Ayako Mie
Ayako Mie es originaria de Tokio, Japón, donde trabajó como reportera de televisión para una de las cadenas. Una de sus primeras asignaciones fue cubrir el 11 de septiembre en la ciudad de Nueva York, lo que la llevó a dedicarse al periodismo internacional. En 2005, se desempeñó como corresponsal de su cadena en Washington, DC.
En 2008, comenzó su maestría en periodismo en la Escuela de Periodismo de UC Berkeley con una beca Fulbright.
Ayako se graduó de Cal en mayo de 2010. Actualmente trabaja para Patch.com, una organización de noticias hiperlocal financiada por AOL. También contribuye con sus columnas para la edición japonesa del Wall Street Journal .
Actualizado en septiembre de 2010
Historias de Este Autor
Uchinanchu Journalism - Part 3
15 de septiembre de 2010 • Ayako Mie
Read Part 2 >> While Higa and Kaneshiro’s Uchinanchu journalism is aimed at Uchinanchu outside of Okinawa, Sadao Tome writes stories to send a message to Uchinanchu in Okinawa. “With my writing, I want to connect America and Okinawa,” said the 68-year-old Tome, whose smiling and bespectacled eyes show unparalleled determination. Though he failed often early on, he pursued his dream of becoming a journalist for nearly three decades before finding success. It took him almost 30 years to become a …
Uchinanchu Journalism - Part 2
8 de septiembre de 2010 • Ayako Mie
Read Part 1 >>Higa is not the earliest pioneer of Uchinanchu journalism in America. That would probably be Takeo Kaneshiro, a journalist based in Los Angeles, who has no computer and does not know how to type. “What is the Internet?” inquired the 88-year-old Kaneshiro when asked to create an online version of the newspaper he publishes. His meticulous handwriting is legible enough for people who subscribe to Godaishu, Kaneshiro’s handwritten newspaper that he has been publishing for 46 years. …
Uchinanchu Journalism - Part 1
2 de septiembre de 2010 • Ayako Mie
Chogi Higa basked in his backyard in Gardena, California. It was in full bloom with white orchids and the orange and cherry blossom trees he had brought from his birthplace: Okinawa, Japan. It is a weekly ritual for Higa, a 69-year-old radio DJ, to meditate on what he is going to talk about on his radio program, Haisai Okinawa. His weekly program focuses on news germane to the Japanese and Okinawan communities in Los Angeles. “I get excited whenever I …
