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Last August, I was assigned to the Northern Brazil Japanese Language Promotion Center in Belem, Par…

Asako Sakamoto • June 3, 2015

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Hot. Muggy. Sweaty. The Whole Nine Yards

The air was stifling. Outside, the rain cooled the air to the low-90's. But the moisture raised th…

John Katagi • June 17, 2009

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Chased by a Storm

This is perhaps my most memorable experience in the Amazonian state of Pará - riding with te…

John Katagi • May 6, 2009

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Not All Jungle

A far cry from its perception as a jungle outpost, Belém is a modern port city on the Amazon…

John Katagi • April 17, 2009

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Nikkei Chronicles #2—Nikkei+: Stories of Mixed Language, Traditions, Generations & Race

Un Alcalde oriundo de Okinawa

Navigating in a small motorboat without stopping from the town of Pucallpa (located south of Loreto…

Luis Takanobu Shimabukuro +1 • Dec. 6, 2013

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An encounter that was infinitely far away

父の日記（2）横山家の思い出

81歳で他界した父は、神戸港を1933年2月に出航したありぞな丸で、移民として19歳の時、一人で来伯した。その父の古い日記帳をめくっていたら「船中思い出」と言う題で、1940年11月23日に書かれた…

Hidemitsu Miyamura • April 9, 2013

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Koutakuseis: uma comemoração histórica aos 80 anos - Parte 2 de 2

Leia a parte 1 >> As comemorações do 80º Aniversário As comemora&…

Célia Abe Oi • Jan. 12, 2012

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Koutakuseis: uma comemoração histórica aos 80 anos - Parte 1 de 2

A lei promulgada no dia 20 de outubro de 2011, pela Assembleia do Estado do Amazonas, foi hist&oacu…

Célia Abe Oi • Jan. 5, 2012

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Dedicated to improving the lives of the Amazon River people: Japanese people taking on social inequality

第６回・終森林農業で経済安定へ

＞＞第５回住民を〃環境の番人〃にＨＡＮＤＳは今年七月、パラー州のトメ・アスー移住地からアグロ・フロレストリー（森林農業）の日本人専門家を当地に呼び、コミュニティを巡回するセミナーを実施した。地球環…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Feb. 17, 2009

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Dedicated to improving the lives of the Amazon River people: Japanese people taking on social inequality

第５回人間的出産セミナー

＞＞第４回日本式助産の知恵を普及「エ・プレシーゾ・サビ・ビビェール！」（生き方を知る必要がある）。全員が立ちあがり、手を叩きながら人間的出産のテーマ曲を合唱する。まるで自己啓発セミナーか教会のミ…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Feb. 10, 2009

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Part 1: Prologue

Hot. Muggy. Sweaty. The Whole Nine Yards

Chased by a Storm

Not All Jungle

Un Alcalde oriundo de Okinawa

父の日記（2）横山家の思い出

Koutakuseis: uma comemoração histórica aos 80 anos - Parte 2 de 2

Koutakuseis: uma comemoração histórica aos 80 anos - Parte 1 de 2

第６回・終森林農業で経済安定へ

第５回人間的出産セミナー