From being a <em>dekasegi</em> to a long-term resident (Japanese)

Moved to Japan as my dekasegi father called on me (Japanese) Facing hardships in Japan (Japanese) The difference between Nikkei community in Oizumi and Brazil (Japanese) Change in community after the collapse of Lehman Brothers (Japanese) Accepted by Japanese society as I learned more Japanese (Japanese) From being a dekasegi to a long-term resident (Japanese) Challenges of Brazilian community in Japan (Japanese) Change of identity (Japanese) The term Nikkei (Japanese) My daughter’s identity (Japanese) Starting my own business as a graphic designer after the collapse of Lehman Brothers (Japanese) On becoming a Japanese national (Japanese) Letting people know I am from Brazil (Japanese) Oizumi-machi is my hometown (Japanese)

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(Japanese) Well, at least people around me are thinking about living here permanently, I think. As you might know, those who had wanted to go back to Brazil, they had already returned after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Great East Japan Earthquake. The economic depression put many people in trouble, so those who still decided to stay in Japan are the ones who are striving in Oizumi-machi now, so yes, only those who wanted to stay in Japan have remained in Oizumi.

Date: October 18, 2016
Location: Gunma, Japan
Interviewer: Shigeru Kojima
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

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