Etevaldo Alves de Siqueira Junior
Born in the state of Maranhão. He is geographer (Federal University of Maranhão-UFMA). Dedicates much of his research on the subject of Japanese Immigration in Maranhão. Is the author of the book Japanese Immigration in Maranhão: A Journey of 55 years.
Updated October 2020
Stories from This Author
Memory, Space, and Identity: The Experience of Japanese Immigrants in Maranhão
Dec. 16, 2016 • Etevaldo Alves de Siqueira Junior
Japanese immigration reached almost the entire Brazilian territory, much of it due to the demand for land for the cultivation of horticultural crops in general. Consequently spreading its culture intertwining with the customs and traditions that Brazil has. All this at the cost of much suffering, due to the adaptation to the Brazilian style, which was a problematic and traumatic experience for the Japanese. Japanese immigrants saw a new chance to change their lives after the problems of World War …
