Interviews
Identity (Spanish)
(Spanish) I am Argentine, but I am an Argentine woman who is half Japanese. I was born here (in Argentina), and I live immersed in western, Argentine culture, but I cannot deny that half of my blood is Japanese, [which] is meaningful to me.
Date: July 12, 2006
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interviewer: Takeshi Nishimura, Ricardo Hokama
Contributed by: Centro Nikkei Argentino
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