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My name is Isami and I'm 34 years old. I'm a familial human trafficking survivor.
I was born in Sagamihara, Japan and raised...
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My name is Kevin Berthia and I'm 40 years old.
I was born and raised in Oakland, CA.
I am a survivor of 22...
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Breast cancer, domestic violence and rape survivor
My name is Jo, I'm 48 years old. I was born and raised in the north bay, CA.
I'm a breast...
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Domestic violence & child abuse survivor
My name is Manu, I am 30 years old, I was born in Punjab & grew up in...
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Child abuse and sexual assault survivor
Hello, my name is Sammy the MerThey. I'm a non-binary trans mermaid. I just turned 34 years old...
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Domestic violence survivor
My name is Ashlee. I was born and raised in Hayward, CA. My occupation is Deputy Sheriff.
I was with my ex-husband for...
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Human Trafficking Victim Advocate
and Drug and Alcohol Counselor
My name is Elizabeth Quiroz. I am a survivor of human trafficking, a broken foster care...
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Spinal cord injury survivor
I'm Thera, I'm 41 and I was born and raised in Vegas. Casey is 35 and grew up in beautiful...
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Domestic Violence Survivor
I'm Hailey, 26, born in Santa Clara and grew up in Silicon Valley. My childhood was unique as I spent time...
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Accident, PTSD and Domestic Violence Survivor
My name is Aria. I was born in Berkeley, I grew up in Northern California.
I’m a LBKA, or...
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Navy Veteran & Breast Cancer Survivor
My name is Amber Rice, born and raised in Los Angeles. I'm currently in Hayward, CA and I'm...
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Navy Veteran
My name is Andi Ward. I am 32 years old. I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska.
I am a Navy Veteran....
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Spinal Cord Injury Survivor
My name is Mia Schaikewitz, I was born in Atlanta, GA.
I became paralyzed from the waist down when I was...
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Army Veteran
I'm Cristina M Calderon, born in East Los Angeles, Ca and currently in Long Beach, since the ocean and it's beaches are...
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Domestic Violence Survivor
My name is Zi Gattina. I'm 25 years old and was born in San Francisco, CA.
I'm a survivor of rape and...
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MMA fighter / Marine Veteran
My name is Liz Carmouche, 35 years old. I was born in Louisiana and raised in Okinawa for 17...
The Power of Total Immersion
Tokyo-born photographer Erena Shimoda discusses her groundbreaking underwater photography of breast cancer and domestic abuse survivors, people with disabilities, and those living with post-traumatic stress disorder -- and the powerful...
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Trauma Survivor
My name is Sara McMann. I'm 38 years old, I was born in WashingtonD.C. and grew up mostly in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
I...
I was interviewed by a Brazilian TV show, Globo last year. They are documenting about Happiness. I'm at...
Credits
Erena Shimoda
Atsuko Yamagishi
Perry Hallinan
Don Skeoch
Sarah Elovich (writer)
Amy Yu (Editor)
Michiko Shimoda (translator)
Hiroaki Yamashita (music)
http://www.freesfx.co.uk (sound)
Survivors
Kim Santagata
Nancy Hom
Sante' Johnson
Mailet Lopez
Bernadette...
NBC Bay Area
Erena Shimoda always had a passion for being underwater. She began shooting underwater photographs in 2005 after receiving her Divemaster certificate in Venezuela and has taken underwater photos all over the world...