YAMA: A Nikkei Community in Brazil (Embrace the ordinary and nurture a spirit of gratitude)
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Guava & Mango Harvest
Young girls and boys form much of the farm’s labor force. At night Chika and the other girls put on their sleek leotards and wipe down the wood floor of the dance studio.
クリスマス おどりまくって いたい足
Christmas –
I danced round and round
how my feet ache
Yoshika Tsuji (“Chika” b. 1987 age 12)
*Haiku English Translations by: Janet Ikeda
Based on this original
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