Hannah Nakamura
中村
CW: References to racism, ableism, and anti-vaxx rhetoric.
Mental characteristics
Gender Identity
Although Hannah typically calls herself cis in non-queer spaces, she considers herself to be 'cisn't', which means she's not quite cis but not quite trans either. Something a bit different, although she hardly knows what that is.
Sexuality
Growing up in the 80s and 90s of America, she did not have much chance to explore her sexuality without feeling judged, so she always played it safe and insisted she liked boys. However, after she had married and had a kid, she realized that perhaps she is not as straight as she was, and wanted to explore herself more but didn't want to hurt Kazuhiko. However, she opened up to him so she wouldn't cause issues, and was surprised to find he was highly supportive of her and wants her to be happy no matter what. He allowed her to go ahead and start exploring herself. She discovered she is a lesbian, and she now has a wife.
Education
Has a Ph.d in psychology. Her thesis, published, was about the discrepancies in receiving autism diagnoses between different races and genders. She noticed the discrepancies when she was going through school and ultimately trying to get her own diagnosis. Kazuhiko was also part of her research but not because she used him, but because he wanted to offer insight as an immigrant from Japan. Her research has been cited by autism activists, especially in recent decades.
Unfortunately, this also means she has been hit with massive criticism, especially those in anti-vax circles and racist circles. She published the paper in 1999, when anti-vaxxers were ramping up their rhetoric. Anti-vaxxers, racists, and misogynists who got ahold of her published paper and started sending hate mail and threats to her and her family. Because how dare a Japanese-American woman write a paper calling out racism and ableism in writing?
Personality Characteristics
Likes & Dislikes
Special interest is psychology and archeology. She makes jokes about it being semi-stereotypical or extremely common in neurodivergent spaces, but she can't help it. Humans are pretty interesting.
Relationships
History
The pair met at the Hampton Roads Navy Museum in Norfolk, and began talking about their interests in history. At one point Kazuhiko accidentally spilled that he was pretty sure he was neurodivergent but he couldn't find any help because no one diagnosed adults. Hannah has a degree in psychology, and was able to explain why to him. He was lucky enough that she understood neurodivergence, and that she was researching the discrepancies between diagnosing white people, boys specifically, and diagnosing BIPoC. Although she couldn't help him mentally, she was happy to be his friend at least.
After meeting to get coffee several times, the pair ultimately decided to start dating, and eventually got married. January 30, 1998, their daughter, Moriko was born.
Unfortunately, they split and divorced in 2005, after discovering they were not compatible, with Hannah finally figuring out she was a lesbian. However, Kazuhiko didn't hold it against her, even being happy to see her happy, and supported her through her journey, setting an example for Moriko. Hannah remains in Moriko's life to this day, including her now-wife Imani Smith. Unfortunately due to Covid, she has not been able to see her in a few years, after being stuck in Germany.
To this day, Hannah still feels pretty bad that she didn't know she was gay until a handful of years into their marriage.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Common between them are the fact that they were both Japanese-American, although Hannah had a few generations between her and her immigrant Japanese ancestor. Both are also neurodivergent, queer in some way (although they only discovered that much later), and love history, cooking, and reading.
Ethnicity
Other Ethnicities/Cultures
Age
50
Date of Birth
November 2, 1975
Birthplace
Buffalo, New York
Spouses
Kazuhiko Fujimoto
(ex-husband)
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Germany
Pronouns
she/her
Sex
Female
Gender
Woman
Presentation
Feminine
Eyes
Dark Blue
Hair
Long, wavy, deep auburn hair
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale white
Height
5'8"
Belief/Deity
Celtic Paganism
English, some Japanese, some German.
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