Entrevistas

1. First impression of America (Japanese)

2. Permanent residency for 10,000 dollars (Japanese)

3. Longing for a life abroad and getting a chef’s license (Japanese)

4. Life upon arrival (Japanese)

5. Support from Nikkei (Japanese)

6. Tough life at boarding house (Japanese)

7. Business for gays (Japanese)

8. Immigration ship Brazil-maru (Japanese)

Takashio,Akira

Empresario Shin-Issei de un bar y restaurante japonés “Hondaya”

Longing for a life abroad and getting a chef’s license (Japanese)

(Japanese) When I was in college, I was working part-time mostly in the food business, like at a bento store. In order to get a chef's license I needed to get approval from the head of the store there and he gave me his signature. With that, I passed the test and got my license. So I had it with me. I got my license simply because I thought I could get on a cargo ship or a cargo-passenger ship for free and cross the ocean, with my license. But that didn’t happen and when I got here, before I started working as a gardener, when I went to Japan Town, I found that there were only two or three Japanese restaurants. And when I told them I had a chef’s license, they freaked out, and they didn’t want to hire me for that reason. They were like, we don’t want someone with skills that high.

California licencias Los Ángeles migración Estados Unidos

Fecha: August 4, 2015

Zona: California, US

Entrevista: Mitsue Watanabe

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Entrevista

En 1969 llegó por primera vez a los Estados Unidos. Después de vivir un año y medio en Los Angeles viajó por diversos lugares de mundo durante seis meses. Regresó a Japón pero la experiencia que había tenido en el exterior había sido bueno e interesante por lo que decidió regresar nuevamente a los Estados Unidos. Llegó con un visado de turista. Al comienzo trabajó como ayudante de jardinero durante unos dos años y luego se independizó y obtuvo un visado de trabajo para iniciar un negocio gastronómico. Actualmente, tiene bares y restaurantes japoneses con la denominación “Hondaya”, en Los Angeles, en el Condado de Orange, Estado de California. (agosto de 2018)