Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima
Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima was born in Huancayo, Junín, she did her primary and secondary studies in this city, and moved to Lima to study Economics at the University of Lima. He traveled to Japan as an international student ( ryugakusei ) from Okayama Prefecture (1988 – 1989), where he studied Japanese economics.
Later, he returned to Japan as a dekasegi and after a year he began working as an interpreter. In 1998 she began as a facilitating consultant for foreigners at the Aichi Japan International Association, where she remained for 10 years. He returned to Peru in 2008 where he has been teaching the Japanese language and culture. She was trained as a Facilitator by IIFAC and the ILO. He is currently working on the Sakura Wanka Japanese Language and Culture Center project in Huancayo.
Last updated November 2023
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What is it to be Nikkei?
Nov. 8, 2023 • Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima
My name is Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima, I was born in Huancayo, Peru, from the first and last name you will deduce that I have Japanese ancestry. I'm actually third generation Nikkei. My parents are children of Japanese who emigrated to Peru. I received an education in Peruvian schools and the vast majority of my friends from that time are Peruvian. But I always felt that home education and family relationships were very different from relationships with friends at school and …
