Ming Luhulima
Ming Luhulima aka Lou Lima was a well known Netherlands based recording artist originally from the Maluku Islands which were part of the Dutch East Indies.
He made multiple recordings during his career.
One of the artists he was closely associated with was Rudi Wairata.
Not only did Luhulima come from the same country as Wairata, he also recorded music in the same genre.
He was also a member of the Amboina Serenaders and the Mena Moeria Minstrels.
He also led the Krontjong Ensemble Pantja Warna.
Willem Brakman
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman( 1922 – 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel" Een winterreis" in 1961.
Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.
He was born on June 13th, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8th, 2008 in the same country.
Durai (director)
Durai( born 25 February 1940) is an Indian film director who was mostly active during the 1970s.
As of 2014, he has directed 46 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
Though known for his work in commercial cinema, he made films women- centric like" Avalum Penthaane" and" Pasi", which won two National Film Awards.
He served as a jury member of the 58th National Film Awards( India) in 2011.
As of 2011, he was the vice president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association.
Lahti Pelicans
The Lahti Pelicans are a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga.
Founded in 1996, they play in the city of Lahti at Isku Arena.
The team is partly owned by former National Hockey League( NHL) goaltender Pasi Nurminen.
I'saka language
Isaka( I ’ saka) is the language spoken by the people of the villages of Krisa and Pasi in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
It has also been referred to as Krisa, after the village, although this name is not actually a possible word in the language itself.
The sole published source for the language is Donohue and San Roque( 2004)( see references), although the authors of this have also Identified I’ saka material in Donald Laycock's unpublished fieldnotes.
Isaka is spoken in Krisa and Pasi villages of Bewani- Wutung Onei Rural LLG in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
I'saka presence on the coast is very recent, as they have settled in the coastal area only within the past few decades.
Ponterosa
Ponterosa is a 2001 Finnish comedy film directed by brothers Mika and Pasi Kemmo.
The film takes place in a campsite in the Åland Islands, where a group of very different people get to know each other.
Godwin Davy
Godwin Davy( born 15 December 1979) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against El Salvador, resulting in a lopsided match, losing 12- 0 in February 2008, and also played in the 4 – 0 loss to the same country in the return match in March 2008.
Jorge D'Alessandro
Roberto Jorge D' Alessandro di Ninno( born 28 July 1949) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a current manager.
He played most of his career with Salamanca in Spain, appearing in nine La Liga seasons and more than 300 official games with the club.
He subsequently embarked in a managerial career in the same country, coaching several teams( including his main one).
Pasi Nurminen
Pasi Johan Olavi Nurminen( born December 17, 1975 in Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender.
He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers as their sixth- round pick,# 189 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Nurminen started his playing career with Reipas Lahti in Finland and later moved on to Ketter ä Imatra and Pelicans.
In 1998 he moved to HPK and then to Jokerit a year later, where he won the Urpo Ylönen trophy as best goaltender in the SM- liiga.
After two season with Jokerit, he moved across the Atlantic to represent the Atlanta Thrashers.
Nurminen played for Malm ö IF in the Swedish Elitserien, and his hometown team, Pelicans, during the NHL lockout.
He retired in the fall of 2005 due to a serious knee injury.
He currently works as a goaltending consultant for Pelicans, the SM- liiga hockey team he also partially owns.
Starting from 2010, he also serves the same role for the Finnish National Team and has even featured as their backup goalie during the Euro Hockey Tour.
Shekinna Stricklen
Shekinna Stricklen( born July 30, 1990) is an American basketball forward for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association( WNBA).
Born in Conway, Arkansas, she went to Morrilton High School, which she helped lead to a state championship in 2006, and played collegiately for the Tennessee Lady Vols.
She was Freshman of the Year by the USBWA.

Question: Were Shekinna Stricklen and Pasi Nurminen from the same country?
Answer: no