Half-Japanese lass wants to dedicate her life to helping people in need


THE most life-changing experience for half-Japanese Nisha Sema was having grown up in Japan for 14 years, and then moving back to Penang.

“I had a culture shock when I came back to Malaysia. The weather was way too hot, food was spicy, and people had different skin colour and spoke different languages,” said Nisha, who was 18 when her family returned to Penang.

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