Hiro Ramos Nako
Hiro Ramos Nako is a fourth generation peruvian-Nikkei journalist from Lima, Perú with a Degree in Communications from the Universidad de Lima. Their work encompasses social issues that affect marginalized communities, the local cultural and artistic spheres and the Nikkei community in Perú.
Updated August 2024
Stories from This Author
My School Has a Cultural Center? My Experience with the La Unión Cultural Center
Aug. 27, 2024 • Hiro Ramos Nako
When I left La Union School, it had reduced its weekly Japanese language hours as many more courses were introduced into the curriculum. I had gotten the idea that, with the amount of academic growth it was experiencing, the cultural side was not the school’s first priority. After years of not thinking about my first home as a student, I was surprised to find that the cooperative to which the school belongs has a Cultural Center dedicated to the dissemination of Japanese …
Nikkei family history written in film: Okaeri: The Spy of the Rising Sun
Aug. 13, 2024 • Hiro Ramos Nako
Noriko, Camila’s grandmother, keeps saying “my parents would be very happy” when her granddaughter shows her previews of her film. Camila wonders if Noriko doesn’t know that the film is mainly inspired by her life, or if she just doesn’t say it because she doesn’t want to steal the spotlight. The diverse experiences of the Nikkei community around the world can make the art that emerges from them feel both personal and recognizable to others who share the same story. In Okaeri: …
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