“No, where are you REALLY From?" Black Born and Raised in Japan
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Beni was born in Tokyo to an immigrant family from Ghana. She speaks fluent Japanese and has spent her whole life in Japan.
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I’m from Poland. I believe You know what is taking place here.
You both respect the place You live in, the language, the culture, and good manners. You assimilate, still knowing where are you from or who are your parents. Watching you is very enviable and enjoyable. Thank you for that. :)
I think what people misunderstand is the difference between ethnicity and nationality and that she isn't ethnically Japanese, even though she was born and raised there, she still differs from someone who is culturally (to an extent of course). Although you can't deny where someone is from, she is of Japanese nationality, and ethnically Ghana. ABCs (American born Chinese) are legally American, although still have their cultural heritage that make them different from any other American, but they aren't any less of an American, just as she isn't any less Japanese, she just has a different cultural background. It poses a great question, why do keyboard warriors get offended when she's technically telling the truth is beyond me, but I think this video is great for understanding and that Oriental Pearl does a great job explaining and going into detail of cultural appropriation. Keep up the good work!
Spot on! That's why I always state my ethnicity first and mention the country I have nationality after that. People don't get confused that way.
That's like being an ethnic Penguin who was born and raised among Flamingoes that calls themselves an Ostrich. Japanese ethnicity, language and genetics have always been synonymous. She is not Japanese. She doesn't even speak the language very well, as noted in the vid and her only other "accent" is American English. She's a fraud.
I say this as someone that is incredibly right - you are divisive. Your rhetoric is divisive. Who gives a fuck about culture and Japanese norms. They're tourists visiting. I didn't know that the cultural norm is to adhere to US norms when accommodating a US tourist. I get that you're defending Japanese people for not having such an open minded take, but you are also an idiot for thinking things are so one dimensional.
Even though your perspective is correct, that's not what many foreigners, typically blck African, believe. If you want to see the why things like this infuriate indigenous people, then watch a few videos from France, Britain, Scandinavia or Ireland. You will see many migrants that REALLY believe and claim they're now whatever ethnicity of whichever country. By far the worst has got to be the Irish. They are being overrun with foreigners who not only claim these things, but are extremely violent toward the local people. However the worst part is that politicians, eager to please their globalist masters, support these foreigners to behave as they do while giving them preferential treatments far more than the actual people of that nation.
Even though your perspective is correct, that's not what many foreigners, typically blck Africn, believe. If you want to see the why things like this infuriate indigenous people, then watch a few videos from France, Britain, Scandinavia or Ireland. You will see many migrants that REALLY believe and claim they're now whatever ethnicity of whichever country. By far the worst has got to be the Irish. They are being overrun with foreigners who not only claim these things, but are extremely violent toward the local people. However the worst part is that politicians, eager to please their globalist masters, support these foreigners to behave as they do while giving them preferential treatments far more than the actual people of that nation.
I'm honestly surprised by her English because when you are born and raised in another country you tend not to use another language much. I'm glad she learned it though, being bilingual opens up a lot doors.
True! And she knows 3 languages fluently.
Ghanaians are usually educated in English. It was an English colony but they retain native languages there like, Twi, Asante, and Fanti. I had Ghanaian coworkers here in the USA.
this video is a beautiful display of the positive influences diversity can have upon others lives/ I was actually surprised she has an American accent tbh myself being born and raised in the U.S. and having learned Spanish later in life ( im Puerto Rican) I have a strange accent when i speak Spanish
She is speaking clear American English. Sounds like she spent more time in the US
@@fpep5if they learn English from an American Teacher, then they will tend to take on that particular accent. She also said that she did live in the states for some years. It's called "code switching", when you can shift and speak a language and incorporate a particular accent.
A lot people in the comments of RUclips really and CLEARLY dont understand ethnicity v.s. nationality
No we do and we understand that in many places (almost everywhere outside the US the "Modern West") that they are one and the same, especially Japan. This is hardly a new observation. Are there Australian Aboriginals in Norway?
@@KarlKarsnark dude? have you never met an Inuit-Afghani? a Pakistani-Barbadian? or the super rare Georgian-Georgian? You should get out more.
Heck.... on Newfoundland you only have to travel a few towns over to meet an entirely different accent and people! Leave your mudhut and travel!
@@KarlKarsnark If an ethnically Japanese person born and raised in American said they were American, would you find that weird? I suppose people like you do have a problem with that. I don't why these right wing trolls love the idea of an ethnostate, even if they will never go there, and it will never affect them if it changed.
Those comments were WILD
There isnt anything japanese about this women other than she can speak japanese. Her voice, mannerisms, clothing, her weight. Shes african american straight up.
@@opinion56she’s not an American citizen!! How can you say African American?? She was born and raised in Japan. She lived in America for a short time. If she had lived in England, she would obviously have a British accent instead of American. Doesn’t make her African American by her accent.
@@monicaalvarez5696 then she failed to assimilate. Japan isn’t america, being Japanese come with standards and prerequisites. And the only one she met was being born in Japan and speaking Japanese.
@@BlakeEM you’re applying western style bullshit onto the Japanese. None of which most Japanese would even agree with. Japan is a very conservative country and being Japanese comes with a lot more than just being born there. Leave your western standards at home bro
@@BlakeEM most Japanese people simply wouldn’t agree with you and you falsely apply western standards to this situation. She’s more of an immigrant who is failing to assimilate honestly.
If she told me I’m from Japan I was born there, I would think that was cool and awesome! I would be in awe. She’s amazing and a beautiful human.
Sit where you feel you fit Beni, good luck wherever you end up, love from UK xx
I think it's because people have trouble differentiating between nationality and ethnicity. She might be Japanese by nationality, but she's not Japanese by ethnicity.
“Ethnicity” is a term which will have less and less significance with each future generation.
@@gregoryschmidt1233 Only in some parts of the world.
@@gregoryschmidt1233 I don't think so. She is very clearly not ethnically Japanese. It just means that for all of your known family history, your family has been in Japan. His family is very clearly ethnically from Africa.
@@bre_mebecause of her skin colour, right?
@@gregoryschmidt1233 ⭐️
As an old fella the only advice I've give you is not to listen to ignorant people.
My dad is 1/2 Japanese and born in Japan. I am 30% Japanese (and I am currently visiting Japan now). I was born and raised in the USA. Despite the fact that I am not native American, I see myself as American (as do most people born there despite their ancestry being from Africa, China, Korea, Mexico, Canada, Austria, etc). There are so many things that make up a person: nationality (nation born and raised), ethnicity, culture, religion (or not), etc. I would say she is Japanese of Ghana descent. I think she is awesome. But no matter what, we are all people sharing this planet at the same time. We are in this together; we should act as a team.
But who are you allegiant too? Thats one of the many problems with dual citizenship and multiculturalism .You cant serve 2 masters!
Yessssss! I was born, raised in USA, guess what? I am an American.
Natives aren't the only ethnic Americans
So your mom is 5% Japanese?
You seem to not know japan,there are japanese Americans who returned to Japan and are not treated like japanese but as forginers whom get discriminated endlessly, so she will suffer discrimination beyond the beyonds
I got born in polend but my father is from japan and my mom is from poland and i speak polish and japanese.idc what people are saying about me i know that i have a japanese dad and a polish mom.And no one have to say it's real or not. 🎀
So, reality doesn't exist in your world. Got it.
@@KarlKarsnark what is Your reality, being a jerk for no reason?
You’re a halfu ur not Japanese. If both ur parents are Japanese then ur japanes
So You're like Gabriel Hyodo (a popular Polish RUclipsr, making videos about Japan) - whose father is also Japanese and his mother is Polish.
Born in Australia Polish parents call myself more Polish than Aussie
I'm in awe, that her english is so on pointe and that she's unique in the fact that she's not mixed, but still Japanese.
Those people are called kei nihonjin. It means Japanese of xxx descent.
@@puccaland xxx kei nihonjin simply means xxx japanese just like italian american, chinese american etc
@@ootts456 Italian American and Japanese American mean American of Italian or Japanese descent so what's your point?
@puccaland I think they were just adding onto what you typed--not dismissing it.
@@starrynitebaka They repeated what I said using the American context. Only Americans call themselves Italian, Japanese something American. Elsewhere people simply say of xxx descent or originated from.
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There's a difference between claiming Japanese as your nationality (and culture) vs claiming to be ethnically Japanese. Clearly Beni is the first and not the second. This should be obvious to everyone. Unfortunately there are a ton of idiots out there that refuse to make distinction for whatever reason (hate? ignorance? trolling?)
Japanese people, culture and language ONLY come from Japan. The are one and the same and always have been. She isn't "culturally Japanese". Look at her entirely non-Japanese clothing. Listen to her mediocre "Native Japanese". Note how the only thing she can say she likes/prefers about Japan is the food, just like every other tourist. She is not Japanese in any meaningful sense. She just lives(d) there in the same way Europeans live in the New World, but are not "Native Americans". This should be obvious to everyone.
No, she's not. She's claiming to be Japanese. She isn't. She's a Japanese citizen.
Just look at the way she dresses! She's not even trying to assimilate.
I came for Pearl, stayed for Tommy, LIKED for the Rickshaw man. Overall great video. Would rate again.
Ha ha, if only Tommy were in this video. He was at work that day. He’ll be in the next video.
@@OrientalPearl Whelp there goes the female demographic :(
Beni is so lovely. She has a wonderful spirit and outlook. Thank you for introducing the world to such inspiring people. Keep up the good work!🌹
Thank you for watching. I really enjoyed hanging out with her.
She is stunning!! I think it’s so cool she’s Japanese.
If you're born there, that IS your home land. That's where the only home you know is.
Plain and simple. That's how I see it.
not all coutries are alike some have Jus Soli and Jus Sanguinis criteria
What about military kids born over seas in another country? What about someone that goes over the border to have a kid in a country they have no connection with, to escape hardships? What about someone working in another country, temporarily, and having a kid? Who are you to say what will be that person's home land? It's not as simple as you make it out to be.
@@BlakeEMwherever you are born, that’s where you’re from.
@@monicaalvarez5696 Where you are from is also where you have been previously. The meaning of words are important. You would think people would understand that on a language channel. A "home land" is not always a clearly defined term. Language is messy.
The problem with that is when you have smaller Countries such as Japan and others they will no longer look the same way as people from around the world will migrate to them and change the citizenship and culture entirely
People hating online are unhappy losers, nothing to waste any time or energy on.
Good video as always I love them all!
Yeah, I don’t get it. But most of those comments came from RUclips shorts.
@@OrientalPearl I find RUclips shorts attract the reactionary low-IQ TikTok-types. Not surprised, but always sad to see. Thank you for being a positive voice out here!
@@OrientalPearl She will never be Japanese. She is a black African. Stop stealing other people's identities. I'm saying this as a white man who's tired of foreigners, whether raised here or not, claiming my European identity. I feel a similar sense of insult to the Japanese when a foreigner, who has no claim to the identity, thinks they can claim it. Even though her kind was neither relevant nor present in the thousands of years it took to build our modern identity and countries, now all of a sudden you come here and think you can claim you're one of us when it's clear you are not.
Are you talking about this channel?😂
If anything, I only saw people supporting her. Its cool. The connotation of black people speaking asian languages is fun, and she seems like a sweet person. All we can do is laugh at anyone that takes it racially. She has brains that many of us wish we did.
A lot of Japanese/Asian born and raised in United States. Why is it so surprising they speak perfect English? I'm Asian born and raised in United States and people still wonder how I speak English so good.
Do you live in a part of the USA with a low Asian population? On the west coast, specifically Southern California, there is a lot of Asians and I’ve never once been surprised they can speak perfect English. I don’t even notice they’re Asian really, I just assume they’re fellow Americans.
If she was born and raised in Japan how does she have a perfect American accent?!
Because like most people with children born away from their parents country. They usually speak their own language at home and learn the local language at school. Just like foreign born people in your country . How is it that hard to fathom 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
She's ethnically Ghanian and her Nationality is Japanese.
Some people are talented enough and can have multiple accents and multiple languages. Listen to her Japanese it’s great.
This is great. I get it my I’m second generation military brat. You learn how to adapt and fit in anywhere you need to. Ignore the haters and idiots.
@@LuciferMorningstarDanny That makes no sense. She said her parents are from Ghana.
I can't believe people would say such rude and inappropriate comments... omg. I just love your channel! We need to spread not love... not hate.
I had a roommate in college who was Japanese (parents from Japan), but she was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. She spoke Spanish and was culturally Dominican. It was great. So she was Dominican from Japanese decent. I don’t understand why people don’t get this potential dynamic - people can have a certain ancestry AND grow up in a different country/culture. This is not a difficult concept.
Tons of Japanese in Peru, too.
So why when people talk about White South Africans or Australians are they not African or Australian but when it's people of colour they are?
when it comes to these sorts of things, just take it as cosmonauts pride; because you and your attitude is awesome. Just as they will be screaming humans can't be born on mars one day when it comes to pass. You and your parents are extremely accomplished and nothing can take that away from you!
Beni is literally so delightful. I know a lot of Americans who would be her friend in like 2 seconds.
Thank you so much for sharing my story and bringing more awareness to people like me. Love your work ❤ I had so much fun 🎉
Thank you for doing the interview. You’re an amazing person and singer. I hope to have you over for dinner sometime.
@@OrientalPearlYes, let’s ❤
You’re an awesome person and just beautiful!!!!
Parents from Ghana, born and raised in Japan yet speaks perfect American style English. I am impressed. Where did Beni learn English? In Japan, in America or self taught? Just curious. Love these videos. Very interesting to see how other people live. 😁
All good questions. She speak 3 languages as a native. Her spouse is American, but I don’t know how she got so good at English even before they met.
@@OrientalPearl I speak 3 languages, but I didn't get my accent from a spouse and none of my secondary languages are accent free either. Her story really, really, really doesn't add up. Also, her "Native Japanese" isn't very good and we both know it, as do the people in the vid ;) They even say your Japanese is better than hers despite the fact that she's "Native Japanese". How is that possible?
Where did she learn English? Her English is perfect. Her parents must be American.
She’s got an American spouse.
I would just like to say that in everyone of these videos I'm always blown away at peoples language skills. I have 5 years of Spanish in school and still struggle to have a conversation. I am however not speaking it on a daily basis.
I struggle after 20 years of Spanish. I love languages and wish I had the capacity to be a polyglot
Ethnicity and nationality are two different things but in countries where most of the population is of one ethnicity it gets confused with nationality. My nationality is Canadian, my ethnicity is Quebecker (French-Canadian of Québec - yes we are an ethnicity, there is even genetic research done on us because we are a large population with a small genetic pool and extensive genealogical records). We can be more then one thing. My brother-in-law is Canadian (nationality), Quebecker (culturally) and Vietnamese (ethnicity).
I'm from germany and there are many ethnical backgrounds. But in my perception everyone who was born and raised here like me is as much german as I am.
It's better to trust your ears than your eyes. ❤
She is born of Ghanian parents so I would say that she is Ghanian. Being born in Japan makes her a Japanese citizen. However, she is not Japanese.
Atleast their is one sane person who sees the distinction.
But if she was born in the US to the same Ghanaian parents she would be American.
I think the majority of people understand she isn't Japanese by blood but by birth and citizenship. Therefore, she is Japanese. She never claimed she was Japanese descent. Your arguing ethnicity and it's about nationality.
@@zedwpdexactly!!
doesnt give her the right to be treated terribly
I love the videos and insights. I can relate that I don't really fit in anywhere either. I'm a "mutt" here in America that speaks 5 languages. But, I wouldn't change for anything!! People will only gain experience through us. It is tiring, but we are a catalyst for a new beginning. One where everyone is just a "Human." Much love to you two!!!
5 languages is incredible!!! What languages are they and how’d u learn them?
people not believing she's japanese in america? the reason is that she speaks perfect american and, of course, she's black. i suppose she studied english in japan, her teacher was an american and, obviously, she was an excellent student
But even with an American teacher, she would still have an accent
Nope. I'm from an English-speaking Caribbean country and I learned the American accent as a first grader in Maryland USA. I can do both accents.
Look you're clearly not ready for this conversation. Be quiet
Nationality vs ethnicity debate here is mostly right. In Beni’s case, the only way for her to be a Japanese citizen is to go through the naturalization process since her parents are both from Ghana. No one gets citizenship just because they were born in Japan. Interesting thing is that she never mentioned her nationality in this video. Yes I speak both languages so I don’t have to rely on the subtitles.
Some commented she has perfect English accent and I agree with it. Some said that’s because of her parents but I don’t think most people from Ghana speaks that accent. My guess is that she went to some international school in Japan.
Both her parents are from Ghana, she was born in Japan. I would think she would be Japanese. Shes not from Ghana, and not from America. Shes from Japan. Her nationality is international Japan.
@RumiNyx, in many countries, it doesn't matter that you were born there. If your parents are not citizens, you won't get citizenship automatically. You still need to go through the whole naturalisation process, and in some countries, you are not allowed to have multiple citizenships.
I believe it is known as citizenship by blood. In the US, if you are born there, you are automatically a citizen. Because the law is citizenship by place.
Again, some countries such as Japan make a difference between ethnicity and citizenship.
Ppl can be born in America and say they’re American and look differently
America is not Japan in any way shape or form. It's like comparing an actual Apple to an iPhone just because they both have the word "Apple" in them.
@@KarlKarsnarkwhat do you mean? Japan is very westernized so that alone isn’t entirely accurate. Culturally they are very different yes.
America is not a homogeneous county🤦♀️
@@otoyayamaguchi9279Japan today isn't the homogeneous country it was in the past
@@gerardrbain1972 hmmm no it's very
Homogeneous especially in the small cities and regions. The census data would show permanent Japanese ethnically Japanese to be 99% to 100% in the regional town and villages.
Loved this. Thank you for sharing Beni with us!
I just got a little bit excited when I saw this post notification. That’s all. I’m good now. I do genuinely enjoy your videos!
Aww, thank you for being so supportive.
@@OrientalPearl!
@@OrientalPearl well I tried to paste you are welcome in mandarin but I wasn’t successful. So you’re welcome and I’m so excited to hear from you!
I'm an Earthling. We're all Earthlings. Crazy world views!
Really?
Speak for yourself. I am waiting for the aliens to land and take me home.
That's right 🤙.
@@waynebryant1857 yarp
That's like a plant calling itself a plant. It doesn't really add anything new or useful to the conversation, or have anything to do with the topic being discussed.
Love these videos
I hope to see more just traveling now you’re over 1mil❤
Thank you so much. If only more people liked my travel videos.
Growing up Japanese-American in Arizona in the 1960s I got exactly the same reaction...every.day.of.my.life.
Americans even locked japanese minority in camps at war. Now they try to lecture world about "human rights". It's a joke. Forcing world into mandatory homosexualization of children.
A Japanese person would never be seen as a Ghanaian by the people of Ghana.
In the same way, the Japanese quite strictly define being Japanese as being of their ethnicity. You can be born in Japan, speak Japanese as your mother language and be fully imbeded in their culture and still be seen as an outsider. If Korean people born in Japan aren't accepted, then an African most definitely won't ever be accepted as Japanese in the full extent
"Ghanaian" is not an ethnicity. Ghana is a multi-ethnic country with 80 native languages, and you probably couldn't find it on a map, so don't make up imaginary ideas of how people from other countries think.
@@Lucas43434 Like all African countries, Ghana is indeed multi ethnic and linguistic within an overarching, i would argue, artificially contructed modern nation state identity versus much more ingrained ethno-tribal identities.
You only reinforce my point: Would the Ewe people accept a Japanese person a Ewe tribal member in the full extent? Would the Akan people of Ghana do the same? In fact it is much harder if not impossible to be accepted as a member the many tribal groups than whithin the fairly diffuse multi-tribal national identity that is modern Ghana as a nation state. By the way, i've been to Ghana two years ago.
@@wtfwtf89 Would a Ewe community accept someone born into their community, raised in their community, who speaks their language and lives as one of them? Stranger things have happened. Stop speaking for people you don't know.
She is ghanian because her father is from ghana but she is a japanese citizen because was born in japan
Haters gonna hate. Much love to you and your awesome guests.
Thank you so much!
Maybe she shouldn't lie for attention if she didn't want the heat
Im so sorry for all the hate. First thought I had was wow, what a strong person to not retailate and reject those that rejected her. Second thought I had was what a really cool story! But I am so glad I dont have to live it. I dont think I would be strong enough to live it.
My guess is all the haters are American. In the US if you’re born here you’re American. I don’t see why it can’t apply to other countries like Japan
Because that only applies in the new world, in the old world your bloodline is important. If you are born in Italy, you are not Italian. A dog born in a stable is not a horse.
@@I-am-not-a-numberIsn't at least France a bit closer to America where anyone can be considered French as long as they assimilate to French culture?
@chiwhiner just because you assimilate to French culture does not make you French. Also Japan is a homogeneous country
No, if you are born and raised in France then you are French. England, English, etc. Culturally and legally. Not a difficult concept.
@@kw7145 Ok but what I mean is being French is not tied to "bloodline" as original comment says is the case in the old world. If you are born in France and share French values you are French regardless of where your ancestors came from.
I was born and raised in England. Both parents and great grandparents on both sides are also English heritage. Do I class myself as being English? I am consciousness, existing from the same eternal consciousness in a moment of time. I am pure love, the same love as you ❤
She is positive and she carries a smile. Who can hate on that?
That's not the issue, and you know it ;)
@@KarlKarsnark The issue is that Americans feel guilty for their past and they want to repay Africans for it worldwide by guilt tripping others
@@KarlKarsnark so what is the issue?
Many people of the world
I'm from Australia and there is so much more diversity. If you see someone who looks totally different and they say their Australian, no-one is going to question it. I have friends with backgrounds from Spain, China, Japan, Vietnam, England. But they are all still Australian. Born and raised here, live and speak English. Have Australian citizenship.
Obviously it's different if they moved, but if there parents did then that's their background. Background is different to nationality. Literally the meaning of nationality is: A person's nationality is where they are a legal citizen.
Which means citizenship.
Like when the English took over Australia and it became its own country, how did the English become Australian? Most of them it's not in their blood.
She isn't Japanese by blood but she still is Japanese citizen.
No, Australia has the same exact problems! It may not be as severe as Japan, but if you're South or East Asian, you often will not be treated as belonging.
I’m married to a Third Culture Kid. There are wonderful aspects of it, special gifts of navigating all the worlds-but it is also relentless and exhausting explaining one’s self continuously.
Exactly. It never ends
What race is that
Human.
Kid?
Maybe just don't claim to be ethnically and culturally the same as the country you live in. Just because you're born somewhere doesn't make you culturally or genetically of that place, and if her parents are from overseas it guarantees it.
It doesn't really matter where one is and where one is from etc. Personally, I think if you were either born or have lived in a certain place for some time, you are localized so to speak. Anyone who spews hate and racial comments are living under a rock. Keep doing what the both of you love and love will always conquer hate
It doesn’t matter what you look like. This women was born and raised in Japan so her soul is intrinsically Japanese.
I on the other was born in the United States. I studied Japanese culture for years so I could respectfully integrate myself into their way of life. I will never be Japanese even though “I am”
Bingo where your heart and soul live and flourish's is what you are.
Her "Soul" is Japanese.....riiiiiiiiiiiiight. Just like very Manga weeb. LOL! No, this is Globalist Cultural Appropriation: 101.
Yet she wears a Ghanaian head dress and speaks with an American accent. I think she relates to Japan as she's raised there and speaks the language but she may well be a Christian and follow Ghanaian culture etc.
@@glennoc8585 Theres more to her story because yeah, her accent is throwing me off big time. She sounds like she’s from the States. Perfect American accent while her Japanese is a bit off. Idk
If you have hundreds of foreigners born and raised in a country, the country changes. Demographics matter more than legal idenity.
I have a friend from South Korea(i met him in japan) he has only been to the states a handful of times but speaks perfect english accent and all. Even his Japanese is almost perfect. He learned his english through listening to shows and music and then learned his japanese from being raised in japan from his early teens to today so its not surprising to see this woman can speak American english so good but be completely from japan
The intellect of the people in this comment section it's none existent. You even see people comment but they themselves don't know about the topic in question for many reasons.(and you can tell by their comments)
Yet they are still convinced that their idea it's the "truth" just because they said so. Very shameful, no comment.
Girl, I wish my videos would receive the amount of support yours receive :'). I really do hope people continue to support your channel because your videos are so amazing!!!! When I watch your videos, which is almost 100% of the time, I always watch them until the end. The content you share is amazing, and bringing more awareness on such topics is wonderful! I hope someday people are able to wake up and look beyond the outer shell of a human being.
Thank you so much for watching to the very end. Few people do.
I am bron and raised in The Netherlands. My parents are afro-Surinamese and even though they are born in Surinam, they still were born as Dutch citizens. To make a long story short it is because of the colonial history. i feel dutch, i love the culture and i never expierence blatanly racism in my life. So people saying that beni isn't japanese is totally wrong. She is 100% Japanese. even here if you say that you are Dutch nobody is going to look weird at you, since so many foreigners were born and raised here.
But you ARE NOT DUTCH. In what country were you last 1000 relatives born in? Your bloodline is not Dutch. If a penguin gives birth to babies in a Florida zoo, are the penguins now native to Florida? Would you release these penguins into the ocean in Miami? No.
@@thomasm4388Be quiet.
You're Dutch in that you're a Dutch citizen but you're not Dutch in that you don't have a Dutch heritage so it depends on the context I guess.
A passport doesn't change your DNA
@@thomasm4388you’re a fool, sorry, not sorry. I’m American, my parents are foreign born, as are most Americans. If what you claim is true, then there are no 100% Americans besides Native Americans, because this country became a country 250 years ago. YOU’RE BORN IN A COUNTRY, YOU ARE FROM THAT COUNTRY. It’s a little thing called birth-rite citizenship. If a child was born here, but have Japanese parents, that child is AMERICAN.
Thanks so much for sharing I enjoyed it very much.
I wish you would come to Canada and see how much more welcoming our country generally is. May not be 100% but I think most would love your story
Canada is having a lot of problems with migration right now lol
It’s both strange, and exciting, to finally see Japan opening up to the world. Around 1 million non-Japanese live in Japan. A small, but growing, number of the ‘foreign’ people born in Japan are born to non-Japanese parents and are also not ethnically Chinese, or Taiwanese or Korean, so really can’t easily ‘ blend in’. It’s gonna take time for this new generation of non-ethnically Japanese people to be fully accepted as being Japanese. While many Western countries have accepted generations of migrants for over 100 years, and people are used to thinking of someone born in their country as part of the country regardless of their original ethnic background, this is new for Japan. I think the older generations in Japan May find it challenging to accept.
She has a USA accent, when she speaks English.
Exactly. Her story doesn't really add up, tbh.
A lot of them do. It depends on who taught her English. If she was taught by an American teacher as a child, then she would have grown up speaking with an American accent when speaking English. Not to mention the fact that many western, English speaking countries are losing their accents, and it's because the vast majority of popular media comes from the US, so with the internet and such easy access to American media, this is accelerating.
She spent some time in the US as stated. The official language of Ghana is English along with Creole. It isn't a far stretch to say she perfected her English in the US so her accent reflects that after growing up in a country with a separate language as its official language
ya shes a liar. look at her demeanor, her clothing, her accent. Shes a black american. To claim. nothing about her says japanese even slightly. Cant hop on board with this one sorry
@@KarlKarsnark ghana speaks english sweetheart and I have seen fully japanese people who speak english and sound like that are from america some people accent switch with languages
That’s an African.
No shit Sherlock 🤷♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ but she was born in Japan, so that makes her Japanese born .
@@LuciferMorningstarDanny A very sizeable majority thinks she is japanese
That's a beautiful Traditional Japanese hat she's wearing...
I'm stereotypical northern European (tall, blonde, etc.) and I'm currently visiting Vietnam. I'm for some reason really enjoying all the staring. Vietnamese people are very curious and kind and I've never have so many compliments in my life haha.
I had the same experience going to Vietnam too.
Amazing American accent!!! Would have expected your guest as being American!
Yes, she's "so Japanese & Ghanaian" that she sounds entirely American :/ Something doesn't add up.
Most English teachers in Japan are from the US and Canada, and are normally taught more American style English. You will notice many Japanese people have an American accent when they speak English. Unless they have lived in parts of Europe, Aussie or NZ. @@KarlKarsnark
I LOVE these amazing people and their stories. Keep at it. Intelligent people love diversity and your channel!!!❤
Thank you so much Vicki!
Wow that's really nice one 😊 They can't believe you speak Japanese so fluently 😅Love your contents 😀
Thank you so much!
I’m shocked at the vitriol. No o d deserves that. Thank you for continuing to provide us unique, educational and entertaining content! I never miss one. And hey you there in the comments who have not subscribed… it’s a click away, subscribe! ❤
It’s hard to convince people to subscribe. Very hard.
I live in Canada and there's people from so many backgrounds here that are canadian citizens and that I consider canadian as well regardless of ethnicity. I feel there's a difference between belonging to a culture and ancestry. When your parents or grand parents have relocated from X to Y and you're born and raised in Y, you're definitely culturally Y but have X ancestry. And we can go way back too; I'm not Native Canadian so I'm Canadian but I have French ancestry
I respect that she was born and raised in Japan that’s awesome!!!! My question would be though …where does her ancestors come from and where they born and raised ….I think that’s why people give her a hard time… there’s a difference between having parents who move to Japan and birth and raised children there and actually having been born through the bloodline of Japanese parents or family
Wow those comments nasty.... People need to relax.
I know right. Most of them came from RUclips shorts.
Is this a bit or are you telling me that even though she was born and raised in Japan, she couldn’t integrate and still strongly identify with her “African roots” more than the nation she was raised in?
Anyone born in USA with parents that reside here are American, so it would only make sense anyone in a similar situation born in another country like Japan to parents residing there would naturally be acknowledged as Japanese, no matter the cultural background. Why some people can’t grasp this simple concept, is a reflection of there personal ignorance to want to create separation rather than embrace unity. Even deeper, I think essentially we are all citizens the world. 💜🌎💜
No, u would be considered an immigrant. To be Japanese, u need to look like one, have full Japanese blood, and samurai spirit
@@luffyland4996If you don’t know Rui Hachimura just take quick look to google and let me know if he is Japanese. I am curious of your answer!
@@luffyland4996 You sound dumb
False. America is the exception, not the rule. Even then they're American citizens, not ethnically American.
Race is determined by culture and ethnicity. English, Scottish, Welsh - all different races on one island. They're part of the British Isles so you can call them British, as are the people who move there who have citizenship. But I can't move there and call myself English even if I wanted to.
This woman doesn't look or act Japanese. This is because she's ethnically and culturally Ghanaian, NOT Japanese. She merely holds citizenship, and is trolling for attention by claiming to be Japanese.
Great video and you both are amazing people
Thank you so much!
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Please keep doing these kind of videos Pearl! It's so interesting to see these life stories and experiences in Japan. What's really interesting to me is that despite facing difficulties in Japan regarding their identity, people still choose to live there instead of "more open minded or multicultural" countries. I think that may answer the question about how truly Japanese these people really are... Keep it up, no matter how venomous some actual foreign commenters are!
Japanese is a race and nationality. They are not the same.
As someone born and raised in NYC I can see all of the people in this video as Americans (New Yorkers specifically). Even the settings can be in Flushing Queens, not necessarily in Tokyo (we too have Little Tokyo). There is every type of people in NYC so we are used to it until you look or act confused which indicates you might be tourist or out of towner at very least 😊
Well, what to say. The intellect of 80% of worlds population is equal to the one of a fly, Japanese people are no different. Therefore I am not surprised you get so many hateful comments. Ignore them. Keep on with your great channel and I really love your „new“ content. Race, color of your skin does not matter. It does not. Period. It’s only how you behave and how you are. This lady with parents from Ghana is really great.
At 1:30 they clearly said the hateful comments r from people who have nothing to do with Japan. In fact, the Japanese accept her more than the Americans. That's why she went back to Japan after visiting the USA for just a short time because of her bad experience there
Americans love talking about being "color blind" bla bla bla but they can be the most racist, bigoted, hateful people
Her 23andme results will show that she is Ghanaian, not Japanese.
Ghana did not exist before colonization, we all have DNA traces all over. Everything in flux
Weird comment. Not sure what it has to do with her saying she is Japanese. It's a country. Her nationality is Japanese, ethnicity is Ghanaian therefore she is Japanese with Ghana descent.
With her being born there wouldnt that make her nationality japanese and ethnicity being ghana?
@@vkeen_observerGhana did not exist but her tribe/ethnic group did exist. That is what she is.
@@Xenthoid no, there is no Jus sanguinis in Japan at all. Being born in the country does not grant you Japanese nationality unless one of your parents is a Japanese national. You'd have to go through the nationalization process just like any other immigrant.
during the Korean War my Father who was in the US Army , mother and 2 sisters were stationed In Sendai Japan where me and my brother were both born on a military base. I was only 2 1/2 yrs old when were transferred back to the states. I never considered myself Japanese though I was born there.
Look at me, look at me Im Japanese, while using foreign outfit and foreign mannerism.
Yeah, it's cultural harassment, is what it really is.
They are all dressed like foreigners.
Look at me, look at me, Im Japanese while enjoying foreign Tom Clancey plotlines in foreign military outfitted computer games
Technically, she can call herself Japanese because it’s an ethnicity and a nationality. But because people mainly associate it with the ethnicity/culture, I can see the reason as to why some people might be upset by it.
It's unbelievable that in 2024, people still judge others by the color of their skin and question their belonging to a country based on such superficial criteria.
Show me how many other Japanese have looked like her throughout Japanese History. Then show me how many Ghanaians have looked like Brad Pitt. I'll wait.....
@@KarlKarsnark So, because it was unusual in the past for Japanese to be black, no black person can ever be Japanese?
@@KarlKarsnark 1) Why does that matter now? 2) According to you, which country does she belong to? - Ghana, a country where she wasn't born and never lived? Come on, don't be ridiculous.
It's not the colour of her skin. It's that she doesn't look Japanese. A white guy wouldn't be considered Japanese either despite having the same skin colour.
Well, the Japanese people in general don’t recognize one as Japanese just because they were born and raised in Japan. That’s just how they are.
I'm so sorry to hear about Beni's bad experiences in America. I'm ashamed for my country, though not entirely surprised as racism is definitely a problem, especially over the last few years. I want to suggest that she come and visit Hawaii, as it really is a place of multiple cultures and ethnic backgrounds. I would never say there's NO racism, but it is a lot more tolerant and celebrates people being multicultural. Some Black people prefer to live on the mainland, as there is not a strong "Black culture" community like on the continental US, but that's because it's not needed as much. And if Beni was born and raised in Japan she might not be looking for that anyway. I think her sweet personality would be welcomed here! Thank you for another interesting video. ☺
I find it odd how foreigners seem to be more upset and angry about this than Japanese people are. Everyone you interacted with in the video were so friendly to both of you 💜
That's trademark Japanese politeness. However, notice that NONE of the actual Japanese agreed that she was "one of them" and "just as Japanese". Learn to "read between the lines" and to "listen to what isn't said". These are hallmarks of Japanese Culture ;)
@KarlKarsnark it's called tatemae*
Everyone that she is interacting with is giving out tatemae vibes😂
Thank you Whushaw. You’re the best moderator ever,
Your friend must feel like a celebrity in Japan daily life
great video
Thanks for the visit
I was thinking ,I remember distinctly the first time, I heard a person of Chinese ancestry speaking in a very broad ,Australian accent, it was like the wrong voice to the body.
Now decades later ,it's quite common to meet an Asian person who has a full Australian accent.
It's just a matter of time .
People get used to it
Im half german half italian born in Brazil, and here its completely the opposite, all europeans says i dont belong there LOL
what? lol. then where do you belong?
@@roberthoogenboezem3301Tell this to them, fun fact is that i have more European genes than most of people saying im not European lol
that you don't belong where, brazil or europe?
Hello! I am not surprised about the reactions. As far as I am concerned, I am a Frenchman living in Quebec (Canada) for about 30 years now...but when I meet people for the first time, they still see in me au French guy, although I have been living here for quite a long time. You still remain an ''ambassador'' of your origine country. Upon that, I have been living in Germany for about 20 years, so I don't consider myself as a typical Frenchman. But it is my reference country. And above all, I am not born in France - it is complicated, I have to explain my story every time I meet new people. I am a canadian citizen since 25 years now and still be considered as a foreigner. We have to come up with these facts. And now, because I have japanese friends.... I have been studying japanese for a while...and then....when I meet new japanese people, inevitably they ask me Why do yous speak and study japanese? LOL But I love to be in an international environment and it doesn't bother me - I have learned to be patient and i explain the reasons why I am who I am. Thank you for your impressive videos. Greetings from Canada Didier
What I’ve learned is that Japan and Japanese people have more respect for people that are new or different to them vs Americans tend to jump to categorizing and judging and assuming they know more than the person they are speaking to.
Thanks for these videos as always Anming! I love seeing you bring the perspectives of all sorts of people and experiences in Japan.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Bailey.
i have noticed the opposite. Americans are extremely friendly, open-minded and respectful of different cultures. Japanese people really do demonstrate the opposite behind closed doors :/
@@ReggieRed91 hmmm that is interesting! It is definitely relative to each individuals perspective 😊
@@ReggieRed91 Oh extremely friendly you say? please show me these "friendly people" you speak of. Ive seen more rude, obnoxious, self-centered and entitled people more than friendly people. This generation is cooked.
I think because the people that immigrant there learn the language and culture. It's not so much of a strain on society because, despite the person being different ethically, they try to assimilate into society. I think that's admirable.
It feels like your Japanese has improved from your earlier videos. I'm so jealous of the brains you polyglottal geniuses have and how quickly you pick up and become natural at foreign languages.
Thank you so much! I’ve been working hard over the years to get better and better.
This lady obviously has a very close connection to Japan. Is she the same as Japanese citizens? No. She wears a head cloth which is indicative of her Ghanese roots. Japanese people only have Japanese roots. Many aspects of those Ghanese roots are no doubt present in her life. Yet, in all the ways that count, she can be considered Japanese other than her exemplary knowledge of English. Skin color doesn't matter. What matters is what is in the heart.
I'm a stapler "in my heart". Therefore, I am a stapler. Please, list "all the was that count" for the rest of us.
As always a great video. Preconceptions are the hardest to overcome and deal with. People everywhere jump to conclusions based on their notions of what is correct or normal, in their experience, or their belief in what they think they know. This.happens for many reasons, but it must be particularly difficult when it's your skin colour that first others you. Manner of dress, language abilities, and profession cause people to assume things that may not be true. When they learn their preconceptions are incorrect, they have only two course of actions. Have a paradigm shift that shatters their previously held beliefs, or deny reality to maintain their beliefs intact. Unfortunately ever country has people in this latter category.
Beni has made a truce with this reality, and has learned to deal with issues as they happen, but there was clear indications that she was unhappy that she has had to deal with these issues. I enjoy subverting expectations when I can, but also know that I'm a product of my upbringing and experiences. Being able to communicate effectively in the language or languages of the area you are in causes paradigms to be shifted quicker than would otherwise occur. That is why Anming 7's languages skills, and this channel are shifting paradigms. She models what can be accomplished with effort and diligence, providing inspiration to those who want and need it.
Thank you so much Jim. Very well said. Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comment as always. Enjoy your trip to Europe!
No, you can not!
Says the king of everything 😂
I'm a New Zealander. My ancestors are a mix of Scottish, Welsh, Irish and English migrants over the last 200 years, including a Grandparent. I have no real connection or desire to live in any of those places. (Although, because I have a Welsh surname I support Wales when they play in the Six Nations Rugby Championship.) No one challenges that I'm a New Zealander even though I burn easily in our summer sun.
Migration is a thing. New New Zealanders make a great contribution to our country - our health system without the foreign born doctors and nurses would be barely existent, our world class broadband network is built by a largely foreign born workforce, and there are many examples of our country being better because people choose to live here. Even our Parliament has many migrants and the children of migrants - one blue collar area elected a Filipino as their MP in our elections last year.
Of course there are people who can't appreciate the simple fact that New Zealand is a multi-cultural society and better for it - but they're generally a small minority who are widely condemned by the majority.
Yes but nz is one of the modern nations built in vast immigration that built a modern civilisation but Japan is not that so its apples and oranges. The countries name of new Zealand is not Indigenous mauri auri.
To be Japanese, you need samurai spirit and be full blooded Japanese. Since both her parents from Ghana, she is not japanese
Grow up and develop an intelligence.
I’ll ask my Japanese husband today if he has the Samurai spirt 😆 I wonder that he’ll say.
@@OrientalPearl Ok, then ask him to show you a family photo album with a single ancestor that looks Ghanaian.......
Clown forgot they there were black samurai 😅
@@OrientalPearl your husband doesn't even seem straight, he should come out of the closet
But Japanese citizenship is based not on where they are born, but if you have any parent of Japanese citizenship (Jus Sanguinis). I wonder if she naturalized?
She is born in Japan, not Ghana or America..She Japanese period! regardless what she wears on her head.
You aren't Japanese and have no right to say who is ;) Keep your Colonialism to yourself, please.
She is a citizen of Japan. She's not japanese 😂
@otoyayamaguchi9279 Arguing semantics she's clearly not ethnically japanese but if born there she's is japanese in nationality.
I have come across a number of Ghanian families in NZ. There English sounds very upper class English. Yet they have never been to England. My husband said something like they have many English teachers in Ghana, and receive a very good education and that is why they have good English and sound English. Something like this.