Rumi Nagashima was born in 1984 in Higashi-Koganei, a suburb of Tokyo, Japan. At the time of the Global Lives Project shoot, she was about to graduate from Atomi University with a degree in Management Studies, and had a job lined-up with Fujitsu as a systems engineer. Due to an accident in 2005, she lost the use of her right leg. Although Rumi can walk, she still uses a wheelchair to travel long distances. She has served as a Girl Scout mentor and has also lobbied towards the development of barrier-free cities that increase accessibility for the physically challenged.

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Crew Members

• Irene Herrera, Director/Camera/Production Manager/Editor

• Ron Carr, Producer/Camera/Editing and Technical Advisor

• Nobuhiro Awata, Production Coordinator/ Camera / Technical Advisor 

• Tiffany Wang, Production Crew
• Andreina Lairet, Co-director/ Production Manager / Still Photography / Still Photo, Coordinator/Assistant Editor
• Helio Ishii, Special Advisor / Camera
• Claudianna Blanco, Production Crew
• Kiyomi Nakai, Technical Support / Production Assistant / Camera assistant
• Wakako Iguchi, Photographer
• Mariko Nagaba, Photographer / Translator / Production Assistant
• Chieko Kato, Photographer / Production Assistant
• Erika Aragon, Behind the Scenes Unit / GPS / GLP – TUJ Intern
• Simone Goldsmith , Production Crew
• Mike Olsen , New Media Unit / GPS / GLP – TUJ Intern
• Jon Jameson, Behind the Scenes Unit / GPS/ GLP – TUJ Intern
• Sakura Ono, Production Crew
• Samson Yee, Photographer/Casting Coordinator/ Assistant Producer/
• Yumi Garcia Dos Santos, Production Crew
• Nana Yoshimura, Translation Coordinator
• Stephanie Joey Tungerapan, Translation Coordinator
• Kotomi Tanaka, Translation Coordinator
• Claire-Marie , Translator
• Furkan, Translator
• Iris, Translator
• James, Translator
• Kubra, Translator
• Lynette, Translator
• Sylvie, Translator
• Vera, Translator
• Tatjana, Translator
• Ai Kimura , Translator
• Ai Yangagida , Translator
• Aisha Lawrey , Translator
• Akihiro Yamada , Translator
• Allison D’Angelo , Translator
• Ana Lakčević, Translator
• Anisah Kassim , Translator
• Atsuko Nishiuchi , Translator
• Risa Mori, Translator
• Miki, Watanabe, Translator
• Yukiko Mitsuyama, Translator
• Sarah, Translator
• Seikoh, Translator
• Anisa, Translator
• Saya, Translator
• Mary Moreton, Translator
• Naka Imi, Translator
• Kaori Toda, Translator
• Savana, Translator
• Hinako, Translator,
• Kaori Mori, Translator
• Richard, Translator
• Daisuke, Translator
• Aya Fukuju , Translator
• Ayumi Shimizu , Translator
• Caitlin Pendergras, Translator