That story was so good; it was the perfect thing to say to both acknowledge the foolishness of racism and also let it be known that he's not going to do the same thing back. Such a powerful little quote.
Much respect to Alicia. She barely knew the language, taking a Ph.D and battling cancer at the same time !! Wishing her much strength to overcome and defeat whater challenges life throws at her !
@@Mandalorian1419 Wow... it was sad to hear your (and the others stories) of how you have been treated and feel like you don't below, as someone who has never experienced this i cannot possibility imagine it.. but the cancer thing as well that sucks, really wishing the best and good luck with teh ph.D studies it is hard work!
You can view it as double and teach your children to treasure their heritage as such. However, the word meaning "mixed-race" in the Japanese language is "hafu." There isn't a substitute you can use.
He went full Japanese war vet that probably bayonet charged American soldiers in Iwo Jima mode. But yeah that's also something that would happen in a Yakuza game, idk if real Yakuza would do it since most Yakuza who were older are either dead or reformed as normal citizens.
Fact: it is only cool to be half..when you are good-looking..it may bring you some kinda admiration from both races...if you are ugly, it must be double-pain though.
@@de341f6 Yes but when it comes to asian women thinking about a half white child. Their imagination runs wild, thinking about the most extravagant features
@woooudo And you get to decide that why exactly? His mother is Japanese, so he is. Unless people stop categorizing nationality by blood, of course. Now, that'd be fun...
@woooudo Dear woooudo, please take care of your own happiness. You sound bitter and project a lot. And stop your inner nazi to broaden your horizons while you're at it. Fun fact: "Purity" of "race" both are inventions. The sidelining of mixed-heritage people in order to push nationalism in the 20th ct. does not negate the fact that the big empires before that were all mixed. Including the Japanese Empire, by its own volition.
woooudo okay edgy white kid lmao. Foh. You would never say this to anyone in person, so continue to hide behind your screen and spout racist nonsense. Love is love. His mom isn’t a “thot” for loving someone outside of Japan. It’s not your decision who japanese women end up with fuckin loser.
@woooudo "What your saying might work, f - If it wasnt coming from someone who does the same thing he/she claims to not want done." What on earth are you getting at? Politeness makes me want to follow your argument, but what on earth are you even trying to say?
Kawaii-chan: tanaka-kun what are you doing!? 😠😡 Tanaka-kun: aahhh... Nothing... Just looking for the fork😊😁😏 Kawaii-chan: looking for my pantsu again😒 Tanaka-kun: no no no no!!! That is not i swear!!! Kawaii-chan: ARA ARA...
youd be hard pressed to find a country that doesnt teach english. if hes going to an international school especially hed have a good english background.
My nephew is half japanese and half hispanic living in Japan. He gets called "foreigner" by kids at school from time to time and his reply is always "DUH".
I'm half-Japanese. I grew up in the US. As a kid I was called a lot of racial slurs. When I was 10, I visited Japan for the summer. The kids there called me gaijin. It's hard as a kid being treated like you don't belong in the countries of your parents.
@@jrmarcus Same... that is a life of half Japanese. I am half French, half Japanese who grew up in Canada. I don’t feel like Canadian, bc I have a mix of cultures at home. But when I go to France, I feel like i don’t belong to them and they treat me like an Asian. When I go to Japan, they see me like a white washed Asian and I don’t act like a japanese . Identity crisis lets gooo
@@tz7710 he means that there’s not much of a difference in terms of looks. Half Korean and Half Japanese = still 100% East Asian. Kinda similar to like half English and Half Irish, you’re still white no really cares lol.
@@yayawen3352 I know not many are going to see this comment, but I sort of having the same experience and I have some worries which are growing. I am ethnically Chinese but mostly grew up in Sweden, with new statistics like 70% of Swedes having a negative attitude about Chinese people (2019 statistics from report) and the escalating political tension as well as Chinese people getting news from the government that Swedes are making fun of China (SVT incident+tourist incident) and lastly the coronavirus outbreak. Living in Sweden is especially tough right now and it's hard to find strangers who will be kind and not judge me on the superficial.
@@colorsofsound4782 im so sorry to hear that. as a fellow chinese person too, i can relate especially since living in NYC. it may be diverse here but many people are also racist towards us cuz of the virus. hopefully, ppl will be more knowledgable and understanding that not all chinese ppl are bad. just ignore those ignorant ppl and live the way u want. have u ever thought about moving to another country where its more diverse?
That means she is almost 30. If she must find a man fast, btw, I am super open to marry her immediately. She is perfect. I love italian women and I love japanese women and she has the best of both
I'm half Japanese half South African.💁 My mom is black and my dad is Japanese.. my mom was so close to my grandma(Japanese), that she even spoke to my grandma right before she died. They lived in Japan for a while, then moved to Canada.
@@lawc6572 You're right. I listened to it again. I thought his dad was Japanese because of the surname. I don't get that, why he'd have a Japanese surname if his father is Japanese.
@@politelypompous6371 I heard somewhere that children of interracial couples often take the Japanese parent's last name/surname because it allows them to be recognized as Japanese citizens in different legal situations. It happened with Naomi Osaka, the famous tennis player, who is half Haitian (father) and half Japanese (mother). It makes things easier for the children when they are in school.
I love Hiroko's (Host) interviews! Her reactions, her interaction with the interviewees . In every interview, she is so fun and professional at the same time.
@woooudo (Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment; if it was supposed to be sarcastic or mean something different and I didn't catch it, sorry in advance.) But I don't quite understand what you mean; can you explain why you say not everyone deserves to be loved at all times? I think everyone deserves to be loved no matter what; it goes along with the "treat others like you want to be treated" thing. And it's a very powerful thing to know you're loved even when you make mistakes. ~:~
Thanks Asian Boss for having us !! 🙏 Also, after watching this video, I wanted to clear up one thing: I realized that my wording about my comment about my Italian side was not what I intended (nerves definitely got the best of me lol) I was trying to refer to the fact that Italy also has a long history (similar to Japan), which is why we have Italian pride (in a good way) NOT that it’s not welcoming to other cultures 😅 My family just happened to be more on the closed minded side. I’m very proud of both my Italian and Japanese side and I’m sorry if I offended anyone 😭🙏 Anyway, thanks for watching our video! ☺️
cheungdwi I said I’m basically open to anything, but yes, it’d be nice to be half again! And that the only thing I would change is that I would try to appreciate and learn about both cultures sooner, but that it’s never too late to start ✌️Thanks for asking ☺️
I'm surprised people in the Bahamas will call him Asian boy, he does have Asian features but I would never think he would half Japanese, the majority of the Carribean is mixed anyway and some black people have Asian/Hispanic features.
I don't believe it. I've been to the Bahamas they're a lot of mixed race there, maybe he is referring to people (family who know of his Asian background).
His first and last name kinda makes him stand out more than his features, that alone will cause people to ask why and the answer will create the unnecessary attitude he receives.
@@williamssister8804 that doesn't mean they don't say ignorant things or can be racist, whether intentional or not. I am Carribbean, black British. Just because the Carribbean is diverse doesn't make racism any less possible. Yes it's mixed but it's still majority black. I think it's kinda shitty to doubt someone's lived experience just because you yourself have never experienced it when they've taken the time to reveal something so intimate.
@@emmakg9 I also believe it is shity to spread misinformation about the entire Bahamas based on ones personal experiences. I've lived in the Caribbean, my husband is Caribbean. Caribbean is one of the most Racially diverse areas in North America. Yes, people say ignorant things. Just for clarification racism exists in every country doesn't mean the entire country is racist.
I'm half Japanese and half Italian too, my grandparents from both of the sides didn't approve my parents relationship (specially from my dad side who is Italian), but they fought for their love and turned their 27th year of marriage recently. I'm proud of my parents and proud of who I am ❤️
I have italian too but reality I just care about who I am as a person, not my race or ethnicity. Reality yourself should be the deciding factor, not being mixed race.
I'm a half in my 60s. Be proud of your roots, embrace your qualities and differences, become true world citizens. Learn many languages to be able to communicate with as many people as possible. Take the best of each culture and make it your own. Forget about political and racial divisions (the world seen from above has no such lines).
I'm half Afrian American and Japanese living in the SF Bay Area in California and hella latin people are always tryna talk to me in Spanish thinking I'm Mexican or Latino😂😂😂
Well....Latinos are not a race....so you can find a pretty diverse bunch of people, and they're all latinos (in my family I think we have all the races, but, you know, mixed.....we all look pretty cute hahaha)
I think Asian Boss is going downhill. I remember when they use to talk about actual issues in the Asian countries. Now they just talk about socialist standpoints. This is not what the Japanese people think about. So I don't know why Asian Boss is trying to make this a issue.
I guess so. I don't know why Asian Boss has changed their viewpoints so heavily. I understand being interested in other viewpoints but focusing on racism and other socialist talking points. That doesn't seem right to me. I think Asain Boss has focused less on trying to inform people on what is happening in Asia and more about trying to change people in Asia.
I don't know if it'd be really *baiting,* ...I get the idea a number of Japanese people are trying to get better in English, so they might just have the idea of 'try to speak English as much as possible' in mind. I suppose maybe you could just keep replying in Japanese and maybe compliment them on their English.
That‘s not just a Japanese thing though. I once visited France with my ex and we experienced pretty much the same thing. And we aren’t even native English speakers.
Its cool that the Korean mixed guy speaks perfect English while growing up in Korea and not having the English based heritage wow And excuse me if my English isn’t good. I’m not a native speaker (Regarding the reply’s this comment has ↓) Why r people even replying to me. Some of them don’t make sense, as a reply to what I commented. I’m Japanese and I’ve seen fluent / non fluent Japanese and Koreans, but of course I feel uncomfortable saying broadly “Japanese/Korean do/don’t speak English”. I just genuinely thought that it was cool he spoke a foreign language since I myself is facing the difficulties of that ( I study German). Just wanted to make my comment clear.
@@krissydiggs I have been in both countries and I feel like being able to speak Korean saved my life. The English proficiency levels in Korea and Japan are about the same.
@@dingliu6302 Jeju definitely. really I think places outside of Seoul and maybe Busan tend to be harder for foreigners to visit if they don't speak Korean. I can speak Korean decently so it's not really a problem for me but I always have to translate for my other foreign friends when we would visit places outside of Seoul.
These guys are wonderful kids. It doesn't matter.Their Parents did not let someone stop them for who they love. So long as you treat people with love and respect. Just talking with them show the humanity in people.
I'm half Japanese and half American. My mom is Japanese and really loved metal rock music and bands from the US and Germany and other foreign places. Apparently she met my dad at a rock concert in the US which I think is kinda cool-
I had a colleague who also took his mum's surname. His mum is the family's only descendant and so the mum's family requested that the child take on their surname to "continue the family name".
When Alicia talked about saying the word “dad” in front of people, it immediately took me to my teenage years, when I made sure to say “mom” a lot in public, because people would usually think I was my mom’s boyfriend or something...
I relate to this with my brother. He's half colombian/chinese and I'm Colombian/canadian and we have been asked so many times "how long have you been together" and my brother would jokingly reply "oh I mean, I changed her diapers so..." Their looks of horror, confusion and embarrassment are totally priceless.
Same with my dad, he was very young when I was born and we look nothing alike and I had a LOT of people assume he was my boyfriend. It was extremely awkward for teenage me
That's so awful. It happened a few times with me. We're all brazilians and here all people are mixed, really, so we have all the races you can think of. But my dad is half german and my mom "fully" brazilian, she has the "latina" appearance. Where we used to live in it wasn't usual to see someone as blond as my father and in all my teenager years I've experienced people thinking I somehow was dating my dad when we were out alone.
That's really true with (us) Caribbeans when our relative marries outside of our heritage or race..it means we will have a bigger family and we are open minded and okay with that. The people married in my family are Chinese, Filipino, German, white, Spanish, British/English and Portuguese. We're like a big crazy family lol
Omggg such a good discussion! I love what the korean japanese guy says about being a bridge between 2 cultures, i think that's a gift only someone who is a mixed race can bring to this world and that! is a gift our world very much needs! Better understanding and awareness of each other's cultures and a celebration of both worlds, being mixed should be a celebration of life and the diversity we have, it should never be looked down on, its a shame some people stay small minded and dont care to engage with people as they are. Really loved this conversation. Thank you Asian Boss and thanks to the speakers for sharing their stories! Super inspiring!!!✨
As a half Japanese half British person, I loved this interview so much! I can totally relate to the whole identity crisis thing, I feel Japanese in Britain and British in Japan. In my primary school in Japan the teachers told me to speak in American English in my elementary/primary school (I got pretty angry when the teacher told me that my pronunciation of "zebra" was wrong since it's different for Britain & America) and people at my school in Britain have asked me if I was Chinese as well. The head movement thing when speaking Japanese is so true as well!
@@tz7710 Neither British English nor American English is the "original English". Both forms of English originated in the British Isles and developed in their own ways.
@@astrophenotypetao6682 I think you have a bit of self denial going on! First by stating there are white Africans and saying because your ancestors were slaves doesn't mean you are related to Africans! News flash most of us Africans, yes I am one, our ancestors weren't slaves that's why we are still in Africa! Cause we never left! I always see African Americans or other mixed race Africans looking down on pure Africans feeling they are better than us and all that! I find it very ridiculous but I also understand many have self esteem issues going on for them and how they were treated. Africans have a certain way we talk and behave, we are all about family, coming together, having a good time and being chiller and that's what the person who commented was saying. We all got it! You clearly didn't
@@astrophenotypetao6682 I dont think you got what he meant, dear. He meant he doesnt look or sound or seem anything near Asian, he got the African attitude and looks. He is very handsome regardless of where he is from. 🤗
@@astrophenotypetao6682 Well I'm rooted from North Africa, I'm African too, in my blood. I grew up with people from different countries and cultures. I have friends from Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria. I'm not trying to offend anyone, I wasnt stereotyping, this guy talks like a black man regardless where he is from. It's just the way it is no need for studies degrees and analysis it's simple observation. I dont get why people getting so upset over nothing here. It was all genuine observation. All good dear, no harm done. X
I'm surprised there aren't any Japanese subtitles for this. I'm sure a lot of Japanese would be interested in watching this since a lot of what they talk about is about their experiences there.. Interviews like this can really help bridge the gap and having subtitles can really help here.
Hi! Just a sugestion. I think there is a significant Brazilian community in Japan now a days. And Japanese community in Brazil is huge. What about a video?
Yes please! I am Filipino, and I have dated a Brazilian Japanese, and have been to both Japan and Brazil. I previously dated a Brazilian Japanese who is now a Dekasegi or ethnic Brazilian Japanese mix who moved back to Japan, and he faces a lot of struggles with both cultures since they are so different.
That italian n japanese thing is a huge culture gap, both have pride of being who they are and unfortunately they have the opposite social culture/style. I dont think her mom being left out in purpose at the first place, but yeah... It is what it is
Yes we Italians have a different culture than Japanese. I think that is just how cultures work. I don't think that is a bad thing. I think trying to make people except you for being is wrong. I think forcing people to be someone there not is wrong.
Good kids, speaks two, three languages, have great parents, this is shown here. The world is safe if this is what this generation is. I’m jealous of them. In a good way. Confident and happy with who they are.
This is how I feel. I was lucky to grow up with a half Japanese friend in Italy. Also I never felt confident in my skin cause beauty standards are quite homogeneous. I have thick thighs and things like that.
It literally broke my heart when he said he overheard his friends grandma saying " Why did you take that dirty kid to our house" I'm almost tearing up a little bit. The hag that said that is the one who's dirty one like how could anyone say something like that about a kid when he's right there listening to you. I'm so glad he grew into such a nice chill man after experiencing such disgusting racism. As a Japanese, it makes me sick to my stomach when I hear stories like that. I hope Japanese will get more culturally educated and stop being racist towards people with diffrent skin colors.
@@lipbalm9123 As an African person, I am here to tell you that Africans/Nigerians don’t have a tendency of referring to White/Asian people as “dirty”. To us, having fair skin doesn’t make you lesser. Instead, we might look up to you (which of course, is problematic on its own).
Very relatable.. I’m also half Japanese, but the other half being Canadian (Irish/ Scottish descent). I go back and forth but I prefer living in Canada because of the racism I experienced in Japan (I lived in a fairly rural area), even though it’s where I grew up. I always get comments on my facial features and physical appearance and it is extremely annoying to have to explain to people what I am and I can speak their language whether it be English or Japanese. Japan is lovely and it’s my home but I never quite feel like I belong there, or anywhere. It was nice to see people discussing their experiences and I agree with them so much. Being half has made me more mature and understanding and hopefully these qualities and experiences can be used for something good.
@@rebeccablackvirus975 If you get those kind of questions really often, at some point you feel like the "other" and like you are not seen as Japanese. Even if people are being nice.
@@natatatt mixed people are visibly mixed and look visibly different. Its just a reality. Only way a mixed person will ever truly blend in is in a room full of halfs. Its nothing to feel victimized over. Its just the minority experience.
@@rebeccablackvirus975 doesn't mean its right though, and if people are constantly asking you why you look different, you're gonna feel different and left out at some point, and in a rural place in Japan that's most likely what's gonna happens. whilst in Canada it's way less likely cause it's way more diverse and theres a lot more mixed people of all ethnicities, so it's no surprise she felt more welcome in Canada cause everyones more use to all the different ethnicities, so they won't pry as much and have more common sense when it comes to asking questions about race.
I loved this so much! I'm also half Korean & Japanese and can identify with all the feelings they shared. Really wish there was a way to bring us all together to find a way to reduce the racism that exists everywhere not only in Japan.
That's crazy how restaurants can get away with actively discriminating on non-Japanese customers by hiking up the prices. I guess that's the product of an extremely homogeneous society with very little willingness to accept outsiders. The girl looks like Michelle Branch. lol
Nope.. I think it aint about homogeneous society.. In my country, Indonesia, which country that are so plural..multiculture.. Many people do the same thing like hiking price for the foreigner.. It's because usually foreigner doesnt know about local price.. And most of them doesnt know our culture.. Even more, people think.. Ah maybe this foreigner wont and me wont ever meet again"
I'm from Argentina. My dad used to be a taxi driver. He charged like double price for foreigners, specially non-latins, since they knew nothing about the prices and they didn't feel like they were paying too much because our currency is pretty devaluated from dollars, euro etc. I think it happens in many places in the world
In the Philippines, there are a lot of dialects and you visit a certain place and can't speak theirs, they'd know you are not from there so they hike prices. It's not just about being a foreigner but being a human scum. Of course only few does that.
I am half Japanese and liked this video a lot. I was born in Japan, but I lived most of my life in Canada, but I am living in Japan again now. I can really connect with the speakers
As the Italian girl shares about when my fellow Half Japanese - Filipinos try to hide their identity to Japanese community because of the discrimination, it saddens me... I felt sad and bad. Sad because of the the fear of how others would treat them knowing they are half Filipino, and sad because just like any other race, we are all HUMAN. No need to hide about who you are in you blood.
If you really understand the strict and rigid conformity in Japan has been heavily influenced ever since kindergarten in Japan, I would say it is better to hide their half ethnicity rather than being outsider of the peer group. Why? Because in Japan, when you sticks out, that's it. You are an outsider. They may adore you like an idol, but never want to treat you as friends or part of peer group. You won't get local friends, cause they see you as superior and how you are so undesirable in the eyes of pure-blood since you are just half. No, they won't bully you. You are just being outsider. No pure-blood sincere friends, cause you are not one of them. They don't bully you, you are just being left like that. Alone. Forever. Of course, if you are lucky, you're gonna have some cool and sincere Japanese friends from school, but that's just really small hope, since some people are just ultra-nationalists. Japanese only wants to stand beside half who has high hierarchy like European, or Other East Asian, but not half-Japanese-South East Asian or half-Japanese Black, but still even half-American/European still treated like they are lower than pure Japanese human being( like example my friend who is half-Japanese/American is being asked by her Japanese co-worker asked does she like sex with white man, but her Japanese man/woman co-workers never asked other pure Japanese woman whether she likes having sex with white man eventhough the pure Japanese woman told anyone she did it?! Why? Because in the eyes of pure-blood Japanese, it is okay to treat half-Japanese as not one of them but pure Japanese woman is still one of them. It is not sexism, it is racism. Pure-Japanese men know it is inappropriate to asked that kind of question to pure-Japanese woman, but to half-Japanese, it is okay to ask them this kind of question, cause half-Japanese human is an animal first(according to half-Japanese friend I know) Being accepted by your own community is part of human basic needs, and in Japan, conform is the only option. I've seen majority cases of half-Japanese children are raised to overseas in their non-Japanese parents home country since if you are being outlier in Japan, then you're done. You'll be trapped forever alone. Good luck with that since Japan only allow to choose one citizenship. That's why, it is ironic if Japanese always treated as if they are special people in SEA country, but SEA people in Japan are seen as inferior in Japan.
Plop Koek movies Japan isn’t outright racist per say, it’s a very conformist society and people are expected to fall in line. I’m black and from the UK. I lived in Japan for 2 years. Regarding issues of racism, I would choose Japan over any country in Europe to live. I am a women and I felt safe and secure, 99.99% of the time. Japanese usually follow this live and let live behaviour. Perhaps, spend some time visiting and living in Japan first before deciding move there? However, I wouldn’t fret as many non-Japanese people have decided to make Japan their permanent home. Peace.
hannah60000 thank you very much for your reply it really helps me. Indeed like you said I decided to just go and find out if I truly like it! Arigato gozaimasu
So hannah, does it mean you are okay not having local as sincere Friends since they are just treat you like total Gaijin? I know many foreigners actually worked hard to move back to their country origin after they know their half-Japanese children are not accepted as part of their group and the Gaijin also know they Will never has close Japanese friends. Human beings craves to get along well with the community he lives in, you can't just be alone forever just because you are Gaijin or half. If you look at "half-Japanese" hashtag on Instagram, you'll figure out why the many of those halfies never take selfies with Japanese friends, often alone, as if they are don't any social Life with Japanese friends. Plus, their career also are not at top compared to pure-blood Japanese. Many can't stand it, cause the cold racism are just too unberable sometimes. Too uncaring. Even a Japanese who moved to Singapore told me, people in Japan would go from warm to cool. Of course, they are kind when you are just tourist, short-term worker cause you are totally foreign, but until you living for long time, has Japanese spouse, raise your half-Japanese children, you will find out that Japanese does not want you to have the same level lifestyle them. You don't know how inside they are just proud of being Japanese. Yeah, be okay if treated like second class citizen, since pure Japanese are the highest hierachy anyway. Sometimes, it is not because you are white you have white privilege, it is just you are just treated like you don't exist, since you are not pure-blood. They may be proffesional at work, treat you like co-worker, but accept the fact that they will never accept you as part of their peer group. That's why many foreigners and half-Japanese leave cause they are just treated like they don't exist.
I'm a half Egyptian, half Spaniard with an American accent who grew up in Egypt, so I resonate with this video on another level lol. The whole I don't belong to country A and I don't belong to country B thing is so relatable, you have no idea. I come to America, "you're the Egyptian kid, right?" I'm in Egypt, "You're the Spanish-American kid, right?"
Yesss these people explained my feelings growing up so well, really related to this entire video. I’m half Moroccan 🇲🇦 and half Welsh 🏴 and was born and raised in England 🏴 everywhere I go it seems like I am a foreigner. But I wouldn’t change any of my ethnic backgrounds, I’m so proud of it
I’m a half Japanese half white teenager living in the US. I really agree with the identity crisis thing, in the us I get treated as an Asian (this one time I was out with my dad that’s white a woman came up to me and asked him if I was adopted) but when I go to Japan, I immediately get treated like a foreigner, even though I’m also deeply connected to my Japanese roots... Hopefully as more and more halfs are born, people will become more used to half raced people :)
Just to add idea, even if you are from same race, but different region also sometime make you feel not belong to neither. Like in Malaysia, even if you are Malay, but parents are not from same City/region, with strong different accent will make you also look different from your other family when you are kids.
I'm Mexican American but came to the USA at 9 months old. I always felt like I wasn't American enough because of the way I looked and dealt with so much racism but when I would go to Mexico I would get made fun of for my spanish and get called a "northerner" never really felt like I belonged
Alicia is really cute. But it's interesting, among Caucasian she's treated as an Asian, and among Japanese, she's treated as a Caucasian. Like half-elf in fantasy stories. Among Humans, they're treated as an Elf. Among Elves, they're treated as Human.
As someone who's mixed I can tell you its a surprisingly common occurrence. I'm part Asian, part white and part black, each group tends to view me as another but not apart of theirs. It's definitely a rather surreal experience, socially i am apart of multiple and no races at the same time.
Just tell people right to their face they're being racist. Honesty is more beneficial than fake politeness. Japan is the land of fake politeness. If you feel folks are being racist toward you, just tell them. It will also build up your courage and self-esteem.
@Daphne Van Zant hey comment section I also live in the US, half-Japanese + half-Black. Can confirm Americans don't treat everyone equally and totally see color, and white privilege is 100% real lmaooooo
@@sarahm8829 I’m half Asian and Hispanic! In my Hispanic side I’m treated differently because I’m light skinned and my Asian side treats me different because of Hispanic side. So ether way your an outsider even if your mixed with both of them unfortunately. growing up was always about identity and who I was. I wish I it was different but it wasn’t :(
I agree that some of these topics need to be touched upon. Making it the main focus or making it the main premise of the video I think is entirely wrong. I don't think people need to understand that trying to change the country and the people who live there isn't correct. I think people confuses Japan for a liberal democrat country but it is a Conservative homogeneous country. So I think we should focus more on that aspect.
Rand B globalisation is happening n things like this have to be covered once in a while. But I do accept that more effort on local customs and country specific issues which represent a particular country/ethnicity is needed.
This channel is really dagerous. They start interview after setting on storyline, driving some "answer" they decided to record. You could see if they do interview on your country's social problem.
I can relate with the korean-japanese guy. I’m half japanese/filipino. Born in Japan, raised partly in Japan and the Philippines. Currently living in Japan. I look very Japanese so they treat me normally, but when I told them I’m actually half Filipino, they treat me like I’m completely foreign, even though I look full. I agree with the half pass. I always use my half card lol
Eri Aikawa Well That’s life 😄 Because some of them are not really that open minded yet and stuff.Just continue embracing both ethnicities tho 😊Where’s your mom from in the Philippines?
You know, South East Asian people are seen as inferior in Japan, since most Japanese people always think SEA people married Japanese cause they just want to have luxury life.
It actually sucks that half casts are made to feel like they're not welcome on BOTH parts of their ethnicities. Why can't it be a benefit? Like two for one? Or twice-as-nice? Being mixed race is dope asf
You obvious didn't listen to the girl. She got bullied in the US but she was overly appreciated in Japan. That's a benefit if you ask me albeit with drawbacks
I always find it odd that they "pureblooded" treat half-half people badly, but they're rather obsessed with making themselves look Eurasian. Just my thoughts.
Exactly. Especially koreans (I’m half korean) try to make themselves appear more western with eyelid surgeries and other types of plastic surgeries. But in America, everyone tries to make themselves appear black. It’s very strange
@@bsol510 not really black I'd say they try to look more Latina I mean look at kylie Jenner she used to look like a regular white girl and now she looks almost Mexican with all that tanning
This was such a great interview. I watched the documentary about Halfu too, which came out a few years ago. It kind of breaks my heart to hear some of these stories. I really understand these young people. I'm much older than them but I guess they still struggle with being half. I'm half Korean and half American. I live in the US on the east coast, but have visited Korea several times to see family. They are very accepting of me there as far as I can tell. Being half has it's challenges. I'm a little surprised with the racism the Italian experienced in Hawaii. I thought that there was a large population of Japanese there. I grew up in the South but in a city with a large military base. Many of my friends were half Korean because our mothers were friends. I don't recall experiencing that much racism but I can pass for hispanic or some other race, even Persian for some reason. I feel for all the other halfs out there wherever you are! I agreed with so much of what they said. There are challenges but I embrace my Korean side even though I'm never seen as Korean whether in the US or in South Korea. I hope that we continue to grow in how we treat people and embrace their differences. This was such a great interview. And the half Korean was right. They did do something here. They really opened up and honestly talked about their experiences, which helps other people like us and maybe it helps others to understand what it's like to be mixed race. I struggle sometimes with even saying oh I'm half American, or is it white or caucasian or West Virginian. I do feel isolated though. I have isolated myself from my mother more since my father passed away and from my family in Korea and I have no other family in the US. I live alone. And COVID really adds to that isolation. To be honest, I wish I understood my mother more. So I binge watch Korean dramas and movies, looking for some understanding of the culture I'm so disconnected from, living here in the US. I could go on, but I'll leave it at that.
I was born in Brazil and moved to the USA when I was 5 and had a similar experience. To everyone in the USA, they called me Brazilian, so I grew up thinking I was just Brazilian. When I finally went to Brazil to visit for the first time when I was 18, everyone there called me American, and didn't think I was Brazilian. I speak fluent Portuguese and I speak fluent English. I realized that I have both sides. Then I moved to Korea for 5 years, which is where I met my spouse. I had a lot of hardship in Korea for a while by dealing with racism and xenophobia constantly, people assuming you know nothing about Korea even when you speak Korean fluently to them, and being barred from going places. And yet, to regain some sort of sanity back, you realize that you cannot influence the majority. Instead, I focused my energy on informing my friends and people who loved me about the different situations that happened to me, and shared my happiness with their friendship. Edit: i found typos because i just wrote this on a whim.
Boris Erdogan i never considered myself intelligent lol but portuguese was my first language and the only language i spoke and continued to speak at home with my family. English became my dominant language because i used it in school from kindergarten to university. I only became fluent in Korean after moving there. Before moving, i had spent about 5 years studying by myself, and when i met my spouse we couldn’t communicate by speaking for the first 6 months without having a dictionary open. Lol then i really studied hard and during those 5 years in korea, my korean improved drastically where i could speak with everyone. It took about 10 years for me to eventually reach fluency. Anyways, since it rook a lot of time, perhaps not so intelligent hahah
Camila Pontes É assim como todos nós temos que viver né. As vezes é difícil a ver as coisas boas no nosso redor, e só pensar nas coisas ruins. Para eu ficar alegre, eu precisava sempre pensar nas coisas boas que eu tinha na minha vida. Porque eu tinha pessoas que me amavam, ajudou muito eu não sentir falta de ser aceitado por o resto das pessoas. Isso foi importante pra mim. Valeu!
Sinta orgulho de suas origens e foca no lado bom da vida e das oportunidades que você tem. Saiba que eu sinto muito orgulho de pessoas como você e que sua história servirá de inspiração para muitos filhos da globalização. Fica em paz!
I’m half American half Syrian living in England since 15yo. All different countries and languages and everything but I understand _exactly_ what they’re talking about.
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The girl's shirt is also half.
Nah, it's quarter.
This comment for some reason made me laugh.
Italian and Japanese!!!! That girl is smokin hot!!!!
Lol
underrated
"How can I hate someone i've never met?" A question more people should ask themselves.. Beautifully said! 😢💕
なおっりん
True but ppl always judge first before actually getting to know the person
That story was so good; it was the perfect thing to say to both acknowledge the foolishness of racism and also let it be known that he's not going to do the same thing back. Such a powerful little quote.
You could hate terrorists without ever meeting them.
That was really a great story, I loved it
agree
Most people don’t understand this. When I speak a different language I feel like my personality changes. Does anyone else feel this way
Yes, this is common!!!
YES, its very common for bilingual people.
Yes
It’s called Worf-Saphir theory. You can look it up if you are interested:3
My sense of humour is better in English compared to hindi
Saiyon's dad and grandad story was so wonderful it's like straight out of an oscar movie.
more like an anime
No one giving Alicia props for wearing a halfie shirt while talking about her halfie experiences?
Unplugged omg didn’t notice till now wow
Lol
She's beautiful btw, super casual and still stunning.
over 200 iq
Honestly, cant take my eyes off her. Casual & classy
Hes dad is cool , how can i hate someone i never meet before, makes sense for me
@madafaka27 thats a positive way of thinking into others,be humble and kind
Bahamas family definitely seems like the best one, all the other families are insular and wary of "outsiders", then Bahamas family is so chill.
He replied just like a Japanese person would - with bones and needles in the answer.
BoycottJapan
It's such a polite and classy way to point out his father-in-law's prejudiced hate.
Much respect to Alicia. She barely knew the language, taking a Ph.D and battling cancer at the same time !! Wishing her much strength to overcome and defeat whater challenges life throws at her !
Sumida Ryogoku thank you ! 😭🙏
@@Mandalorian1419 Wow... it was sad to hear your (and the others stories) of how you have been treated and feel like you don't below, as someone who has never experienced this i cannot possibility imagine it.. but the cancer thing as well that sucks, really wishing the best and good luck with teh ph.D studies it is hard work!
Go beyond plus ultra
@@Mandalorian1419 Alicia i'll Pray for your recovery, also you are so Pretty. want to meet you in person.
hi, i am sorry but where is the part that she(Alicia_fumi) said that she has cancer, i always missed it. Arigatou.
The way they just sat there together and felt compassion for each other? It was so palpable. They almost felt like best friends
Guys, it's not 'half' it's 'double'! That's what I have always told my children. Two cultures in one. It's amazing!
Sandra Carli that’s such a sweet way to look at it ❤️
This is a great mindset! I will share this with my sister, whose children are a mix of French and Pakistani
yea but if you actually use the word double people think you're clowning lol
You can view it as double and teach your children to treasure their heritage as such. However, the word meaning "mixed-race" in the Japanese language is "hafu." There isn't a substitute you can use.
@@lynda.grace.14 Yes, I understood that but I wanted to change the way such children should be seen.
The half japanese half italian girl is so pretty and well spoken, the three of them. I really enjoyed this video,thanks again Asian Boss💓
Your beautiful yourself
Love her half shirt too!!
@Skrooge Lantay she is off she's beautiful but who know what's she's been through .
She's insecure about her age. Didn't really like that even though she was pretty.
@@sriramvk711 she's probably in her late 20s and there's a thing about women not wanting people to know their age
Being half black & asian, he won't crack at all. 😂
but i did crack when he´s like: nah their island people, they dont care
His dad definitely has some strong genes he looks more black than anything lol
😁
@@yunglife1244 that's the Bahamas strong blood!
@@yunglife1244 it´s funny he looks like the kind of black guy a japanese would draw in a manga
Saiyon's grandpa went full Yakuza with that blood letter XD
💀💀
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He went full Japanese war vet that probably bayonet charged American soldiers in Iwo Jima mode. But yeah that's also something that would happen in a Yakuza game, idk if real Yakuza would do it since most Yakuza who were older are either dead or reformed as normal citizens.
💀💀
Fact: it is only cool to be half..when you are good-looking..it may bring you some kinda admiration from both races...if you are ugly, it must be double-pain though.
You can be ugly no matter what race.
@@de341f6 Yes but when it comes to asian women thinking about a half white child. Their imagination runs wild, thinking about the most extravagant features
Jj ru 😂.
Are there any ugly biracial pple?
@@kwamekwame3885 Only those whose parents are also biracial.
They smile, speak without anger even though they are experiencing such hardship. Great people, inspiring youth.
woooudo stfu racist
@woooudo And you get to decide that why exactly? His mother is Japanese, so he is. Unless people stop categorizing nationality by blood, of course. Now, that'd be fun...
@woooudo Dear woooudo, please take care of your own happiness. You sound bitter and project a lot. And stop your inner nazi to broaden your horizons while you're at it. Fun fact: "Purity" of "race" both are inventions. The sidelining of mixed-heritage people in order to push nationalism in the 20th ct. does not negate the fact that the big empires before that were all mixed. Including the Japanese Empire, by its own volition.
woooudo okay edgy white kid lmao. Foh. You would never say this to anyone in person, so continue to hide behind your screen and spout racist nonsense. Love is love. His mom isn’t a “thot” for loving someone outside of Japan. It’s not your decision who japanese women end up with fuckin loser.
@woooudo "What your saying might work, f - If it wasnt coming from someone who does the same thing he/she claims to not want done." What on earth are you getting at? Politeness makes me want to follow your argument, but what on earth are you even trying to say?
Saiyon Tanaka has got to be one of the coolest anime sounding names
Kawaii-chan: tanaka-kun what are you doing!? 😠😡
Tanaka-kun: aahhh... Nothing... Just looking for the fork😊😁😏
Kawaii-chan: looking for my pantsu again😒
Tanaka-kun: no no no no!!! That is not i swear!!!
Kawaii-chan: ARA ARA...
@@markanjelloagrabio7515 what the actual hell did you just type
@@zackahead5563 he wrote the secret language of the weeb
@@markanjelloagrabio7515 im sorry what
@@markanjelloagrabio7515 that was hell to read istg
the half-Korean guy speaks perfect English considered he may not have English speaking backgrounds like the other two. it is amazing.
youd be hard pressed to find a country that doesnt teach english. if hes going to an international school especially hed have a good english background.
@@jonathanodude6660 He is still the exception in Korea. You would be hard pressed to find someone that speaks this well
@@gccstan31 even at international schools?
@@jonathanodude6660 yes, it is taught but he doesnt have a strong accent if he lived in america i'd just think hes another ABC lol
It's not that special. I was born in the Soviet Union and me and my friends speak English better than a lot of Americans.
damn, my half korean boy be there speaking 3 languages without even a marked accent. Big respect
Three? That's amazing!
Gabriela González
hi
@@100cents5 nobody likes a snob
Oi, I like my italian accernt so much I don't even try to hide it anymore XD I work in hospitality tho so people usually kind of like it!
@@oimazzo2537 yeah, nothing wrong with accents, I have an accent too, I'm not ashamed of it, but I try to practice my pronunciation every time I can 😌
Thank you to Asian Boss for having me 🙏
You did well boy..... 👍
That’s crazy if that is really you, congrats!
You were great, thanks for sharing your story!
You guys did great! Your stories were really interesting.
All of you did very well!
My nephew is half japanese and half hispanic living in Japan. He gets called "foreigner" by kids at school from time to time and his reply is always "DUH".
Lmao
I'm half-Japanese. I grew up in the US. As a kid I was called a lot of racial slurs. When I was 10, I visited Japan for the summer. The kids there called me gaijin. It's hard as a kid being treated like you don't belong in the countries of your parents.
Cool story
BRUH
@@jrmarcus Same... that is a life of half Japanese. I am half French, half Japanese who grew up in Canada. I don’t feel like Canadian, bc I have a mix of cultures at home. But when I go to France, I feel like i don’t belong to them and they treat me like an Asian. When I go to Japan, they see me like a white washed Asian and I don’t act like a japanese . Identity crisis lets gooo
Caribbean people has the most laid back vibe.
They do.
Real ting
I'd add, all island people are laid back. They also get along very well.
Same in the Philippines. They’re island people too so there’s an island vibe..I guess Filipinos are the most laid back among Asians,
@@lasvegasnevada7514 fr filpinos are the coolest that i've seen
The korean guy has a sweet, soothing voice & it's relaxing hearing him speak.
yeah he does!
me thinking halfie of korean and japanese is like halfie between indonesia and cambodia. lol no one cares
@@angelabby2379 what u mean
Almost sounding emotional
@@tz7710 he means that there’s not much of a difference in terms of looks. Half Korean and Half Japanese = still 100% East Asian. Kinda similar to like half English and Half Irish, you’re still white no really cares lol.
Ahhh... korean-japanese. Cant imagine the struggles that he went through considering the cultural background.
bacon bacon same goes for Chinese Japanese TT
@@yayawen3352 I know not many are going to see this comment, but I sort of having the same experience and I have some worries which are growing. I am ethnically Chinese but mostly grew up in Sweden, with new statistics like 70% of Swedes having a negative attitude about Chinese people (2019 statistics from report) and the escalating political tension as well as Chinese people getting news from the government that Swedes are making fun of China (SVT incident+tourist incident) and lastly the coronavirus outbreak. Living in Sweden is especially tough right now and it's hard to find strangers who will be kind and not judge me on the superficial.
@@colorsofsound4782 im so sorry to hear that. as a fellow chinese person too, i can relate especially since living in NYC. it may be diverse here but many people are also racist towards us cuz of the virus. hopefully, ppl will be more knowledgable and understanding that not all chinese ppl are bad. just ignore those ignorant ppl and live the way u want. have u ever thought about moving to another country where its more diverse?
@@yayawen3352 wow what you wrote about the virus just hit me so hard I just cant imagine the ignorance some ppl have ... BE STRONG
Taleb Alshammari ikr smh. U stay strong and safe too
" Hi, I'm Alicia and I'm... *somewhere in my 20's.* "
I felt that.
why :D
she must find a man fast. hahha
I always say I'm twenty something lol
That means she is almost 30.
If she must find a man fast, btw, I am super open to marry her immediately.
She is perfect. I love italian women and I love japanese women and she has the best of both
@@i-am-your-conscience very strange way to look at women my guy. She doesn't have to do anything.
Tanakas parents' story is crazy it would be great as a movie hahah
I'm half Japanese half South African.💁 My mom is black and my dad is Japanese.. my mom was so close to my grandma(Japanese), that she even spoke to my grandma right before she died. They lived in Japan for a while, then moved to Canada.
That’s so nice, fellow South African here ❤️
Hello fellow South African.
Awe boet
@@ARINOXMUSIC Awe!!
Nice
That dudes dad is a true Bahamian like “cool I’m still gonna marry her”
His mother is Bahamian and his father is Japanese.
@@politelypompous6371 it’s the other way around🗿
@@lawc6572 You're right. I listened to it again. I thought his dad was Japanese because of the surname. I don't get that, why he'd have a Japanese surname if his father is Japanese.
@@politelypompous6371 I heard somewhere that children of interracial couples often take the Japanese parent's last name/surname because it allows them to be recognized as Japanese citizens in different legal situations. It happened with Naomi Osaka, the famous tennis player, who is half Haitian (father) and half Japanese (mother). It makes things easier for the children when they are in school.
@@Cindy99765 That's probably it, if they're going to be living in Japan. Their culture is a bit different from other places.
these kids sound like they've been raised well by their parents.... pretty amazing
@Daphne Van Zant it is not meant to specify any race at all, kids can be raised well regardless of the race, we are just people, just so you know
@Daphne Van Zant We don't need you to "white knight" for us. Nothing she said was wrong. ...nothing racist about her comment.
@ronnie yates being raised with black culture doesn't make you bad and yes he was. He was raised by his black family.
@@cosmicalsimsYes he was born and raised by his good black family in The Bahamas. Sand Sea and Sun🥰
@ronnie yates ew, wtf is up w you 💀 such a weird way of thinking
I love Hiroko's (Host) interviews! Her reactions, her interaction with the interviewees . In every interview, she is so fun and professional at the same time.
yes hiroko is best, i see her as interviewer and i am happy. she is professional and kind
The story of his dad and grandpa getting together.. that's what happens when you treat others with love
@Bill Overbeck that's a beautiful quote
I absolutely love the comment ........................" How can I hate someone I've never met ??"
Even after they sign a letter to you in blood, やばい. 😂
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@woooudo (Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment; if it was supposed to be sarcastic or mean something different and I didn't catch it, sorry in advance.) But I don't quite understand what you mean; can you explain why you say not everyone deserves to be loved at all times? I think everyone deserves to be loved no matter what; it goes along with the "treat others like you want to be treated" thing. And it's a very powerful thing to know you're loved even when you make mistakes.
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Thanks Asian Boss for having us !! 🙏
Also, after watching this video, I wanted to clear up one thing: I realized that my wording about my comment about my Italian side was not what I intended (nerves definitely got the best of me lol)
I was trying to refer to the fact that Italy also has a long history (similar to Japan), which is why we have Italian pride (in a good way) NOT that it’s not welcoming to other cultures 😅
My family just happened to be more on the closed minded side. I’m very proud of both my Italian and Japanese side and I’m sorry if I offended anyone 😭🙏
Anyway, thanks for watching our video! ☺️
Thanks for sharing your perspective, you were excellent. I think everybody understood what you meant.
Mark Harrison thank you ! ✨
All of you did very well! It’s insightful and touching. I just wonder what is your answer to the last question as it got edited out I guess...
@@SamosIMP she doesn't look a day over 27
cheungdwi I said I’m basically open to anything, but yes, it’d be nice to be half again! And that the only thing I would change is that I would try to appreciate and learn about both cultures sooner, but that it’s never too late to start ✌️Thanks for asking ☺️
Agreed. Every half has a thought about his/her identity, because we are always being a foreigner in both sides
If only you guys could feel at home in two places, instead of feeling like a foreigner in both places.
At least for me, as a half living in multicultural sydney, I found a home away from both :)
ilove2929 true!
Being born abroad from immigrant parents is the same...
Sure they are. Hercules told me the same story 😊
'How can I hate someone I've never met?' Is golden and must be the world's bleeding motto.
Bump!
“Bleeding” I see what you did there
Ken Hirai is full Japanese and he claim that he was always getting mistaken as foreigner.
@@jackjackyphantom8854 His song is good tho
Easy, by listening to others.
I'm surprised people in the Bahamas will call him Asian boy, he does have Asian features but I would never think he would half Japanese, the majority of the Carribean is mixed anyway and some black people have Asian/Hispanic features.
I don't believe it. I've been to the Bahamas they're a lot of mixed race there, maybe he is referring to people (family who know of his Asian background).
His first and last name kinda makes him stand out more than his features, that alone will cause people to ask why and the answer will create the unnecessary attitude he receives.
@@williamssister8804 that doesn't mean they don't say ignorant things or can be racist, whether intentional or not. I am Carribbean, black British. Just because the Carribbean is diverse doesn't make racism any less possible. Yes it's mixed but it's still majority black.
I think it's kinda shitty to doubt someone's lived experience just because you yourself have never experienced it when they've taken the time to reveal something so intimate.
@@emmakg9 I also believe it is shity to spread misinformation about the entire Bahamas based on ones personal experiences. I've lived in the Caribbean, my husband is Caribbean. Caribbean is one of the most Racially diverse areas in North America. Yes, people say ignorant things. Just for clarification racism exists in every country doesn't mean the entire country is racist.
You got that the other way around
half Japanese half italian girl is so *pretty*
I agree!
10 out 10 would bang
I think of that, and i realized i'm just single for too long
Gla ZeD thanks for letting us all know. you may know go back to humping your pillow
@@MikhailKalashnikovMiG hahahahaha
I'm half Japanese and half Italian too, my grandparents from both of the sides didn't approve my parents relationship (specially from my dad side who is Italian), but they fought for their love and turned their 27th year of marriage recently. I'm proud of my parents and proud of who I am ❤️
I have italian too but reality I just care about who I am as a person, not my race or ethnicity. Reality yourself should be the deciding factor, not being mixed race.
Rand B true
I REALLY like your profile picture, what is it?
@Andromeda T I'm curious how can Italian and Japanese have similar pronunciation?
Do your parents and grandparents get along now? Or are they still distant
I'm a half in my 60s. Be proud of your roots, embrace your qualities and differences, become true world citizens. Learn many languages to be able to communicate with as many people as possible. Take the best of each culture and make it your own. Forget about political and racial divisions (the world seen from above has no such lines).
I'm half Afrian American and Japanese living in the SF Bay Area in California and hella latin people are always tryna talk to me in Spanish thinking I'm Mexican or Latino😂😂😂
Well....Latinos are not a race....so you can find a pretty diverse bunch of people, and they're all latinos (in my family I think we have all the races, but, you know, mixed.....we all look pretty cute hahaha)
@James Jonathan Lmaoooo😂😂😂
😂😂😂
In many countries of Latin America exist asian- native american- caucasic mixes and all look pretty diferent.
@@VigilantEagleVictim Lmaoooo real ones know!!😂😂😂 Shout out to all my bay natives especially my 510 natives
I really liked how this interview process was done.
I think Asian Boss is going downhill. I remember when they use to talk about actual issues in the Asian countries. Now they just talk about socialist standpoints. This is not what the Japanese people think about. So I don't know why Asian Boss is trying to make this a issue.
Rand B yup it’s not even asian anymore it should be called black boss
I guess so. I don't know why Asian Boss has changed their viewpoints so heavily. I understand being interested in other viewpoints but focusing on racism and other socialist talking points. That doesn't seem right to me. I think Asain Boss has focused less on trying to inform people on what is happening in Asia and more about trying to change people in Asia.
As a half-Swedish half-Japanese, I totally get where these people are coming from. Very fun and honest discussion. Great job, Asian Boss!
Vilken stad i Sverige bor du i? Tycker själv som "hafu" att ingen riktigt bryr sig i Stockholm iaf.
wait omg I'm half japanese and swedish as well!
Men hallo!! Vart i Sverige håller ni hus? :D
Nice nice niceee, ifall du bor i Sverige och inte Japan jag önskar verkligen att du aldrig har blivit bemöt av diskriminering här🇸🇪🤝
@@memzironic joda då jag själv är invandrare, vem bryr sig om rasister dom kan ändå inte göra ett skit! ❤️
The half Korean dude has the most understanding eyes to me for some reason. He should be a therapist
I think it's his voice, he's very calm.
I love his voice. It’s very soothing.
The father and son-in-law becoming best friends is so sweet.
When people answer you in English when you speak to them in Japanese troll them BY SPEAKING IN ITALIAN! NEVER take the 'English language' bait!
I don't know if it'd be really *baiting,* ...I get the idea a number of Japanese people are trying to get better in English, so they might just have the idea of 'try to speak English as much as possible' in mind. I suppose maybe you could just keep replying in Japanese and maybe compliment them on their English.
@@OllamhDrab but still it just sounds racist.
OllamhDrab but people just see you as practice for their english tho rather than actually just having an everyday conversation
That‘s not just a Japanese thing though. I once visited France with my ex and we experienced pretty much the same thing. And we aren’t even native English speakers.
I would straight up say "I don't speak english tho??" in japanese
Those slippers they're wearing looks comfy as hell
mariotaz LMFAO! I thought that too! 😆
mariotaz yes, they are.
@@nieceypiecey100 TIME
This RUclips comment section increased my observation skills lol 😂😂
OnG
Gotta give props to the interviewer. Always very friendly and understanding. Keep it up!
Its cool that the Korean mixed guy speaks perfect English while growing up in Korea and not having the English based heritage wow
And excuse me if my English isn’t good. I’m not a native speaker
(Regarding the reply’s this comment has ↓)
Why r people even replying to me. Some of them don’t make sense, as a reply to what I commented. I’m Japanese and I’ve seen fluent / non fluent Japanese and Koreans, but of course I feel uncomfortable saying broadly “Japanese/Korean do/don’t speak English”. I just genuinely thought that it was cool he spoke a foreign language since I myself is facing the difficulties of that ( I study German).
Just wanted to make my comment clear.
If he grew up in Japan he wouldn't be able to speak in English at all. Good choice.
あ many people in Korea speak really good English! At least that’s the impression that I get. Compared to here in Japan, Koreans are great at English.
@@krissydiggs I have been in both countries and I feel like being able to speak Korean saved my life. The English proficiency levels in Korea and Japan are about the same.
yes, i went korea trip five years ago almost no one speak english, maybe that was just in Jeju
@@dingliu6302 Jeju definitely. really I think places outside of Seoul and maybe Busan tend to be harder for foreigners to visit if they don't speak Korean. I can speak Korean decently so it's not really a problem for me but I always have to translate for my other foreign friends when we would visit places outside of Seoul.
These three person are amazing kids .
have a tampon, it helps you with your period
ipasuhd wtfff
@@ipasuhd thanks sister
I got headache just by reading your comment
These guys are wonderful kids. It doesn't matter.Their Parents did not let someone stop them for who they love. So long as you treat people with love and respect. Just talking with them show the humanity in people.
i love the korean-japanese's voice. its so calming, i could listen to it all day
Shunki is so kind. Love his message of unity at the end.
I'm half Japanese and half American. My mom is Japanese and really loved metal rock music and bands from the US and Germany and other foreign places. Apparently she met my dad at a rock concert in the US which I think is kinda cool-
Aweee thats cute 😭
OMG THAT IS SO COOL!!
I like your Profile pic!
@@itdoesntmatterwho5125 Thank you so much! 😊
@Arhie Nyark Sorry, thank you for pointing that out. I realized American could entail any race, I am half white and half Japanese**
The Tanaka guy took after the mum's surname? That's pretty cool.
Probably he got the Japanese nationality and adopted a name with kanji
If he didn't, he couldn't be legally considered Japanese.
Jhonatas Rosendo nope , my daughter has my last name and she has Japanese nationality.
Smart parents to double barrel their child name.
I had a colleague who also took his mum's surname. His mum is the family's only descendant and so the mum's family requested that the child take on their surname to "continue the family name".
Well, half Italian half Japanese girl
is gorgeous
哈哈哈
Well maybe shes a gorgeous individual.
I keep seeing ppl saying that about her, but no comments on the guys being handsome.
@@Rezzmari why would you wanna call a man handsome or not. Men is more than looks. That's just not right description.
@@Rezzmari man calling another man handsome/cute is gay
"somewhere in my twenties" definitely means 29 😂😂
exactly what i though
She’s probably turning 30 next week. 😂😂
@@sammygotnext5844 she’s 30
She is hungover and forgot!
Someone drop her ig^
When Alicia talked about saying the word “dad” in front of people, it immediately took me to my teenage years, when I made sure to say “mom” a lot in public, because people would usually think I was my mom’s boyfriend or something...
Hideki Suzuki Same with me and my dad
hey yall never heard people telling you look like the parent instead? *cries in corner*
I relate to this with my brother. He's half colombian/chinese and I'm Colombian/canadian and we have been asked so many times "how long have you been together" and my brother would jokingly reply "oh I mean, I changed her diapers so..." Their looks of horror, confusion and embarrassment are totally priceless.
Same with my dad, he was very young when I was born and we look nothing alike and I had a LOT of people assume he was my boyfriend. It was extremely awkward for teenage me
That's so awful. It happened a few times with me. We're all brazilians and here all people are mixed, really, so we have all the races you can think of. But my dad is half german and my mom "fully" brazilian, she has the "latina" appearance. Where we used to live in it wasn't usual to see someone as blond as my father and in all my teenager years I've experienced people thinking I somehow was dating my dad when we were out alone.
All 3 have such beautiful personalities!! Love this interview!
That's really true with (us) Caribbeans when our relative marries outside of our heritage or race..it means we will have a bigger family and we are open minded and okay with that.
The people married in my family are Chinese, Filipino, German, white, Spanish, British/English and Portuguese. We're like a big crazy family lol
my brother is filipino/black and i am not
Bokuwa Toki same in Hawaii, that’s why most people here are mixed asian or mixed with 3+ ethnicities lol
Trinidad comes into Caribbean right??you will find Indians too there
That’s sooo cool
Im so sorry asians have that mindset hopefully the future generations will change
Omggg such a good discussion! I love what the korean japanese guy says about being a bridge between 2 cultures, i think that's a gift only someone who is a mixed race can bring to this world and that! is a gift our world very much needs! Better understanding and awareness of each other's cultures and a celebration of both worlds, being mixed should be a celebration of life and the diversity we have, it should never be looked down on, its a shame some people stay small minded and dont care to engage with people as they are. Really loved this conversation. Thank you Asian Boss and thanks to the speakers for sharing their stories! Super inspiring!!!✨
As a half Japanese half British person, I loved this interview so much! I can totally relate to the whole identity crisis thing, I feel Japanese in Britain and British in Japan. In my primary school in Japan the teachers told me to speak in American English in my elementary/primary school (I got pretty angry when the teacher told me that my pronunciation of "zebra" was wrong since it's different for Britain & America) and people at my school in Britain have asked me if I was Chinese as well. The head movement thing when speaking Japanese is so true as well!
That's so ignorant. British is the original English.
@@tz7710 Neither British English nor American English is the "original English".
Both forms of English originated in the British Isles and developed in their own ways.
This doesn't even seems like an interview.... seems more like group of friends talking. So smooth👌
I like my Bahamian bro,his body language is African to the core...
Astrophenotype Tao. U don't get it, u sound offended. But those that got it, got it.
@@astrophenotypetao6682 I think you have a bit of self denial going on! First by stating there are white Africans and saying because your ancestors were slaves doesn't mean you are related to Africans! News flash most of us Africans, yes I am one, our ancestors weren't slaves that's why we are still in Africa! Cause we never left! I always see African Americans or other mixed race Africans looking down on pure Africans feeling they are better than us and all that! I find it very ridiculous but I also understand many have self esteem issues going on for them and how they were treated. Africans have a certain way we talk and behave, we are all about family, coming together, having a good time and being chiller and that's what the person who commented was saying. We all got it! You clearly didn't
Lol yes he even says "Axe" instead of "Ask"🤭 He is so beautiful, such a great mixture.
@@astrophenotypetao6682 I dont think you got what he meant, dear. He meant he doesnt look or sound or seem anything near Asian, he got the African attitude and looks. He is very handsome regardless of where he is from. 🤗
@@astrophenotypetao6682 Well I'm rooted from North Africa, I'm African too, in my blood. I grew up with people from different countries and cultures. I have friends from Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria. I'm not trying to offend anyone, I wasnt stereotyping, this guy talks like a black man regardless where he is from. It's just the way it is no need for studies degrees and analysis it's simple observation. I dont get why people getting so upset over nothing here. It was all genuine observation. All good dear, no harm done. X
I just want to say, Hiroko is glowing and wow she is so pretty
She is gorgeous
True
I'm surprised there aren't any Japanese subtitles for this. I'm sure a lot of Japanese would be interested in watching this since a lot of what they talk about is about their experiences there.. Interviews like this can really help bridge the gap and having subtitles can really help here.
Make them learn English, ffs.
@@HonorarySaiyan yacht. thought though through thorough
@@HonorarySaiyan or just have both an English & Japanese subtitles to make it more clear
"How can I hate someone I've never met." I love his dad!
His dad sounds like he had some epic values.
I can
People from the Carribean have the best attitudes
Hi! Just a sugestion. I think there is a significant Brazilian community in Japan now a days. And Japanese community in Brazil is huge. What about a video?
I would love that too
Yes please! I am Filipino, and I have dated a Brazilian Japanese, and have been to both Japan and Brazil. I previously dated a Brazilian Japanese who is now a Dekasegi or ethnic Brazilian Japanese mix who moved back to Japan, and he faces a lot of struggles with both cultures since they are so different.
And in Peru and Ecuador also.
and if they want to interview a brazilian mixed japanese person, here i am lol
Would be interesting . I am a half Italian half Japanese born in Brazil. There is a huge huge community there
That italian n japanese thing is a huge culture gap, both have pride of being who they are and unfortunately they have the opposite social culture/style. I dont think her mom being left out in purpose at the first place, but yeah... It is what it is
@Jammy joe norweigans dont have any history lulw
@maltese 84 Because it's just a game.
maltese 84 Japanese and Italians have a lot of mutual respect for each other!
CHIGGA dude she’s beautiful
Yes we Italians have a different culture than Japanese. I think that is just how cultures work. I don't think that is a bad thing. I think trying to make people except you for being is wrong. I think forcing people to be someone there not is wrong.
The Half-Italian girl's parents romance is a movie in the making!
@HAYAO LEONE You high on weed or something??
@HAYAO LEONE dats rite
And she is luck cause she had the two best foods in the world! Italian and Japanese
It's kind of beautiful that people who are all "different" and don't feel like they belong anywhere can belong together.
It’s also incredibly sad
That is so interesting. Perhaps this is the way to get over this racial barrier people have.
Good kids, speaks two, three languages, have great parents, this is shown here. The world is safe if this is what this generation is. I’m jealous of them. In a good way. Confident and happy with who they are.
This is how I feel. I was lucky to grow up with a half Japanese friend in Italy.
Also I never felt confident in my skin cause beauty standards are quite homogeneous. I have thick thighs and things like that.
@@moonflower9406 Plenty of guys and girls out there who like a woman just like she is, just gotta look a little harder ☺
It literally broke my heart when he said he overheard his friends grandma saying " Why did you take that dirty kid to our house" I'm almost tearing up a little bit.
The hag that said that is the one who's dirty one like how could anyone say something like that about a kid when he's right there listening to you. I'm so glad he grew into such a nice chill man after experiencing such disgusting racism. As a Japanese, it makes me sick to my stomach when I hear stories like that. I hope Japanese will get more culturally educated and stop being racist towards people with diffrent skin colors.
Me and my African American friend went to China... And I was surprised how racist people are down there
I hope so too
Same would've happened to a white person in nigeria/Africa....😭
@@lipbalm9123 As an African person, I am here to tell you that Africans/Nigerians don’t have a tendency of referring to White/Asian people as “dirty”. To us, having fair skin doesn’t make you lesser. Instead, we might look up to you (which of course, is problematic on its own).
@@lancemt5074 no we dont😭 not for skin colour. Maybe for achievements eg financial success etc
Very relatable.. I’m also half Japanese, but the other half being Canadian (Irish/ Scottish descent). I go back and forth but I prefer living in Canada because of the racism I experienced in Japan (I lived in a fairly rural area), even though it’s where I grew up. I always get comments on my facial features and physical appearance and it is extremely annoying to have to explain to people what I am and I can speak their language whether it be English or Japanese. Japan is lovely and it’s my home but I never quite feel like I belong there, or anywhere. It was nice to see people discussing their experiences and I agree with them so much. Being half has made me more mature and understanding and hopefully these qualities and experiences can be used for something good.
So sorry to hear that..
That doesn't sound like racism. More like curiousity.
@@rebeccablackvirus975 If you get those kind of questions really often, at some point you feel like the "other" and like you are not seen as Japanese. Even if people are being nice.
@@natatatt mixed people are visibly mixed and look visibly different. Its just a reality.
Only way a mixed person will ever truly blend in is in a room full of halfs.
Its nothing to feel victimized over. Its just the minority experience.
@@rebeccablackvirus975 doesn't mean its right though, and if people are constantly asking you why you look different, you're gonna feel different and left out at some point, and in a rural place in Japan that's most likely what's gonna happens. whilst in Canada it's way less likely cause it's way more diverse and theres a lot more mixed people of all ethnicities, so it's no surprise she felt more welcome in Canada cause everyones more use to all the different ethnicities, so they won't pry as much and have more common sense when it comes to asking questions about race.
I loved this so much! I'm also half Korean & Japanese and can identify with all the feelings they shared. Really wish there was a way to bring us all together to find a way to reduce the racism that exists everywhere not only in Japan.
That's crazy how restaurants can get away with actively discriminating on non-Japanese customers by hiking up the prices. I guess that's the product of an extremely homogeneous society with very little willingness to accept outsiders.
The girl looks like Michelle Branch. lol
Nope.. I think it aint about homogeneous society..
In my country, Indonesia, which country that are so plural..multiculture..
Many people do the same thing like hiking price for the foreigner..
It's because usually foreigner doesnt know about local price.. And most of them doesnt know our culture.. Even more, people think.. Ah maybe this foreigner wont and me wont ever meet again"
I'm from Argentina. My dad used to be a taxi driver. He charged like double price for foreigners, specially non-latins, since they knew nothing about the prices and they didn't feel like they were paying too much because our currency is pretty devaluated from dollars, euro etc. I think it happens in many places in the world
@@HanyuuHOLO yep, same thing happens in India too. Foreigners are taken advantage of in every country, lol.
In the Philippines, there are a lot of dialects and you visit a certain place and can't speak theirs, they'd know you are not from there so they hike prices. It's not just about being a foreigner but being a human scum. Of course only few does that.
Yeah. It is pretty bad and it shouldn’t be normal thing.
Lucky it is not really happening in New Zealand and Germany.
" How can I hate a person I never meet"
Damn this line really hit me hard
People do that all the time though -.-
I am half Japanese and liked this video a lot. I was born in Japan, but I lived most of my life in Canada, but I am living in Japan again now. I can really connect with the speakers
All three of them are such eloquent and kind people ♡
As the Italian girl shares about when my fellow Half Japanese - Filipinos try to hide their identity to Japanese community because of the discrimination, it saddens me... I felt sad and bad. Sad because of the the fear of how others would treat them knowing they are half Filipino, and sad because just like any other race, we are all HUMAN.
No need to hide about who you are in you blood.
If you really understand the strict and rigid conformity in Japan has been heavily influenced ever since kindergarten in Japan, I would say it is better to hide their half ethnicity rather than being outsider of the peer group. Why? Because in Japan, when you sticks out, that's it. You are an outsider. They may adore you like an idol, but never want to treat you as friends or part of peer group.
You won't get local friends, cause they see you as superior and how you are so undesirable in the eyes of pure-blood since you are just half. No, they won't bully you. You are just being outsider. No pure-blood sincere friends, cause you are not one of them. They don't bully you, you are just being left like that. Alone. Forever. Of course, if you are lucky, you're gonna have some cool and sincere Japanese friends from school, but that's just really small hope, since some people are just ultra-nationalists.
Japanese only wants to stand beside half who has high hierarchy like European, or Other East Asian, but not half-Japanese-South East Asian or half-Japanese Black, but still even half-American/European still treated like they are lower than pure Japanese human being( like example my friend who is half-Japanese/American is being asked by her Japanese co-worker asked does she like sex with white man, but her Japanese man/woman co-workers never asked other pure Japanese woman whether she likes having sex with white man eventhough the pure Japanese woman told anyone she did it?! Why? Because in the eyes of pure-blood Japanese, it is okay to treat half-Japanese as not one of them but pure Japanese woman is still one of them. It is not sexism, it is racism. Pure-Japanese men know it is inappropriate to asked that kind of question to pure-Japanese woman, but to half-Japanese, it is okay to ask them this kind of question, cause half-Japanese human is an animal first(according to half-Japanese friend I know)
Being accepted by your own community is part of human basic needs, and in Japan, conform is the only option. I've seen majority cases of half-Japanese children are raised to overseas in their non-Japanese parents home country since if you are being outlier in Japan, then you're done. You'll be trapped forever alone. Good luck with that since Japan only allow to choose one citizenship.
That's why, it is ironic if Japanese always treated as if they are special people in SEA country, but SEA people in Japan are seen as inferior in Japan.
Elwen 1294 bro I’m from the Netherlands and I’m really thinking about moving to japan but this makes me think. Is the racism really that worse?
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Japan isn’t outright racist per say, it’s a very conformist society and people are expected to fall in line.
I’m black and from the UK. I lived in Japan for 2 years.
Regarding issues of racism, I would choose Japan over any country in Europe to live. I am a women and I felt safe and secure, 99.99% of the time. Japanese usually follow this live and let live behaviour.
Perhaps, spend some time visiting and living in Japan first before deciding move there?
However, I wouldn’t fret as many non-Japanese people have decided to make Japan their permanent home.
Peace.
hannah60000 thank you very much for your reply it really helps me. Indeed like you said I decided to just go and find out if I truly like it! Arigato gozaimasu
So hannah, does it mean you are okay not having local as sincere Friends since they are just treat you like total Gaijin? I know many foreigners actually worked hard to move back to their country origin after they know their half-Japanese children are not accepted as part of their group and the Gaijin also know they Will never has close Japanese friends. Human beings craves to get along well with the community he lives in, you can't just be alone forever just because you are Gaijin or half. If you look at "half-Japanese" hashtag on Instagram, you'll figure out why the many of those halfies never take selfies with Japanese friends, often alone, as if they are don't any social Life with Japanese friends. Plus, their career also are not at top compared to pure-blood Japanese. Many can't stand it, cause the cold racism are just too unberable sometimes. Too uncaring. Even a Japanese who moved to Singapore told me, people in Japan would go from warm to cool. Of course, they are kind when you are just tourist, short-term worker cause you are totally foreign, but until you living for long time, has Japanese spouse, raise your half-Japanese children, you will find out that Japanese does not want you to have the same level lifestyle them. You don't know how inside they are just proud of being Japanese.
Yeah, be okay if treated like second class citizen, since pure Japanese are the highest hierachy anyway. Sometimes, it is not because you are white you have white privilege, it is just you are just treated like you don't exist, since you are not pure-blood. They may be proffesional at work, treat you like co-worker, but accept the fact that they will never accept you as part of their peer group. That's why many foreigners and half-Japanese leave cause they are just treated like they don't exist.
I'm a half Egyptian, half Spaniard with an American accent who grew up in Egypt, so I resonate with this video on another level lol. The whole I don't belong to country A and I don't belong to country B thing is so relatable, you have no idea. I come to America, "you're the Egyptian kid, right?" I'm in Egypt, "You're the Spanish-American kid, right?"
Yesss these people explained my feelings growing up so well, really related to this entire video. I’m half Moroccan 🇲🇦 and half Welsh 🏴 and was born and raised in England 🏴 everywhere I go it seems like I am a foreigner. But I wouldn’t change any of my ethnic backgrounds, I’m so proud of it
What religion are you?
اخويا المصري 🤝🏽
the korean/japanese dude is so soft spoken and precious 🥺
That Bahamian accent right there is THICK😭❤️
Similar to some parts of South East Asia accent !
I'm Malaysian and I thought that he has a neutral accent.
Real. He can't hide. 242
@@adamchew4138 I can think of Malaysians who have the same exact accent
he sounds like one of my nigerian friends. maybe i should ask them where they grew up.
Am I the only one who thinks the guy on the right is super cool?
I really connected with his tranquility and humbleness when talking
I agree! Nice guy.
Definitely, super down to earth and a very interesting story.
I do! I would love to meet him.
Cloudtracks he’s cool, sweet and cute
I’m a half Japanese half white teenager living in the US.
I really agree with the identity crisis thing, in the us I get treated as an Asian (this one time I was out with my dad that’s white a woman came up to me and asked him if I was adopted) but when I go to Japan, I immediately get treated like a foreigner, even though I’m also deeply connected to my Japanese roots...
Hopefully as more and more halfs are born, people will become more used to half raced people :)
White have many ethnicity
I think not just Japanese halfus. All kinds of halfus in the world go through identity crisis.
Timothy Kolstein I’m 2nd generation biracial, it will only get more complicated for their kids 🥺
Just to add idea, even if you are from same race, but different region also sometime make you feel not belong to neither.
Like in Malaysia, even if you are Malay, but parents are not from same City/region, with strong different accent will make you also look different from your other family when you are kids.
I'm Mexican American but came to the USA at 9 months old. I always felt like I wasn't American enough because of the way I looked and dealt with so much racism but when I would go to Mexico I would get made fun of for my spanish and get called a "northerner" never really felt like I belonged
Hafu
@@fernandagarcia877 sorry about that friend. Hang in there.
Alicia is really cute.
But it's interesting, among Caucasian she's treated as an Asian, and among Japanese, she's treated as a Caucasian.
Like half-elf in fantasy stories. Among Humans, they're treated as an Elf. Among Elves, they're treated as Human.
As someone who's mixed I can tell you its a surprisingly common occurrence. I'm part Asian, part white and part black, each group tends to view me as another but not apart of theirs. It's definitely a rather surreal experience, socially i am apart of multiple and no races at the same time.
Just tell people right to their face they're being racist. Honesty is more beneficial than fake politeness. Japan is the land of fake politeness. If you feel folks are being racist toward you, just tell them. It will also build up your courage and self-esteem.
@Daphne Van Zant hey comment section I also live in the US, half-Japanese + half-Black. Can confirm Americans don't treat everyone equally and totally see color, and white privilege is 100% real lmaooooo
Lol I didn't know about the elf stuff, now I find my situation as a half more comical xD
@@sarahm8829 I’m half Asian and Hispanic! In my Hispanic side I’m treated differently because I’m light skinned and my Asian side treats me different because of Hispanic side. So ether way your an outsider even if your mixed with both of them unfortunately. growing up was always about identity and who I was. I wish I it was different but it wasn’t :(
They're all really attractive and smart.
Mixing genes is usually beneficial 😅
They’re really so beautiful
But Societies are generally very slow to change. Just look at race relations in the U.S., even after 400 years.
Beautiful talk between the future leaders of the world as they learn to accept themselves and others...real sweet!!!
From USA and Caribbean
''their Islanders, more family'' hahahaha the accuracy!
I think we can all agree that this is the best channel on youtube.
Was the best RUclips channel until it turned full Socialism on me.
@@randb4643 what happened
I agree that some of these topics need to be touched upon. Making it the main focus or making it the main premise of the video I think is entirely wrong. I don't think people need to understand that trying to change the country and the people who live there isn't correct. I think people confuses Japan for a liberal democrat country but it is a Conservative homogeneous country. So I think we should focus more on that aspect.
Rand B globalisation is happening n things like this have to be covered once in a while. But I do accept that more effort on local customs and country specific issues which represent a particular country/ethnicity is needed.
This channel is really dagerous. They start interview after setting on storyline, driving some "answer" they decided to record. You could see if they do interview on your country's social problem.
I can relate with the korean-japanese guy. I’m half japanese/filipino. Born in Japan, raised partly in Japan and the Philippines. Currently living in Japan.
I look very Japanese so they treat me normally, but when I told them I’m actually half Filipino, they treat me like I’m completely foreign, even though I look full.
I agree with the half pass. I always use my half card lol
Eri Aikawa Well That’s life 😄 Because some of them are not really that open minded yet and stuff.Just continue embracing both ethnicities tho 😊Where’s your mom from in the Philippines?
You know, South East Asian people are seen as inferior in Japan, since most Japanese people always think SEA people married Japanese cause they just want to have luxury life.
This is wonderful open minded discussion. I wish everyone can learn and embrace the wonderful differences and similarities of the human family.
It actually sucks that half casts are made to feel like they're not welcome on BOTH parts of their ethnicities. Why can't it be a benefit? Like two for one? Or twice-as-nice? Being mixed race is dope asf
You obvious didn't listen to the girl. She got bullied in the US but she was overly appreciated in Japan. That's a benefit if you ask me albeit with drawbacks
@Axel Drans She is looked down upon in the US and looked up to in Japan. Say what you want about either one but I know which one I'd prefer.
The Bahamians accepted the black guy , so watch it again
@Axel Drans What's your point you're trying to make here? One is racism the other is preferential treatment
@@Donpuj No, both are racism. It's just that one is beneficial to the person and the other is disadvantageous.
I always find it odd that they "pureblooded" treat half-half people badly, but they're rather obsessed with making themselves look Eurasian. Just my thoughts.
feardadani this is so true
Only the girls half white though (not trying to justify it just saying)
People hate what they can't have or be naturally.
Exactly. Especially koreans (I’m half korean) try to make themselves appear more western with eyelid surgeries and other types of plastic surgeries. But in America, everyone tries to make themselves appear black. It’s very strange
@@bsol510 not really black I'd say they try to look more Latina I mean look at kylie Jenner she used to look like a regular white girl and now she looks almost Mexican with all that tanning
They're all sweet, humble, perceptive and interesting people. I wish them the best... 🌸
This was such a great interview. I watched the documentary about Halfu too, which came out a few years ago. It kind of breaks my heart to hear some of these stories. I really understand these young people. I'm much older than them but I guess they still struggle with being half. I'm half Korean and half American. I live in the US on the east coast, but have visited Korea several times to see family. They are very accepting of me there as far as I can tell. Being half has it's challenges. I'm a little surprised with the racism the Italian experienced in Hawaii. I thought that there was a large population of Japanese there. I grew up in the South but in a city with a large military base. Many of my friends were half Korean because our mothers were friends. I don't recall experiencing that much racism but I can pass for hispanic or some other race, even Persian for some reason. I feel for all the other halfs out there wherever you are! I agreed with so much of what they said. There are challenges but I embrace my Korean side even though I'm never seen as Korean whether in the US or in South Korea. I hope that we continue to grow in how we treat people and embrace their differences. This was such a great interview. And the half Korean was right. They did do something here. They really opened up and honestly talked about their experiences, which helps other people like us and maybe it helps others to understand what it's like to be mixed race. I struggle sometimes with even saying oh I'm half American, or is it white or caucasian or West Virginian. I do feel isolated though. I have isolated myself from my mother more since my father passed away and from my family in Korea and I have no other family in the US. I live alone. And COVID really adds to that isolation. To be honest, I wish I understood my mother more. So I binge watch Korean dramas and movies, looking for some understanding of the culture I'm so disconnected from, living here in the US. I could go on, but I'll leave it at that.
Reach out. Go there as simply a tourist and learn. Go heal your heart
I enjoyed that talk sooo much! The reason why I appreciate and love „Hafus“ is that they bring cultures together and build bridges.
Thank you very much for saying that you guys are appreciated to be "half", you made me cry. From a mom who has "half" kids 😭
I was born in Brazil and moved to the USA when I was 5 and had a similar experience. To everyone in the USA, they called me Brazilian, so I grew up thinking I was just Brazilian. When I finally went to Brazil to visit for the first time when I was 18, everyone there called me American, and didn't think I was Brazilian. I speak fluent Portuguese and I speak fluent English. I realized that I have both sides.
Then I moved to Korea for 5 years, which is where I met my spouse. I had a lot of hardship in Korea for a while by dealing with racism and xenophobia constantly, people assuming you know nothing about Korea even when you speak Korean fluently to them, and being barred from going places. And yet, to regain some sort of sanity back, you realize that you cannot influence the majority. Instead, I focused my energy on informing my friends and people who loved me about the different situations that happened to me, and shared my happiness with their friendship.
Edit: i found typos because i just wrote this on a whim.
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Vou falar em português: você é incrível, ignore as pessoas ruins e seja feliz!!
Boris Erdogan i never considered myself intelligent lol but portuguese was my first language and the only language i spoke and continued to speak at home with my family. English became my dominant language because i used it in school from kindergarten to university. I only became fluent in Korean after moving there. Before moving, i had spent about 5 years studying by myself, and when i met my spouse we couldn’t communicate by speaking for the first 6 months without having a dictionary open. Lol then i really studied hard and during those 5 years in korea, my korean improved drastically where i could speak with everyone. It took about 10 years for me to eventually reach fluency. Anyways, since it rook a lot of time, perhaps not so intelligent hahah
Camila Pontes É assim como todos nós temos que viver né. As vezes é difícil a ver as coisas boas no nosso redor, e só pensar nas coisas ruins. Para eu ficar alegre, eu precisava sempre pensar nas coisas boas que eu tinha na minha vida. Porque eu tinha pessoas que me amavam, ajudou muito eu não sentir falta de ser aceitado por o resto das pessoas. Isso foi importante pra mim. Valeu!
Sinta orgulho de suas origens e foca no lado bom da vida e das oportunidades que você tem. Saiba que eu sinto muito orgulho de pessoas como você e que sua história servirá de inspiração para muitos filhos da globalização. Fica em paz!
really great interview. thanks to all who participated.
The half-italian half-japanese is so beautiful. They're all wonderful people.
@James Jonathan I'm Portuguese 🇵🇹
@James Jonathan Why do u wanna know my age?
@James Jonathan Im older than you. Not interested in Snapchatting
Second hand embarrassment from this dude ^^ yikes 😬
@@aangel1203 totally 🤣
They're so cute! I enjoyed hearing their stories! And the boy in the middle his story warmed my heart!
All are so nice and friendly. Specially the Korean guy has such a soothing voice.
I’m half American half Syrian living in England since 15yo. All different countries and languages and everything but I understand _exactly_ what they’re talking about.