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...They should show this to everyone going to Japan,” said Charles D. Teague ’74 as he walked out of the screening of “From Brazil to Japan,” a new documentary directed by Aaron Litvin ’04 and Ana Paula Hirano Litvin, focusing on the new trend of Brazilian immigration to Japan. By crafting a film that highlights the personal experiences of such a journey, the Litvins illuminate both the struggles of immigration as a whole as well as the emotional issues that arise from an ever-globalizing...

Author: By Elizabeth D. Pyjov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brazilian Migrants Start Anew in Japan | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Over the course of the film, the Litvins tell five immigration stories in a way that is both nuanced and unique. “From Brazil to Japan” follows several families of Brazilian migrants over the course of three years, May 2006 to May 2009, as they move from São Paulo to a new life in Japan. Aaron Litvin explains their reason for choosing this format, saying, “There were many journalistic accounts as well as academic sociological articles about this Brazil-Japan trend, but there was no comprehensive work that followed the same...

Author: By Elizabeth D. Pyjov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brazilian Migrants Start Anew in Japan | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Aaron Litvin was a Latin American Studies concentrator in the Romance Languages and Literatures department at Harvard. The idea for a film about Brazil and Japan grew out of Litvin’s senior thesis, entitled “Brazilian Okazaki, a case study of Brazilian migration to Japan.” During his time as an undergraduate, he visited Brazil and studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Okazaki, Japan...

Author: By Elizabeth D. Pyjov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brazilian Migrants Start Anew in Japan | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...from 107 the previous quarter—the majority of the University’s assets remain invested in emerging markets. A large portion—72 percent—of Harvard’s equities remain invested in 15 funds that track markets in countries such as China, Brazil, and South Korea...

Author: By Elias J. Groll and William N. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard Continues Trend of Increasing Stock Holdings | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Caio R. P. Malufe is a fourth year student at Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil...

Author: By CAIO R. P. MALUFE | Title: Leverett F-Tower Room Ninety-Seven | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

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