Tatiana Maebuchi
@tatianamaebuchiBorn in São Paulo, Tatiana Maebuchi is a third generation Japanese Brazilian on her mother’s side, and fourth generation on her father’s side. She is a journalist with a degree from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in São Paulo, and has written for magazines, websites, and media marketing. She is also a travel blogger. As a member of the communications team of the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture and Social Welfare (Bunkyo), Maebuchi helped contribute to the dissemination of Japanese culture.
Updated July 2015
Stories from This Author
My discovery of Japanese culture
Aug. 11, 2015 • Tatiana Maebuchi
My family is all of Japanese descent. My great-grandparents are Issei , my grandparents were born in Brazil - they are Nisei - and married descendants, as did my parents, who are Sansei . Despite this, little of the culture of my roots was passed on to me. I truly discovered Japanese culture as an adult. Learning in childhood and denial in adolescence During my childhood, I would visit my paternal grandmother in the interior of São Paulo - or …
Japanese-Brazilian in the world
July 8, 2015 • Tatiana Maebuchi
Being a Brazilian of Japanese descent traveling around the world gave me some curious stories to tell. Being born and living in Brazil with Japanese traits is something that “camouflages” me in other countries and creates a lot of confusion in the minds of foreigners. Even more so because I study and know some languages. On my first international trip, a travel and work exchange in the United States during college holidays, I met people from several different countries. As …