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Nima of the month: November 2017

My name is Roberto Oshiro Teruya, I am an electronic engineer by profession, but I am also a trader. I live in Lima, Peru. My grandparents came from Okinawa. My interest is to find out about my roots.


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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Mom's name was Saturnina, we had better luck
Who hasn't wondered at some point if they like their name? Do we really feel comfortable with this …

Nov. 7, 2024


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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Jinsei no aki (Autumn of Life)
It’s the Year of the Rabbit and in October I will be 60 years old. My Okinawan grandparents w…

Aug. 9, 2023

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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
Nantu, the Mochi of Uchina
As Nikkei, we have inherited a culture that our ancestors brought from Japan. My grandparents, who …

June 8, 2022



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Isabel Kamiya, the first technician in electronics, radio and television
When I started this chat interview with Isabel Kamiya, she told me the story of her family. I colle…

Aug. 28, 2020


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We inherit moral values, even properties, but also diseases, we are so sweet
I start this publication with what Isabel Kamiya told me, who wanted it for the title, but I had to…

July 28, 2020


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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ronald Arteta Miyashiro — Latin Generation
In this quarantine, inactivity makes us seek to see other things that can distract us, to get away …

June 11, 2020


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Sashimi or ceviche
We are Nikkei, our roots come from a distant place in the east, which is Okinawa in Japan, from the…

Feb. 17, 2020


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Some circumstances of being Nikkei in Peru
The emigrant of Japanese origin and his descendants are called “nikkeis”. In my case, my ojí (grand…

Sept. 23, 2019

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