Doris Moromisato
@DorisMoromisatoDoris Moromisato is a poet, writer, cultural manager, researcher on gender issues and the Japanese presence in Peru. She is the Goodwill Ambassador of Okinawa. Graduated in Law and Political Science from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He published 4 books of poetry and 3 of chronicles, his stories and essays make up various anthologies, his poems have been translated into several languages. (Photo: Jaidith Soto)
Last updated October 2020
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Sept. 16, 2021 • Doris Moromisato , traci kato-kiriyama
This month, we are pleased to present two poems in Spanish by Peruvian poet Doris Moromisato Miasato. She is an environmentalist, feminist and Buddhist and these two poems are beautiful tribute songs, one for her father and one for the famous Japanese artist Hokusai. From memories evoked to those imagined, his poetry reads like a song of lament, inspiration and wonder. I am grateful to carry these poems with me as we begin to leave summer for fall. I must …
The Pleasure of Being a Nikkei Okinawan in Latin America
Aug. 5, 2008 • Doris Moromisato
Argentina and Brazil, the two giants of South America, celebrate this year the first centenary of Okinawan immigration. Its programs include concerts, forums, sports tournaments and eisa or artistic marches. Coincidentally, in Peru the book Okinawa: the kingdom of courtesy and testimony of an Okinawan Peruvian by Ricardo Munehide Ganaja Kamisato has just been published, which sheds light on a common theme for the majority of Okinawan Nikkei communities: the theme of search of a Japanese-Okinawa identity and, in this …
Love and hate for Alberto Fujimori: testimony of a Peruvian Nikkei
April 15, 2008 • Doris Moromisato
Never, in my entire life as a poet, had I felt in such an ambivalent situation as when I was asked to recite against President Alberto Fujimori. It was an act of protest against his attitude of remaining in power. Upon arriving, I realized that in the crowd I was the only participant of Asian origin. I confess: when it was my turn to take the stand, I simply trembled and my Western postmodern convictions began to give way to …
Debate on Alberto Fujimori: A messianic Nikkei or a corrupt president?
Jan. 11, 2008 • Doris Moromisato
The debate carried out in recent months between Antonio Zapata 1 of Peru and Ariel Takeda 2 of Chile about the former Peruvian president of Japanese origin, Alberto Fujimori, has caused great interest among readers of Discover Nikkei. For Takeda, the judicial rulings against Fujimori are very early and do not measure the historical role played by this Nikkei character who, in his opinion, revived pacification and the Peruvian economy. For Zapata, Fujimori is nothing more than a common prisoner …
Anti-Japanism in Peru: history and new attacks
Nov. 6, 2007 • Doris Moromisato
Despite more than one hundred years of Japanese presence, the fusion between their descendants and Peru has not occurred. Although there is a deep attempt at integration and unity, the historical experience of mutual distrust between both parties has weighed more. The ruling classes of the first half of the 20th century complained to the Japanese about their lack of willingness to be Peruvian. And the Japanese accused them of racial prejudice and explicit anti-Japanism. In truth, the wounds inflicted …
First social and union organizations of the Japanese community in Peru
Sept. 18, 2007 • Doris Moromisato
The history of Nikkei organizations in Peru has a very clear moment: before and after the Second World War. From 1909 until the end of the 1930s, immigrants had formed hundreds of associations, labor and commercial unions, schools, women's groups, newspapers, among others, throughout Peruvian territory. They served to keep them united, repeating the customs and rituals of their lands of origin, while they learned the habits and regulations of Peruvian society. Once the war was over, their descendants continued …
Nikkei image and discourse in Peruvian literature
Aug. 21, 2007 • Doris Moromisato
Through talent and rich historical experience, the Japanese presence is already part of the literary tradition in Peru. Established Peruvian writers, such as José María Arguedas or Mario Vargas Llosa, have inserted characters of Japanese origin into their narratives who show an image that is not fair or trustworthy since they turn out to be failed and marginal people in the national context. Fortunately, since the postwar period and especially since the 1970s, the Japanese descendants themselves made their literary …
Power, fame and social recognition. Nikkei in public and political spaces in Peru
June 13, 2007 • Doris Moromisato
For one hundred years, the Japanese presence was present in all areas of Peru, as its members ventured into various public areas. From a pioneering strike in 1899 to a Nikkei president who governed the country's destiny for ten years, passing through athletes, politicians and legislators. While it is true that the Nikkei community has always been in the news, it is also true that it has maintained an ambiguous relationship of integration and distance with its Peruvian compatriots. This …
Nikkei Artists from Peru: Cultural Movement or Ethnic Coincidence?
May 16, 2007 • Doris Moromisato
Tilsa Tsuchiya, the most important visual artist in Peru, once stated: “If you look at pre-Columbian, Chinese, and Japanese art, you will see that deep down they are the same thing. But Peru is oriental!” The truth is that Tilsa, descendant of a Japanese immigrant and a mestiza Chinese Andean woman, represents the emblem of the country's multiculturalism and is the tip of the iceberg of more than thirty artists who identify themselves as Nikkei. In Peru, the Japanese community …
Geographic and economic organization of the Nikkei community in Peru
April 18, 2007 • Doris Moromisato
The first Japanese presences in Peru occurred 400 years ago in Lima. Only after 1899 were the Japanese required as agricultural workers and thousands of them adapted to the deserts of the coast, overcoming the soroche or altitude sickness of the Andes and the inclement climates of the jungle. But most left the shovels and quickly infiltrated the cities opening small businesses, offering multiple services with skill, effort and a relentless spirit of survival. They even came to dominate the …
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