She was born in Riberalta on September 2, 1969, as the eldest daughter of Oswaldo Hayashida and Teresa Oliver. She is the oldest of six siblings, with three younger sisters and two younger brothers. Her grandfather, Ryotaro Hayashida, was from Akata-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture, and after moving to Peru in 1908, settled in Riberalta in 1910. Her grandfather, Venancia Oyola, was also from Riberalta. The Hayashida family has had roots in Riberalta for 100 years, dating back to her grandfather's generation.

(Updated December 2010)

Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1983. Since April 2009, he has been working as a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer in Riberalta, Beni Department, Republic of Bolivia. After arriving, he learned that Riberalta was the place where Japanese people first settled about a hundred years ago. He became interested in the fact that although over 600 Japanese people once lived there, there is currently little inheritance of Japanese culture, and he traveled around to talk to immigrants. During that time, he learned about the history of Riberalta's development and the contributions of Japanese people through the few documents available.

(Updated December 2010)