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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
What is it to be Nikkei?
My name is Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima, I was born in Huancayo, Peru, from the first and last name you w…

Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima • Nov. 8, 2023

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aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Tea ceremony: When everyday life becomes art
Every time I look at Japan, something always surprises me, from the aesthetic shape of its geograph…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Nov. 1, 2023

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aesthetics metaphysics Peru psychology tea ceremony theory of knowledge traditions Urasenke (school of tea) values
aesthetics metaphysics Peru psychology tea ceremony theory of knowledge traditions Urasenke (school of tea) values
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Raymi Kamishibai, the first Kamishibai school and library in Peru
There are initiatives that start with a name, with a man. Raymi Kamishibai is the first school and …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Oct. 18, 2023

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Chorrillos district kamishibai libraries Lima Pepe Cabana Kojachi Peru street theater
Chorrillos district kamishibai libraries Lima Pepe Cabana Kojachi Peru street theater
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Kenzo Kobashigawa, the sensei of dekasegi past
For Peruvians over 45 years of age, 1989 was probably one of the worst years in the history of thei…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Sept. 27, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers Japan Japanese languages Nikkei in Japan Peru
dekasegi foreign workers Japan Japanese languages Nikkei in Japan Peru
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Reiwa Izakaya: Japanese taste in Peru
Nikkei fusion has been the main way in which Peruvians have learned about the benefits of Japanese …

Javier García Wong-Kit • Sept. 11, 2023

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Arturo Uchima cooking cuisine fusion cuisine Julio Haruyama Lima Nikkei cuisine Peru Reiwa Izakaya (restaurant) restaurants
Arturo Uchima cooking cuisine fusion cuisine Julio Haruyama Lima Nikkei cuisine Peru Reiwa Izakaya (restaurant) restaurants
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Shigueko Unten, everyone's chodewa
The first thing that surprises you about Shigueko Unten is that she doesn't look anywhere near …

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Aug. 16, 2023

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) Battle of Okinawa dekasegi foreign workers gateball (sport) generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture Peru Shigueko Unten sports U.S. Occupation Army World War II
Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) Battle of Okinawa dekasegi foreign workers gateball (sport) generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture Peru Shigueko Unten sports U.S. Occupation Army World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Jinsei no aki (Autumn of Life)
It’s the Year of the Rabbit and in October I will be 60 years old. My Okinawan grandparents w…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Aug. 9, 2023

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families Peru
families Peru
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German Chinen Murata: The secret artist
The story of German Chinen Murata (Lima, 1967) can be told as if it were a comic strip. The synopsi…

Javier García Wong-Kit • July 24, 2023

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artists dekasegi foreign workers German Chinen Murata Lima Nikkei in Japan Peru Peruvian Japanese Cultural Center Transiciones (exhibition)
artists dekasegi foreign workers German Chinen Murata Lima Nikkei in Japan Peru Peruvian Japanese Cultural Center Transiciones (exhibition)
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Breve y reciente historia del haiku en Perú
El Perú parece tener sus propias corrientes literarias entre las que el haiku sopla como una…

Javier García Wong-Kit • June 26, 2023

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haiku literature Peru poetry Retama School of Haiku
haiku literature Peru poetry Retama School of Haiku
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Augusto Ikemiyashiro, memories of a life dedicated to service
Augusto Ikemiyashiro does not seem like a man of this era. Their vocation for service and their st…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • June 21, 2023

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Augusto Ikemiyashiro Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru
Augusto Ikemiyashiro Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru
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