Oral history of the first japanese-brazilian to join Itamaraty

Abstract

According to the 2010 Census, the Asian population in Brazil has grown 177% in the last few years, thus totaling 2.084 million Asian residents. Within this scenario, our educational institutions continue to pay little or no attention to the ethnic studies of minority groups. This study of oral history aims, therefore, to rethink the representativeness of Nikkei within Brazilian society. The oral history of Edmundo Fujita, the first Japanese-Brazilian to join Itamaraty, was selected. Through this testimony, we came to the still partial conclusion that the presence of an Asian in a professional segment such as Itamaraty represented positive policies and actions by the federal government, as well as providing an incentive and model for other ethnic groups previously unrepresented.