Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso
Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso was born in the interior of the State of São Paulo. She is married and has one daughter. A graduate of FAUUSP [School of Architecture and Urban Planning of the University of São Paulo], she is a volunteer handicraft teacher. Watercolor is her hobby and she writes whenever inspiration strikes.
Updated October 2020
Stories from This Author
A beautiful name
Dec. 5, 2024 • Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso
Hiromi-chan, iiiko, right! – that’s how Mrs. Takeko, also known as Mrs. Carmen, rocked the baby while humming Japanese children’s songs. Miwa-chan, a year and a half older, looked at this miniature with interest. Hiromi, a carefully chosen name, means broad beauty. What were my parents' dreams and expectations for me when they chose this name? They certainly thought of good things, they wanted a being who would come into the world to make it better. What is the function …
Arigatai!!!
Nov. 7, 2023 • Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso
Hiro-chan, asagohan yo! – that’s how my mother would call me for breakfast, as I promptly got up with joy and an eagerness to savor a plate of rice alongside the nutritious misoshiru! At that time (from the late 1960s to the late 1970s) we lived in the interior [of São Paulo state] – in the small town of Osvaldo Cruz, in the Alta Paulista region – so it wasn’t easy to get the necessary ingredients to prepare Japanese dishes. …
Our Daily Radio Taiso Workouts
Oct. 28, 2020 • Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso
Every morning, rain or shine, they're there for the Radio Taiso practice. The site is a sports court located in the Chácara Inglesa neighborhood, in the capital city of São Paulo. A small staff takes turns opening the entrance gate and setting up the place with a table and stereo. As a large number of Nikkei live in the neighborhood, it's hardly surprising that at least 30 percent of the regulars are of Japanese descent. Little by little, they start …
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