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About the web series NipoBrasileiros
Silvia Lumy Akioka
When I found out that the web series NipoBrasileiros would be released on YouTube in April this year (2019), I was very curious. What approach would have been taken? Why was an independent producer interested in the topic? Immediately, I researched Pietà Filmes e Produções - previously unknown to me. …
In Company with the Happy Old Age
Silvia Lumy Akioka
I went to visit a very dear aunt who lives on the coast of Sao Paulo. I am proud of her, for even in her eighties she drives her car, cooks, and she has been living alone since her husband passed away. Oh, of course, she likes to take walks, …
Nikkei Chronicles #5—Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture
Dona Terezinha’s teachings
Silvia Lumy Akioka
My mother's name was Terezinha. She left us this earthly life at the age of 59 and I consider that she lived very little. They say that good people live a short life because they needed less time to evolve spiritually. I believe this, my mother was a great person. …
10th Undokai of Kyushu Block
community history
silvialumy
This is the Undokai that brings together the kenjinkais of Saga, Okinawa, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Oita, Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Kumamoto prefectures! |
Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
My gastronomic habits in Brazil
Silvia Lumy Akioka
In my childhood, I thought that all Brazilian families had a rice cooker at home. Not only that, I imagined that it was usual for Brazilians to eat misoshiru in the cold weather and eat tamago-gohan when there was not a side dish. Do you know what tamago-gohan is? The …