Andrew Hasegawa

Andrew Hasegawa is a fourth-generation Japanese Australian. His great-grandfather Setsutaro Hasegawa immigrated to Australia in 1897. Andrew is an Australian and also a proud Nikkei Australian. From a young age, he had a keen interest in his Japanese heritage, and at the age of 20, he went to Japan. The quest to know who he was and why his great-grandfather came to Australia has become a driving force in his life. Andrew was a 2024 scholar-in-residence for the international collaborative project Past Wrongs Future Choices. He has written research papers and continues to speak publicly about Nikkei Australian histories.

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