Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akazvarwa saJoseph Johan Cosmo Nassy muParamaribo, Suriname (Dutch Guiana), Nassy aiva mwanakomana womumwe muzvinabhizimisi akapfuma. Iye akaburuka parutivi rwababa vake kubva kuvaJudha vakanga vatiza Spain mukati meKutsvakurudza, kunyange zvazvo nechizvarwa chamadzitateguru ake mhuri yakanga isingachashandisi chiJudha. Muna 1919, Nassy akatanga kugara nababa vake, avo vakanga vatamira kuNew York. Akapedza chikoro chesekondari uye, muna 1926, akawana gwaro rounyanzvi hwokugadzira magetsi. Muna 1929, Nassy akaenda kuEngland, kwaakashanda pakuisa michina inonzwika yekambani yemafirimu. Gore rakatevera racho akatumirwa kuParis uye ipapo kuBelgium nokuda kwechinangwa chimwe chetecho. Asati aenda kuEurope, Nassy akanga awana pasipoti yokuAmerica nezita rokuti Josef Nassy. Sezviri pachena akataura kuti akaberekerwa muSan Francisco muna 1899. Sezvo zvinyorwa zvevoruzhinji zveSan Francisco zvakanga zvaparadzwa mu
kudengenyeka kwenyika kwa1906, zviremera zvakabudisa pasipoti pasina kumwezve kunzvera.