Shu Sheio: One Man’s Success in a New World

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By Jeana Shea & Amanda Gomes Wagner College Class of 2015 The story of Shu Sheio’s immigration to America is not like many we have discussed in class. Living in Japan until he was 18, Shu felt that he was ready to start a life in an entirely new setting. He had nothing pushing him from his home in Japan; he had always lived a comfortable life with his family. It was the opportunities that were available in America that led the way for Shu. Upon coming to America Shu enrolled in three different language schools. Finding a stale repetition in the communities he was surrounded by he then decided to enroll in a full time college. Having been apart of his high school drama club in Japan Shu thought it felt only right to pursue Theatre as a major. Fifteen years later Shu now runs the Fredrick Lowe Theatre at New York University. Maintaining Identity Despite immigrating to a foreign...