Meet Jane Nakagawa, the mother of TikTok star Emily Mariko. Who is she? What does she do for a living? Where is she from?
The answer unfolds as this article proceeds.
Jane Nakagawa, a TikTok star who recently married, has a Japanese-American mother. Her name is Jane Nakagawa. Nearly two years after getting engaged, influencer Emily Mariko wed Matt Rickard over the weekend. The TikToker, who is well-known for her lifestyle and cuisine vlogs, provided a preview into the wedding.
Emily, who announced her engagement in October 2021, uploaded a video of her trip down the aisle on TikTok on July 23. She was wearing a stunning strapless dress as she approached Matt at the alter. Emily shared a video of the software engineer’s proposal on a ledge overlooking the ocean about two years ago.
Since then, Emily, who had been seeing Matt for a while before he proposed, has published other wedding-related videos on her TikTok account, including one from July 10 in which she can be seen unwrapping gifts from Dior. In fact, the influencer recently shared a video of herself and Matt obtaining their marriage license at a courthouse in San Mateo County, Northern California, as well as their wedding rings, showing her more than 12.7 million TikTok followers the journey to her wedding.
Naturally, she has also been flaunting her magnificent engagement ring, which has a sizable sapphire cabochon around by lesser diamonds.
Emily, who was born on January 9, 1992, is 31 years old. 2014 saw her earn a BA in neurobiology and behavior from Columbia University. Mariko worked in product development and international marketing for L’Oreal after graduating.
She relocated to San Francisco in search of a change and started working for Facebook before deciding to pursue a full-time career as a YouTube content creator in 2018. Sharewear was the first name of her YouTube channel, which she eventually altered to reflect her entire name.
Jane Nakagawa is married to Emily’s father and her husband Michael Ellis. Since April 19, 1986, they have been a happily married couple. On their 30th anniversary, Michael wrote on his Facebook, “Kinda sad that I’m not home today but it’s a big deal so I’m going to share it anyway. Happy Anniversary to us!!!.”
Michael Ellis is a founding partner of 5+design, a Hollywood-based, award-winning creative design studio providing architectural, planning, urban design, and interior design services for clients who span the globe. His primary areas of responsibility are client relations and marketplace strategy.
He was a Former Sr. Vice President at The Jerde Partnership and Former Associate / Sr. Designer at DMJM. He attended Occidental College (studied music) and UCLA where he studied architecture.
Besides Emily, Michael and Jane also have a son named Sam Ellis.
As of 2023, Jane Nakagawa is 63 years old. She was born in January 1960
Jane Nakagawa is of Japanese-American ethnicity. She was born in the States.
Jane is the daughter of Jack Shiro Nakagawa and Sachiko Nakagawa. Her parents were married for 63 years. Her father was born in Fresno, California on December 30, 1922. He passed away on 16 March 2020.
Jack loved golf After retirement, he achieved four Hole in Ones, two Club Championships, and most remarkable of all, Age Shot 789 times. Jack also loved Hotei-san, one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese folklore.
Sachiko, Jane’s mother, is 88 years old. Her brother is named 65 years old.
Another family of Jane is her brother Roy Yuichi and other siblings Erika Hiroko, Alexander Taira, and Samuel Masao.
Jane was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up as an “expat-brat” moving back and forth between the U.S. and Japan. She received her undergraduate degree in Studio Art from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and a Masters’s in Architecture from UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
Jane began her career at GK Design, International (GKDI) as a Planner on package design for Kikkoman, and transportation design for Yamaha Motors, USA. After GKDI, she joined Nissan North America where for 18 years, she served as Director of Advanced Planning & Strategy. In 2008, Automotive News named me one of the top 50 people who made enduring contributions to Nissan’s 50 years in America.
Moreover, in 2016, Jane joined Honda R&D Americas, Inc. as Division Director of Advanced Product Planning. In 2019, she became the Director of Honda’s newest division, Future Mobility & Solutions. Her focus now is creating compelling experiences for Honda’s next generation of users.
Jane Nakagawa’s birthday is in January.
Jane Nakagawa is on Instagram (@nakagawa_jane) and Facebook (@jane.nakagawa).
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