two older sisters, was told by his parents to become a doctor in the future…
April 18, 2024
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Episode 46: Who is Rihana in the painting?
On her 27th birthday, Hana got married to her husband, Eiji, who was three years younger than her a…
Feb. 27, 2024
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Episode 45: I'm glad Fujiko is Japanese!
The Ozaki family was a large one. The eldest and second sons were married and lived together with t…
Jan. 16, 2024
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Episode 44 (Part 2) "I'm back home"
Read the first part >> Returning to Brazil for the first time in three years, Paulo went alone to t…
June 30, 2023
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Episode 44 (Part 1) "I'm back home"
Paulo had already made up his mind when he was in junior high school: "After graduating from high s…
April 20, 2023
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Ohayo Bondia II
"Bachchan" is a popular word
When I was still little, my mother would show me pictures and tell me about my grandmother, saying,…
March 20, 2023
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