Episode 48
What does it mean to be the child of a Japanese father and a Salvadoran mother? Listen to Takeshi share his stories of growing up in El Salvador during the Civil War, and his journey to becoming an Olympic athlete who competes under the flags of both his parents’ home countries.
Recommended sources:
Books by Takeshi
Takeshi Fujiwara, Strong Like Never Before: Transform your life in 12 Weeks, 2020. [English version]
Takeshi Fujiwara, Strong Like Never Before: 12 Weeks to Transform your Life Body Training and Nutrition, 2020. [Japanese version]
Others
Hannah Beech and Hikari Hida, “Japan’s diverse Olympic stars reflect a country that’s changing (slowly),” The New York Times, August 5, 2021. [on diversity in sports and Japan]
Mike Allison, “El Salvador’s brutal civil war: What we still don’t know,” Aljazeera, March 1, 2012. [on the Civil War in El Salvador]
