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Hiroko Nishimura
A former special ed teacher and system administrator who became a technical instructor after overcoming a brain tumor.
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Aug 23, 2024
• 1h 60min
#138 From Brain Tumor to Teaching 500,000 Sysadmin Students with Hiroko Nishimura
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Hiroko Nishimura is a former special ed teacher who became a technical instructor and overcame a brain tumor. She shares her inspiring journey from childhood in Japan to navigating life in the U.S. after a major health crisis. Hiroko discusses her transition from system administration to empowering over 500,000 students through her teaching. She reflects on cultural challenges, rediscovering coding, and the importance of learning in public. With humor and warmth, she highlights resilience and the community she's built around cloud computing.
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