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A pilgrim of Peruvian and Nikkei culture
Javier García Wong-Kit
In contemporary Peruvian culture, there is a constant plowing of the country's traditions to give them a new meaning, a personal reading and a fresh look that helps, who knows, to be incorporated into the manifestations that will be remembered in the future. Peregrino Origin is more or less that, …
Anthony Aoki, promise of Peruvian football
Javier García Wong-Kit, Asociación Peruano Japonesa
If soccer is the corner of optimism for Peruvians, the national team is its maximum expression. In this enthusiastic scenario, every young footballer knows a mysterious word: promise. Anthony Tadashi Aoki Nakama is 17 years old and was captain of the under 17 team that played in the South American …
Sandra Nakamura: Her Space, Her Language
Javier García Wong-Kit
There are as many artistic manifestations as there are artists in existence. Each artist seems to build their own universe of techniques, methods and meanings in their work. The work of Sandra Nakamura Lam (born in Lima in 1981) is particular, combining historical research, spatial design, definition of concepts and …
Cerato Café: Between dogs and books
Javier García Wong-Kit
It is difficult to be original in the commercial environment, so when a business breathes that dedication to making a space a different place, it is difficult not to stop at the praise. Sumiko Morales Hayashi studied architecture and practiced her profession like any young Peruvian woman finishing a university …
Sofía Pichihua, Cardcaptor Sakura collector and Guinness Record
Javier García Wong-Kit, Asociación Peruano Japonesa
Sofía Pichihua is not just any otaku. This manga fan, who began following the anime that aired on television back in 2000, has become the biggest collector of Cardcaptor Sakura , the manga by CLAMP, a female quartet of Japanese cartoonists who gave life to Sakura Kinomoto, a girl who …
Ken Ychicawa: Jazz, music and consciousness
Javier García Wong-Kit
For the painter Henri Matisse, the greatest exponent of Fauvism, a movement that has been defined as “the drunkenness of color,” in which bright tones are used without relation to reality, jazz is “rhythm and meaning.” The Frenchman was a great lover of this musical genre, to which he dedicated …
Nikkei Soccer Players; The Stories Behind the Ball - Part 1
Javier García Wong-Kit
Passion for soccer knows no boundaries and has become widespread among descendants of the Japanese who arrived in Peru more than 90 years ago from a country with little affinity for the sport. What they found in Peru was overwhelming devotion that led them to participate at a professional level …
Yogashi Patisserie: Pastries from three homelands
Javier García Wong-Kit
There is in Peru, a store whose creations represent three nationalities. At Yogashi Patisserie, in an unnoticed corner of Lima's San Borja district, a Nikkei sums up three countries in one dessert. The story of Carlos Yanahura has a link with French and Japanese pastries that have come to fruition …