"People Don't Believe I'm Japanese" Mixed-Race in Japan

What's it like to be half-black and half-Japanese living in Japan? Marintia @MarintiaEiko was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and African father. She speaks Japanese fluently, but is seen as a foreigner in Japan and in her father's country Ghana.
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[@OrientalPearl]

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[@OtomoTenzi]

Times Square should be broadcasting your videos on all those giant billboards... Keep making your fellow Americans proud, gal!

[@SeenThisDoneThat]

"Its all about perspective" - You can choose to feel complimented or you can choose to feel insulted. Exactly! Go, Marintia. You've got a beautiful life ahead of you. 😊

[@aznboi1027]

She is a real one

[@FumesOfTheGods]

i love this mindset and i wish to adopt more of this thinking

[@ainzaida477]

She got a right mindset. She is not pessimist def! Like that bout her🥹

[@thechikuwa284]

Americans are so exclusive that they classify her as African. She just looks Asian. Dividing people into “white and non-white” proves how racist and undiverse America is.

[@diablo2815]

She is beautiful. Im biracial black/white and my wife is Korean. We have two teens who have a wonderful mix of all three. I wish her the best

[@Luofeng222]

Nice 😮

[@gahghag]

Tbh I don't find her beautiful outside, but she's got the positive vibe and seems fun to be around in a good way ofc

[@KH-bu7dm]

@@gahghagWell that’s your opinion and I think she’s beautiful.. I would like to see your picture before you judge her on her looks..

[@Crystantemum]

He (or she, theres nothing definitive in such a short comment) didn't judge her on her looks @@KH-bu7dm. He said "I don't find her beautiful..." Thats just a personal statement on her attractiveness. Its admittedly unnecessary but in totality he's saying outwardly she isn't his type but personality wise shes amazing. Now if he said "shes ugly" or "those looks kill a great personality" that would be judging. You've got admirable energy here man, just make sure you're using it in the right places 👍

[@sailorsteph610]

@@gahghagwhat was the purpose of saying this like actually what was your thought process?

[@leeroy110]

She's gorgeous but the fantastic positive attitude really is the cherry on top. Her parents have done a fantastic job.

[@Hawk999]

I love Marintia’s positive attitude.

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

Yes, she has an excellent, realistic attitude toward people and life. ++++++++++++++++ Unlike most Whites or other mixed/half's, she's Japanese and Ghanians and having spent, as she said, 70% of her time in Ghana, she KNOWS Japan is NOT as "racist" as most foreigners make it out to be. Because, as she said, she faces much more overt issues in Africa. There, they simply called her a "China girl." She reminded me of being calle "El Chino" in Mexico first time I went down to Mexico, years ago, in my high school days. Mexicans hardly knew, back then, of any other Asians, except Chinese. Former Strong Man of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, used to be called EL CHINO. Whether you're Lao, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Mongols, Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodian, Filipino... so long as they THOUGHT you "look" Asian, it's EL CHINO! I smiled when Mexican kids called me BRUCE LEE, in fact! There are DIFFERENT levels or degrees of every thing we face in life. We simply have to put them into better perspective. WHITE MEN (especially Christian Conservative White guys) in the USA --- who still dominate politics and many aspects of life in America ---- for example, are 100% sure they are the "most discriminated against," the "most persecuted" segment of the American population! Some POVs are 100% off... but we all --- rich, poor, black, white, asian, male, female, short, tall, fat, skinny, what-not --- face these issues all the time..... My brother, not Japanese but Asian... he's born and raised in San Diego. But he grew up crazy about Japanese anime since his toddler years in the 1990s; he majored Japanese in college and went on to live and teach in Japan the last 15 plus years. For all intents and purposes, he's as Japanese as any foreigner could be... if some random Japanese merely looked at some random pictures with him among other Japanese, it's impossible to ID him apart from them. But once they realized he's an America (Asian America), his high fluency in Japanese didn't matter. But the way the Japanese would ignore some of his colleagues, in outings... where a waitress may only speak to him, even if he's saying, "No, my friend here also speaks Japanese" (usually a White teacher colleague, he said).... again, we all face challenges in life, in all the societies and people we come in contact with. MARINTIA'S ATTITUDE, therefore, is the most healthy one....

[@whushaw]

Marintia's experience is uniquely her own and I like how she stays authentically herself no matter what happened in her life! 💜

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks Whushaw! I’m so glad you made it to the sudden premier today.

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

I love her positive attitude. This video is another interesting insight into life in Japan, thanks!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for always watching my new videos Nathan!

[@nfboogaard]

Marintia is sooo level headed, what an amazing lady! She has a bright future.

[@IdealSouls]

😊 AMEN 😊

[@bleromafia]

she must have elite genetics, she's so pretty 😭

[@jewel2022now]

😅

[@daRich_X]

The lady in the shop at 3:30 was so lovely.

[@monicab204]

You two had such a great vibe in this video and you both looked so lovely walking around chatting. Fun video!

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m so glad that you enjoyed it!

[@numatic1485]

I was in a dark place one time and this person told me "only you can make you angry" she's got it right.

[@MarintiaEiko]

Thanks so much for having me 🩵 this was so fun!!

[@OrientalPearl]

You have such a positive and bubbly personality. It was a pleasure to interview you. I hope we meet again soon.

[@richyakuoko2360]

Marintia and Pearl great interview!!

[@craigcreationz]

Nice to see you linked up with Marinthia❤

[@spikerztuber]

What a remarkable young lady! Thanks for introducing her!

[@maceysue2002]

Marintia!! I’m one of her husbands, er I mean subscribers 😂, love this collab! 😊

[@MarintiaEiko]

Love this 🤣🫶🏾🫶🏾

[@Itsobreezy]

half japanese and half african but she has an American accent?!? this lady has got it all!

[@DonRicky.]

Ghana's official language is English

[@GigiStar01]

​@@DonRicky.Yes, but they don't have an American accent. I've met Ghana's, and they have a distinct accent when speaking English.

[@jonathanaldecoa1099]

@@GigiStar01I’ve noticed a lot of younger people these days have an American accent. Perhaps it’s being on the internet at a young age and being exposed to American English.

[@GigiStar01]

@@jonathanaldecoa1099 You're probably right. I also think that she said on her channel that she lived in the States for a few years. Maybe for college.

[@GigiStar01]

@@jonathanaldecoa1099 On a similar note, I saw a news segment about American toddlers pronouncing certain words and phrases with a British accent due to Peppa Pig! 😅

[@wiladorm2439]

I think a lot of people will enjoy learning Japanese from Teacher Tommmy! You should do a video where Tommy “acts like” he doesn’t understand Japanese and you translate for him at restaurant or market, lol.

[@d.jensen5153]

I love Marintia's attitude! I grew up taking everything as a criticism. It did me absolutely no good.

[@RespectOthers1]

A great spotlight on another interesting individual. Happy to know Marintia is nicely settled in Tokyo with a bright future! :D

[@TheKenshin76]

I love these types of videos you do. The reaction vids are funny but the combination interview / reaction really keeps the flow going for me.

[@Kristen-kp6dh]

Thank you for introducing us to this wonderful and beautiful young woman. Keep up the great videos from Minnesota🙂

[@philipsutton2316]

'Chicken leg' lady is lovely. She has a very laid back personality and sees the good in everybody. Wonderful.

[@Techkey1]

I agree. That's actually a real thing I've heard it said as well lol. It means you have strong legs and meat on your bones lol. Many Japanese work on trying to get thinker thighs and behinds lol. It's good to think positive first even if such may not sound/seem so.

[@redhotyot111]

Love your videos 💕 and love this interview and her positivity and fun energy 🥰

[@lisahumphries3898]

Excellent perspective Marintia!

[@jimross7648]

This is great video, from your choice of location in framing appealing backgrounds. Of course the standout is Marintia who has great way of seeing and interacting with whatever environment she is in. Her personality just radiates positive vibes. The interactions you both had with various people showed how differently situations can be viewed, even by those involved. There were some truly comedic moments and profound operations and interactions. Moisturized hands is not a phrase one hears often. I really liked how this video show cased how interaction and engagement change when language abilities allow one to go beyond surface level communication.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching Jim. I hope you have a safe trip back to Canada today. I’d love to see you off to the airport, but I can’t get ahold of you on Instagram to know where to meet.

[@404notfound.....]

Your japanese lessons are paying off good for me! Great video!! 👍🏼🇨🇦

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m so glad it’s helping you!

[@miguimau]

Kudos to the lady in 3:00 . Marintia looks such a nice and positive young woman… Pretty name as well!!!!

[@exiiesaid8004]

Great vid Pearl! Keep the content coming, it's always super interesting learning about Japan and the people. Looking forward to the next one :)

[@OrientalPearl]

More interviews coming soon.

[@NewYorksFinest]

It's always great seeing these videos. Especially when you do these little interviews, and introduce us to others and seeing their experiences. 😁 Great stuff as always.

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m really glad you like the interviews. I like them much better than the reaction videos. I wish my viewers had the same interests as me.

[@Eveliinchen]

It must be so nice to be around Marintia. She's so positive minded. I love that! ❤

[@TheStuport]

LOVE this channel and always a blast to see you keeping The REAL in your REEL! I very much appreciated the background "musical part" that I first heard back in the day in the Sean Connery movies called "Rising Sun"! 😉 Cheers and MOO From Across The Pacific In COW-lumbus, Ohio👋

[@BeatOfAngelx]

She has an awesome mindset and she's funny as well, haha. Definitely subscribing to her! Great video once again!

[@OrientalPearl]

I'm glad you enjoyed this interview.

[@Passion84GodAlways]

Yay! I saw your YT shorts from this and am glad I can now watch it in its entirety! 🥳

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m glad you got to see both the short and long form of this video.

[@S1RLANC3]

I like her, really good energy to her and enjoyable content.

[@jayf4612]

This is really informative. I like her take on life as a mixed ethnicity in Japan or Ghana.

[@EthanLomas]

I loved the way she walked with such confidence - very Ghanaian

[@kendrickkx]

Great video. Thx for sharing there stories.

[@meredithheath5272]

This Channel is Awesome!!! And, she presents other Channel Hosts/ influencers, as well, to help them out!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you! More videos like these coming soon.

[@bettydavis7359]

You both have such positive attitudes. Beautiful vlog😊

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much 😊

[@808vws8]

The Hapa girl has a beautiful heart&perspective on ppl/life. I’m half Japanese&Portugese guy from Hawaii. So I can relate to the hapa girl from Ghana 100%. Who cares if a Japanese person assumes your a bakatare gaigin...once they understand that you understand what there saying it goes in 1 of 2 directions. The rest is up to you. Much luv&respect from Hawaii🤙🏽

[@kimberly_happiness]

She's really a beautiful person inside and out you can tell❤

[@Curly3373]

I do prefer these interview videos! Well done!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

I greatly prefer making these videos, but the audience doesn’t like them. Look at the views. 😆 ouch

[@breezeh1127]

I love how open and understanding she is to know her mixed ethnicity might raise eyebrows or questions because the area is not used to the mix of people. ❤ She is not upset and seems very relaxed and accepting and understanding.

[@SLee-vc9gd]

I'm from the U.S., Pennsylvania specifically. She reminds me of what my oldest granddaughter may look like at her age.🥰 When she was little, people asked us if she had some sort of Asian heritage but I'm 1/2 black & 1/2 white. My daughter, her mother, is mixed also but my granddaughter's dad is full black. My daughter and I have actually had people argue us down that we were Puerto Rican and my son (who has a different father) is a bit more brown with soft curly hair and everyone always thinks he's Dominican lol. Our area has a multi heritage(?🤷🏽‍♀️) Hispanic population so it makes sense lol.

[@laurenh6668]

This was the coolest collab, I love both of your channels! 😁

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you Lauren! I’m glad you liked this collab.

[@lila2986]

Thank you for great advice earlier. My Spanish definitely got better. And some other languages come handy to have better experiences. Today I met 3 French Canadians and it was the best.

[@bre_me]

Oh wow I remember watching one of her videos a long time ago, so this was a pleasant surprise!

[@lassam333]

So interesting to learn different perspectives about living as a "foreigner" in Japan. Amazing that the one lady thought that Marintia was actually Japanese. Maybe the fact that Marintia lived most of her life in Ghana, makes it easier for her to be used to some people thinking that she's a foreigner.

[@MrAngV]

Great video. Thanks! To Marintia: You have such a great attitude. You are a great role model for young women.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much!

[@johnnydahbur4042]

i love the videoss always so fun to watch it !!

[@rowleyma]

Thanks for the interesting video!

[@dominique2o06]

This was a fun video and it's good to see someone "hafu" seeming to be positive and taken things how they come. It's crazy how I was wondering all video why they were speaking Chinese in the intro on a Japanese video. I realized I shouldn't be so hard on myself for being bad at all the languages I've wanted to learn because I can understand some Spanish Japanese French Korean Chinese. But of course I should definitely study more. I'll be back now that I see you also teach Japanese ❤️

[@Sabin41]

I really like these videos and seeing the perspective of other people.

[@BrassMtn]

She is so pretty! That is a very awesome heritage! More power to her, I hope she lives a full and happy life!

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Nice and thanks for sharing 😎👍 I will show this to all my Weeb friends who don't get out much at all.

[@Saltail]

I love Marintia's attitude towards life. Just rolling with the punches and never letting others get her down, it's quite the attitude to strive for

[@teralmiles]

Brilliant video ladies. Loved the coffee guy. 😂 Greetings from Paphos, Cyprus. ❤

[@OrientalPearl]

Sending love from Japan to Cyprus.

[@7Tempest_]

This was fun to watch

[@markchristopher9515]

You two have such fresh personalities. You both have beautiful skin. Must be the climate.

[@OrientalPearl]

I appreciate that.

[@KhrisOsaurusTTV]

Very interesting how people from Ghana think she's fully Asian, but then in Japan they think she is a foreigner! 😆😆

[@DonRicky.]

Not really that unusual since Japanese make up almost 98 percent of Japan and another percent are Asian, probably similar statistics in Ghana's black population. Only found 1 static that said 98 percent are African, but from different tribes.

[@RedRoses-bee]

This is absolutely Amazing ✨️✨️💕

[@ms.laterholmes2890]

Love the time and energy,you put into your channel…. and I have to say, loving the leather outfit fabulous🖤🔥

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much!! I’m glad you appreciate the channel.

[@kanealoha]

What a great video!!!

[@TheworldiseffdUP]

Ok Anming....another wonderful video as usual.....your language skills are exceptional. Marintia is a humble and charming girl, her English sounds more like she's from America, she has that twang...LOL. Congrats on 1.12 million subscribers! 🥰

[@cdholmes3337]

I really enjoyed this video beautiful Queens. I love Marintia's bubbly personality and Outlook on life and will be subscribing to both accounts.

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww, that’s so sweet of you.

[@cdholmes3337]

@@OrientalPearl Thank You! 🥰

[@ccbowers]

The initial surprise is understandable in a less diverse country. The difficulty comes if the person cannot adjust and keeps othering the individual.

[@timothyodonnell8591]

I love this series of interviews with non-Japanese living in Japan. More, please!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks! More coming soon.

[@shirlynb148]

Beautiful mix as are most, could be a model. My Grandchildren are “mixed” with white Afros and blue eyes. I wish here in America we are taught more languages early on. We now have Emersion School so 1/2 days in English and 1/2 in Chinese or Spanish.

[@dreadogastusf3548]

0:31 The gentleman is happy to touch the hands of two beautiful ladies. 3:23 Bless that cashier. She might be jivin' but she's treating Marintia like another Japanese. 5:43 "I don't think about it too much." Yeah, why waste time on some trivial thing that happens all the time. 8:48 So the gentleman was so outgoing because he was Chinese instead of Japanese... Ooopps! Taiwanese. 12:04 See you there, Marintia.

[@janinesheedy8432]

I like her great attitude! She’s gorgeous whatever the parents are 🤓

[@rubyrose7858]

I love her positivity! I want to think positively like her too especially since everyday I feel a bit upset/nervous being a haafu in Japan. I will do my best because I want to enjoy life too! :D

[@kongo289]

Dope video ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ACIDBURN6661]

You edit these videos on speakers don't you? lol I right ear loved the interview portions :)

[@OrientalPearl]

Gotta accept the imperfections 😀

[@ACIDBURN6661]

@@OrientalPearl Oh wow! a reply! Imperfections or not, great content :)

[@curbyourshi1056]

Halfway in, this video is completely adorable so far. Finished, completely adorable.

[@user-ch1nn6wf8r]

Go Teacher Tommy! LOL! You guys are awesome.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching until the very end!

[@zacharikurbah6358]

This is amazing

[@rachelherrera5867]

She's gorgeous and has a great personality!

[@paulwalther5237]

She’s so pretty 😮. Part of me gets mad when people have a super positive attitude and don’t let being stereotyped bother them. And of course part of me realizes I need to make adjustments so I’m the same way. She has a great attitude towards being a minority in Japan. I want to be more like that.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for watching Paul. She is super pretty.

[@chimenewihardja8284]

because you don’t look Japanese when people saying you’re half korean and half Indonesian it’s just learning the language

[@johnnyalegria]

Great video! Enjoyed so much!

[@OrientalPearl]

Glad you enjoyed it! I hope you subscribed.

[@johnnyalegria]

@@OrientalPearl been subscribed long time! Keep up the great videos!

[@MrTraveller.]

Great unique content

[@SailorYuki]

Marintia looks like she could be from Okinawa though. But then again, the racial bias Japanese have against anyone with anything but snow white skin is well known. It isn't just the forigners, it's the native people too. Sure, some are truly racists, but I think most just lack the awareness and introduction to others. It's also a cultural thing of "everyone must be the same", so if you stick out in any way you'll be judged as a disturber of the peace. It would be interesting to hear what the Japanese say about this. MAybe interview Japanese relatives of halfs and see if their biases have changed.

[@quillclock]

she looks Hmong to me. i grew up with a lot of Hmong kids. if she was around where I live the Hmong ppl would assume shes just one of them. beautiful humans everywhere.

[@yo2trader539]

You obviously don't know anybody from Okinawa.

[@amberallen4181]

❤ Love your channel

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww, thank means a lot to me.

[@AntoinePiruleiro]

wow so cute mix!

[@melinda_coffee_nerd]

Love watching this!

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m really glad that you liked it.

[@richards.hawkins]

Thanks!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much! This really means a lot. I enjoyed making this video so much even if most subscribers didn’t. Thanks for supporting me.

[@gram87bs]

What I find interesting about mixed races Asians is that when they are in their home country, the people there don’t readily visually see Asian. But as an American with no Asian ancestry looking at her I automatically see Asian, regardless of the black.

[@oh.s]

Monoracial people often notice traits that do not align with their own. Like, when it comes to Blasians (half black + half Asian), monoracial Asians will often notice their more black features, even if a Blasian has mostly Asian features, before noticing those Asian features.

[@user-sn6hd4kg6b]

Please visit Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and India! These are also major countries in Asia and are amazing especially Sri Lanka and Bhutan!

[@TheNamesRyan]

I love how so many people from Ghana are appearing on the internet speaking multiple languages. I'm glad I learned a bit of Twi a long time ago thanks to Laoshu 😅

[@OrientalPearl]

It’s cool right!

[@micky482]

My goodness, she’s a stunner.

[@user-ec6fo8xd3x]

today it's almost normal for people from different countries to meet and love each other and have children, so hey normal. live your life that counts.😃

[@Tibolt-hc1xk]

She is very pretty so everything is fine. 🥰

[@ianwollstein8974]

Wow… you two are so poised… go both of you and change the world 🤓❤️

[@driesverhaag8955]

please balance the audio of some of the clips, some clips feel awkward because of the lack of panning and loud music. setting the mic to mono would already be amazing

[@daRich_X]

Haha and the guy at 9:00 - so outgoing! lol ... he was a bit fun, huh?

[@mariab8711]

❤😊 she's so positive.

[@yzleong]

You both are beautiful ! I am Romanian, Moroccan, Russian it’s a crazy mix.

[@Tounsia-kz1vz]

I really wonder how you look like 😮

[@yzleong]

@@Tounsia-kz1vz I look more Moroccan than I do then everywhere else

[@Tounsia-kz1vz]

@@yzleong Do you live in Morocco?

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww, thank you!

[@GonnaBeMaay]

He was low key flirting with her too... don't blame him lol

[@EthanLomas]

I doubt that was low key in Japan lol

[@SP-yl1qz]

Alissa, haven't you already released this video a couple of months ago, or did you include her in one of your other vids; it seems familiar that's all?

[@AVsToes]

Admire you anming thank you for learning these languages ❤❤