The Shiotas in Toyohashi have spent the majority of their adult lives embracing Chicano culture. With their family soon to grow, Ayaka and Fumiaki Shiota are only more resolute in their devotion to a culture that allows them to self-express in a country known for social conformity.
Author Archives: Gaige Davila
Gaige Davila writes about borders, coastlines and the people in them. He has reported for the Texas Observer, Deceleration, NPR, The Guardian, Mother Jones and more since 2019. He is the David McHam Fellow for the Texas Observer, is the author of Deceleration’s Coastlines/Faultlines newsletter and is writing a book with Texas Tech University Press about the Laguna Madre area of South Texas, his home region.
