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Ginyu Igei arrived in Peru with the halo of sensei. A teacher in his native Okinawa, the 26-year-o…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 18, 2023

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Jorge Otsu, a self-taught master of Registration Law

Mr. Jorge Otsu Maradiegue is the father of Dr. George Otsu, who has recently been appointed Directo…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • April 17, 2023

Jorge Otsu Maradiegue notary publics Peru registry law Ricardo Ortiz de Zevallos Notary (firm)

The Uechi: brothers of Comadre and Compadre

The Uechi brothers have a very fraternal relationship with entrepreneurship and gastronomy. Carolin…

Javier García Wong-Kit • March 27, 2023

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Masaki Gaja, the sansei of balance

The case of graphic designer Masaki Gaja is unusual. He has lived the experience of Japan in two s…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • March 24, 2023

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In memory of Ameilia Morimoto

December 2022. When the year was about to end, we lost a great social scientist. Her name was Ame…

Giovanni Bonfiglio • March 15, 2023

Amelia Morimoto Peru research

The Higas, A Family with a Legacy in the Nikkei Community

Originally from the island of Okinawa, the Japanese surname Higa is one of the most common in that …

Javier García Wong-Kit • March 8, 2023

Haroldo Higa Peru

Seiichi Higashide — A Man With Three Homelands

In my efforts to learn about Nisei soldier history, I inevitably began to learn more about the inca…

Byrnes Yamashita • March 7, 2023

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The dekasegi phenomenon in the life of a young yonsei girl

In Alexandra Shimabukuro's life, since she was little, dekasegi has been family, livelihood and…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Feb. 22, 2023

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Narumi Ogusuku—Ubiquitous Nikkei Artist

The word ubicua (“ubiquitous”) has two meanings. The second, referring to a person, i…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Feb. 3, 2023

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Cuando llegue el momento

Una antigua canción mexicana me hace acordar aquellos viejos momentos ya vividos. La tendenc…

Luis Iguchi Iguchi • Jan. 18, 2023

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