Erna Rebecca Takazawa was born December 21, 1988, in Japan, raised in Samoa and graduated with First Class Honors, an optometry degree from the University of Auckland, in 2011  then licensed, in 2012 she then immediately began working at Samoa Vision Centre and in conjunction with the National Health Service and SENSE a support program for special needs children wherein 2013 she screened over 200 athletes with the Special Olympics which is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Erna Fumi Rebecca Fotuofaamanuiaga Takazawa was born 21 December 1988 in Japan but raised in Samoa. She graduated with First Class Honors with degree in optometry from the University of Auckland in 2011 and was licensed in 2012. She is the first fully qualified optometrist on the island and began working immediately at the newly established Samoa Vision Centre. Takazawa also works in conjunction with the National Health Service and SENESE, a support program for special needs children. In 2013, she screened over 200 athletes with the Special Olympics. Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries. 
