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The memory of her grandfather (Spanish)

(Spanish) I got along well with my grandfather; he died when I was a little girl. I was ten years old when he died. Therefore, the relationship never reached the level of adulthood, perhaps…we never talked, I never asked him anything, [for example] grandpa…how did you feel when you arrived here all alone?...No, because I was too young. But now I remember him…and we had a very nice relationship, and he was very reserved, very quiet…I have the image of a typical Japanese man, perhaps very quiet…but also very kind and very open….


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Date: July 12, 2006

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Interviewer: Takeshi Nishimura, Ricardo Hokama

Contributed by: Centro Nikkei Argentino

Interviewee Bio

Paula Hoyos Hattori is a sansei born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a student of letters and dance. Her father is a descendant of Argentine Indians, while her mother is a Nisei, a daughter of Japanese parents. Paula’s particular profile (half Argentine, half Japanese) provides a distinctive vision because of the fusion of these two cultures. (July 12, 2006)

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