Rio Imamura
@riodanRio Imamura, ciudadano estadounidense durante casi 30 años que vivió en la ciudad de Nueva York y el sur de California, regresó a Japón tras jubilarse en 1994. Su traducción japonesa de Dear Miss Breed escrita por Joanne Oppenheim fue publicada por Kashiwa Shobo, Tokio en 2007.
Actualizado en febrero de 2012
Historias de Este Autor
Americanos japoneses notables
28 de junio de 2016 • Rio Imamura
La escuela primaria número 46, que se inaugurará a principios del próximo año en Chula Vista con un presupuesto de 47,5 millones de dólares, llevará el nombre de Saburo Muraoka. Pensé que el caso podría ser la primera escuela pública construida en honor de un inmigrante japonés-estadounidense, algo sin precedentes para los japoneses-estadounidenses. Busqué al difunto héroe de guerra hawaiano, el veterano de combate número 442, el senador estadounidense Daniel Inouye (1924-2012), el primer congresista estadounidense de origen japonés. Sí, …
Minato Gakuen ahora
1 de junio de 2016 • Rio Imamura
La promoción de 2016 que se graduó de Minato Gakuen fue felicitada una vez en San Diego a mediados de marzo y nuevamente en Kioto a principios de abril. Aquí presentamos capítulo y verso de la historia que abarca toda la vida y los frutos del servicio concertado y la dedicación de todas las partes involucradas. Minato Gakuen se estableció en 1978 como Nihongo Hoshuko (Escuela de idiomas suplementaria de japonés de los sábados) en San Diego principalmente para niños …
Infamia
11 de agosto de 2015 • Rio Imamura
Mi hijo, que vive en Nueva York, se tomó la molestia de enviarme por avión Infamy de Richard Reeves, un libro de 340 páginas recién publicado por Henry Holt & Co. El subtítulo dice "La impactante historia del internamiento japonés-estadounidense en la Segunda Guerra Mundial". Este es el primer libro que se cita extensamente, Dear Miss Breed, de Joanne Oppenheim. Me alegré de encontrar la foto de Clara Breed en el libro. Fue bibliotecaria infantil en la Biblioteca Pública de …
"Painted My Way"—Henry Fukuhara, A True Artist
26 de diciembre de 2013 • Rio Imamura
Shadow of the distant pass; Their memories still last Manzanar: Monument of Tears. Ignorance and pseudo-fears; A wrong that can’t be made right; A blindness for lack of sight; A day now engulfed by night; A hope shaded, once so bright. The memories still last, …they still last —“Manzanar” …
Voluntary Evacuation
29 de noviembre de 2013 • Rio Imamura
“Attempted but failed” was my understanding of the voluntary evacuation efforts by the Japanese Americans when Japan declared war against the Allied Forces in attacking Pearl Harbor. Ryo Takasugi’s book on Fred (Isamu) Wada took me by surprise. The book, written a decade ago, was recently republished as The Man who ushered in the Tokyo Olympics (1964) from Kobunsha. What caught me was its subtitle “The Story of an Nisei Japanese who Refused to go to the Concentration Camp.” The …
Revisiting Balboa Park Japanese Friendship Garden
25 de septiembre de 2013 • Rio Imamura
I wish to dedicate this article to: Will Hippen, Jr., Clara Breed, Marge Wells, Mark Umemura, Ken Takada, Denny Ikeda, and George Woodworth. Recently, I had the chance to re-visit the Balboa Park Japanese Friendship Garden. I tried to rely on my memory to find the entrance from the Organ Pavilion, the center of San Diego Balboa Park. I found myself at the VIP (or service) gate which was locked to the general public. Once I realized I was at the …
Imamura Church
11 de junio de 2013 • Rio Imamura
Edson Aoki, a Japanese Brazilian, whom I just got to know, visited Tachiarai1, Fukuoka recently. Tachiarai, easily reachable by train from Kurume (20 km further inland) or Fukuoka Tenjin Station, is a quiet rural country with rice paddies. We can’t imagine what it looked like during World War II. Tachiarai back then was heavily bombed because the Imperial Army Air Force base was there. It was the training center of young pilots and AA artillery armies. I barely remember the …
Japanese Drifters to Mexico
2 de abril de 2013 • Rio Imamura
Captain Jukichi’s Diary led me to the tale of Zensuke, another sea captain of the ship Eijyumaru, a vessel boastfully designated as “Sengokubune,” or One Thousand Koku boat (see previous post “Trip to Discover Kyoto History” regarding definition of “koku,” a unit of volume), measuring roughly 15 meters long, single-masted, capable of carrying 150 tons of rice and other cargo. However, the term 1000 Koku was loosely used. The English translation of Sengokubune was large junk-style ship. So chances were …
Samurai Missionary
21 de noviembre de 2012 • Rio Imamura
I tell you the truth, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. —John 12:24 1 It was close to my retirement when browsing the UCSB Library, I found the book titled Samurai Missionary published in 1985. While perusing the book, the name “Imabari” jumped out at me and caught me by surprise. This is the city in Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku Island …
The Washugyu Dream Venture
27 de septiembre de 2012 • Rio Imamura
Ever heard of Washoku? It’s a culinary and cultural tradition of Japanese dishes now quietly prevailing worldwide. If you know Washoku, then Wagyu may not sound peculiar. “Wagyu” is defined by Larry Olsmed, who wrote “Kobe Beef Scam” in the Forbes magazine (4/13/12) as follows: “Wagyu, on the other hand, means ‘Japanese Cattle’ and refers to the entirety of the nation’s breeds.” Beyond that, its definition gets vaguer depending on who you ask and what country you are in. It …
