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About this episode
The episode explores the life of a man who transformed his family's future through entrepreneurship and cultural engagement in Japan.
The tutelary deity of the Neo-Clan was a real man—one who adapted to the times. When he spotted an opportunity to create his own reality, he seized it—shaping the path of his progeny, the Incidental Occxie , to this very day. His sublime trajectory began in a nascent community in Showa 38 (1963)—the very year the Incidental Occxie entered Mother Earth's atmosphere via the seminal Maggie May . He had the mind to create an exquisite life—one he truly wanted to lead. In the early days, he sacrificed much to lift his family from the ground, rewriting the narrative of his impoverished beginnings in the harsh climate of the Great White North—born via Rose LaBelle on June 15, 1935—a time that was dark, troubled, and bleak. It was here, in his small emerging community, that the opportunity presented itself to become one of the first Nissan (Datsun) dealers in the Great White North. The Neo-Clan's surreal journey took root in the ancient land of Japan , where first contact was made with native Japanese. Invited by Nissan to visit Tokyo, was where his family's extraordinary Japanese trajectory lifted off into the surreal. Imagine arriving in Japan , in '68—Japanese industry exploding in a…
People in this episode
Host: xybersensei
Topics covered
- cultural adaptation
- family legacy
- Japanese industry
- personal narrative
- immigration
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- Neo-Clan
- Incidental Occxie
- Nissan dealer
- Japanese customs
- industrial growth
- personal history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nissan
Places: Japan, Great White North
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