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The Black Experience Japan | Being Half-Japanese is Different When You're Younger (Black in Japan) | MFiles [日本の字幕] @TheBlackExJp | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles), we introduce Aya. Aya is half-Black and half-Japanese, and today she shares her experience growing up in Japan and her transition to life in America. Watch to hear her story.
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You can find Aya on Instagram: @ayacancook & @ayacancode
You can visit Aya's website here: ayacancook.com
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
10:04 I Couldn't Talk to My Dad Because He Didn't Speak Japanese
19:52 Using Your Perceived Insecurity As A Strength
21:53 The Mixed Experience Differs When You're Younger
SUBSCRIBE to our channel: goo.gl/BToqWv
Follow us across social media: @theblackexjp
Join our Facebook group if you’re looking to visit or relocate to Japan here: facebook.com/groups/theblackexjp
The Melanated Files or the MFiles is a Black Experience in Japan's series that highlights black people from diverse countries across the globe. It focuses on sharing the story of the individual; who they are; what they do; what they are passionate about; and what their experience has been so far, as a black person living in a foreign land.
Melanated is a word that is regularly used in the black community. It means “full of melanin.” Files is in reference to the collection of stories of black people that will be shared in this series.
If you would like to be featured or know a black person living in Japan or another foreign land, who would like to be featured, please send us a message on our Facebook page: facebook.com/theblackexjp Or tweet or DM us @theblackexjp
Visit our website: blackexjp.com
Also remember to subscribe for weekly videos on the black experience across the globe.
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Thank you for watching!
#blackinjapan #mfiles #aya
In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles), we introduce Aya. Aya is half-Black and half-Japanese, and today she shares her experience growing up in Japan and her transition to life in America. Watch to hear her story.
SUBSCRIBE to our channel: goo.gl/BToqWv
Follow us across social media: @theblackexjp
You can find Aya on Instagram: @ayacancook & @ayacancode
You can visit Aya's website here: ayacancook.com
If you'd like to support our mission:
Patreon:
patreon.com/theblackexjp
Paypal:
paypal.me/bejp
BEJ Merch store:
teespring.com/stores/the-black-experience-japan
Bitcoin address:
12DcfBVZDwS9Ys2vbUmbx45iZ22EFexM8e
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
10:04 I Couldn't Talk to My Dad Because He Didn't Speak Japanese
19:52 Using Your Perceived Insecurity As A Strength
21:53 The Mixed Experience Differs When You're Younger
SUBSCRIBE to our channel: goo.gl/BToqWv
Follow us across social media: @theblackexjp
Join our Facebook group if you’re looking to visit or relocate to Japan here: facebook.com/groups/theblackexjp
The Melanated Files or the MFiles is a Black Experience in Japan's series that highlights black people from diverse countries across the globe. It focuses on sharing the story of the individual; who they are; what they do; what they are passionate about; and what their experience has been so far, as a black person living in a foreign land.
Melanated is a word that is regularly used in the black community. It means “full of melanin.” Files is in reference to the collection of stories of black people that will be shared in this series.
If you would like to be featured or know a black person living in Japan or another foreign land, who would like to be featured, please send us a message on our Facebook page: facebook.com/theblackexjp Or tweet or DM us @theblackexjp
Visit our website: blackexjp.com
Also remember to subscribe for weekly videos on the black experience across the globe.
-------------------------------------------------
Thank you for watching!
#blackinjapan #mfiles #aya
![Being Half-Japanese is Different When Youre Younger (Black in Japan) | MFiles [日本の字幕]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Grne9I3ke5o/hqdefault.jpg "Being Half-Japanese is Different When Youre Younger (Black in Japan) | MFiles [日本の字幕]
In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles), we introduce Aya. Aya is half-Black and half-Japanese, and today she shares her experience growing up in Japan and her transition to life in America. Watch to hear her story.
SUBSCRIBE to our channel: https://goo.gl/BToqWv
Follow us across social media: @theblackexjp
You can find Aya on Instagram: @ayacancook & @ayacancode
You can visit Ayas website here: www.ayacancook.com
If youd like to support our mission:
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/theblackexjp
Paypal:
https://paypal.me/bejp
BEJ Merch store:
https://www.teespring.com/stores/the-black-experience-japan
Bitcoin address:
12DcfBVZDwS9Ys2vbUmbx45iZ22EFexM8e
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
10:04 I Couldnt Talk to My Dad Because He Didnt Speak Japanese
19:52 Using Your Perceived Insecurity As A Strength
21:53 The Mixed Experience Differs When Youre Younger
SUBSCRIBE to our channel: https://goo.gl/BToqWv
Follow us across social media: @theblackexjp
Join our Facebook group if you’re looking to visit or relocate to Japan here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theblackexjp
The Melanated Files or the MFiles is a Black Experience in Japans series that highlights black people from diverse countries across the globe. It focuses on sharing the story of the individual; who they are; what they do; what they are passionate about; and what their experience has been so far, as a black person living in a foreign land.
Melanated is a word that is regularly used in the black community. It means “full of melanin.” Files is in reference to the collection of stories of black people that will be shared in this series.
If you would like to be featured or know a black person living in Japan or another foreign land, who would like to be featured, please send us a message on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theblackexjp/ Or tweet or DM us @theblackexjp
Visit our website: https://www.blackexjp.com
Also remember to subscribe for weekly videos on the black experience across the globe.
Thank you for watching!
#blackinjapan #mfiles #aya")
