Kizuna: Histórias dos Nikkeis sobre o Terremoto e Tsunami no Japão
Em Japonês, kizuna significa fortes laços emocionais.
Esta série de artigos tem como propósito compartilhar as reações e perspectivas de indivíduos ou comunidades nikkeis sobre o terremoto em Tohoku Kanto em 11 de março de 2011, o qual gerou um tsunami e trouxe sérias consequências. As reações/perspectivas podem ser relacionadas aos trabalhos de assistência às vítimas, ou podem discutir como aquele acontecimento os afetou pessoalmente, incluindo seus sentimentos de conexão com o Japão.
Se você gostaria de compartilhar suas reações, leia a página "Submita um Artigo" para obter informações sobre como fazê-lo. Aceitamos artigos em inglês, japonês, espanhol e/ou português, e estamos buscando histórias diversas de todas as partes do mundo.
É nosso desejo que estas narrativas tragam algum conforto àqueles afetados no Japão e no resto do mundo, e que esta série de artigos sirva como uma “cápsula do tempo” contendo reações e perspectivas da nossa comunidade Nima-kai para o futuro.
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Existem muitas organizações e fundos de assistência estabelecidos em todo o mundo prestando apoio ao Japão. Siga-nos no Twitter @discovernikkei para obter maiores informações sobre as iniciativas de assistência dos nikkeis, ou dê uma olhada na seção de Eventos. Se você postar um evento para arrecadar fundos de assistência ao Japão, favor adicionar a tag “Jpquake2011” para que seu artigo seja incluído na lista de eventos para a assistência às vítimas do terremoto.
Stories from this series
5 Months after the Disaster & So Much Yet To Do…
11 de Outubro de 2011 • Norm Masaji Ibuki
After the disaster on March 11th, the narrative then takes on a life of its own. The stories are raw, shot-in-the-stomach visceral, agonizing; they ripped through the soul. We Nikkei around the world were scrambling to help in whatever way we could. The pain and suffering of the victims and the survivors was palpable and, personally, with so many friends in Sendai, which was spared the worse of it, the connection is there. There are so many stories. Tomo and …
Noche mágica
6 de Setembro de 2011 • Harumi Nako Fuentes , Asociación Peruano Japonesa
Aunque de las sombras se asome la adversidadsé que tu luz propia brillaráPese al dolor que canta con desilusiónvolarás una vez más Volverás a nacer, vuelve a brillar otra vezQuiero verte sonreír, siempre estaremos junto a tiCanción Nippon Ganbare La música tiene esa magia especial que convoca y une, como quedó demostrado en el Festival Nippon Ganbare, que se realizó el 21 de mayo en el Estadio La Unión, Lima, con el objetivo de recaudar fondos a favor de los damnificados …
Chef Bill Telepan and Friends Cook for Tohoku
15 de Julho de 2011 • Nancy Matsumoto
I happened to speak with Chef Bill Telepan yesterday, who was full of news about his recent trip to Japan. He was one of eight New York chefs who traveled to Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, one of the areas most devastated by the March 11 Greater Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The team’s mission was to cook a heartwarming Fourth of July weekend lunch for an estimated 1,000 people in this city. “It was an amazing event, and it went perfectly,” said …
Some people think Japan’s earthquake and tsunami are payback for Pearl Harbor? Really?
16 de Junho de 2011 • Gil Asakawa
I was shocked, saddened and depressed when I learned that there are people in the United States who think that the Tohoku Kanto Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which has caused enormous damage and casualties that will surely top 10,000, is some sort of karmic payback for Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor. Really? Seriously? Yes, unfortunately. Here’s just a sampling of some updates and comments from Facebookthat rant about Pearl Harbor and the tsunami, and how the U.S shouldn’t send any aid to …
An Unforgettable Experience in Japan - Part 3
6 de Junho de 2011 • Kristin Hanaoka
Read Part 2 >>Monday, March 14thMonday morning we woke up early to get to the bus. The first bus was leaving at 9:20 a.m., but it was first come, first served. On Sunday, we saw people arriving two hours ahead of time, so we arrived early to secure our seats. I went up to the front desk to get my cell phone that they had been charging for me and a staff member handed me an article and a note. …
An Unforgettable Experience in Japan - Part 2
30 de Maio de 2011 • Kristin Hanaoka
Read Part 1 >>Saturday, March 12thMy friends and I woke up at 6:00 AM to see if any of the buses were running and going to the airport. I had made a bus reservation for 6:45 AM that would take them directly to Narita Airport. Their flight to Chicago was scheduled to depart at 11:20 AM. However, we couldn’t get through to the bus company and the hotel staff said no buses were running and all the taxis were in …