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Acrobats who Performed in South America in the Early Meiji Period: Who Was the First Japanese to Reside in Brazil?—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Performing in Sao Paulo in May 1873? They performed in Uruguay in January an…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 25, 2022

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acrobats Brazil Japanese Manji Takezawa São Paulo Satsuma Company (acrobats) South America
acrobats Brazil Japanese Manji Takezawa São Paulo Satsuma Company (acrobats) South America
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Acrobats who Performed in South America in the Early Meiji Period: Who Was the First Japanese to Reside in Brazil?—Part 1
The first Japanese to step foot in Brazil were the four castaways on Wakamiya-maru who arrived at S…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 24, 2022

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1870s acrobats Argentina Brazil Japanese migration Satsuma Company (acrobats) South America Uruguay
1870s acrobats Argentina Brazil Japanese migration Satsuma Company (acrobats) South America Uruguay
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A North American Nikkei Explores South American Nikkei Cuisine
A set of chopsticks wrapped in bright ribbon, decorated with Portuguese words. A spray of pink ch…

Tamiko Nimura • Feb. 12, 2016

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Brazil chefs cookbooks cooking cuisine food Luiz Hara Nikkei cuisine North America South America
Brazil chefs cookbooks cooking cuisine food Luiz Hara Nikkei cuisine North America South America
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
Brazilian Sashimi and Killer Fruit!!
A large part of cross-cultural adaptation involves something as basic as food. And depending on the…

John Katagi • June 26, 2014

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Brazil Brazilians cooking cuisine culture food Japanese cuisine São Paulo sashimi South America
Brazil Brazilians cooking cuisine culture food Japanese cuisine São Paulo sashimi South America
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
You want to buy what?
Language acquisition is tricky. Before I began working in South America, I had a couple of opp…

John Katagi • May 29, 2014

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Brazil clothing languages South America
Brazil clothing languages South America
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UCHINANCHU WORLDWIDE: STATE OF THE SPIRIT - A Perspective on Okinawans Worldwide and in the “Motherland” - Part 3 of 3
Read part 2 >> Playing the sanshin and singing traditional Okinawan songs were also inst…

Shinichi Maehara • May 16, 2013

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Argentina Brazil Hawaii Japan languages media music musical instruments Okinawan language Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru sanshin Shinichi Maehara South America Uchinaguchi Uchinanchu United States
Argentina Brazil Hawaii Japan languages media music musical instruments Okinawan language Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru sanshin Shinichi Maehara South America Uchinaguchi Uchinanchu United States
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UCHINANCHU WORLDWIDE: STATE OF THE SPIRIT - A Perspective on Okinawans Worldwide and in the “Motherland” - Part 2 of 3
Read part 1 >> Thus, some Japanese viewed the first Okinawan immigrants as a nuisance. T…

Shinichi Maehara • May 9, 2013

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Argentina business cooperation economics generations Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan loans management media migration moai mutual aid organizations newspapers Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture peer-to-peer loans Shinichi Maehara South America The Hawaii Herald (newspaper) Uchinanchu United States
Argentina business cooperation economics generations Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan loans management media migration moai mutual aid organizations newspapers Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture peer-to-peer loans Shinichi Maehara South America The Hawaii Herald (newspaper) Uchinanchu United States
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
What's on the Bottom of My Soup Bowl?
During one of my first visits to the city of Manaus in the early 1990s, I was hosted by a Japanese …

John Katagi • April 12, 2010

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Brazil Manaus South America travel
Brazil Manaus South America travel
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
Beautiful, but Deadly
Kawashima sensei and I were at a conference outside of São Paulo at a retreat site called Ta…

John Katagi • Feb. 24, 2010

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Brazil cooking cuisine Japanese cuisine São Paulo sashimi South America travel
Brazil cooking cuisine Japanese cuisine São Paulo sashimi South America travel
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
Wheee!
My first night in São Paulo, Brazil was like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Disneyland. Ba…

John Katagi • Nov. 25, 2009

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Brazil culture São Paulo South America travel
Brazil culture São Paulo South America travel
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