Why Japan Won't Accept Mixed-Race

[@OrientalPearl]

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[@TkyoSam]

That guy Tommy has a sweet ass😊

[@nowintroducinghertome]

Hey baby here's a tip... Turn off your chat. Let us speculate. It will give you more views out of frustration we can't put our two sense in. It's better honey. They just be bumping gums anyways.. I'm open and equal opportunity. That's why I married black. So I can defy my parents and their parents before me. All my Italian and Irish mob family are turning in their graves over me. Sorry for any hate you received. I'd love to say Jesus Christ in all languages.. 👋🤝

[@jagbrit3723]

Do discrimination against blacks in Merikkka next...

[@ionsmasker8397]

Interestingly, in Japan black people are considered less attractive, while in Europe black people are considered more attractive than white people. I think it's a matter of cultural conditions.

[@Amazon820]

She said My mum is Japanese and my dad is black not even identified of where he is from. That's discrimination right there from her.

[@eduardochiba8699]

I am half Japanese in Brazil. A country everybody is half something! Even though, I have never felt completely accepted in my own country. It's a problem when you are a teenager, but when you get a little older you realize that there's power in it. Nowadays I really love being what I am.

[@Truthtellerhere666]

Well, in Japan nobody is half. Pure race. Don't compare Brazil to Japan.

[@davidribeiro5254]

@@Truthtellerhere666 "pure race" 🙄

[@eduardochiba8699]

@@Truthtellerhere666 that's my point. In a country where nobody is "pure race" I felt the pressure, I can't even imagine what these Hafus have been through in Japan.

[@wangdulu]

No, 49% of Brazil are white

[@GM-sr3oe]

Olhando pra trás na minha época na escola aqui no Brasil eu vejo como existe MUITA discriminação num país que é todo misturado e isso é tão triste.. mostra que nenhum lugar do mundo está preparado pra lidar com algo tão natural que é a miscigenação.

[@budo300]

The carriage guy was really cool

[@OrientalPearl]

Yeah, we were lucky to meet him.

[@RedEyedDRAG00N]

​@@OrientalPearl You might wanna stop trying to diversify Japan..diversity is not their strength.

[@CoquitingLifeRn]

@@RedEyedDRAG00N🤨 how is she trying to diversify it?? the women she's with is of there??

[@tojestmojezycie]

@@RedEyedDRAG00N uh?

[@NWDestroy]

i wonder if he had a name that signified his unpure *attitude*

[@trekon2023]

Don't worry mixed kids, many of us who are not mixed don't necessarily feel like we fit in with the people who look like us. Life is really about finding friends who share your values.

[@thomaslawrence4695]

exactly

[@danielpenso6815]

Best comment on here! Finding good friends regardless of the background can be challenging.

[@9duckman9]

Completely white person. I don't fit in with most people, regardless of the colour of their skin or background, but especially white people...

[@WarsawSpaceProgramme]

as a 100% white person ideologically agreeing with you i think u r wrong. totally different kind of thing.

[@breeparker5372]

​​@@WarsawSpaceProgramme I totally agree with you. This is such a victimhood, woes is me comment. What is happening to these people in japan is racism, not being a weirdo like op probably is. The apathy, self-centredness and lack of self awareness OP must have to think this comment was worth posting smh.

[@KB-ql8cx]

It’s such a foreign concept to me. I was raised in the military and now live in a huge city with a lot of ethnicities so I wouldn’t think twice if I met these folks. It’s got to be super tough for them. Educating people with your videos is great. I’m enjoying this.

[@GlennTheSadMarinersFan]

Same. Lived on or worked on the same base for about 40 years. Sheltered type of life I guess. Maybe not as many ethnicities as you maybe but really mixed.

[@yo2trader539]

If you saw them on the streets, would you consider them to be Japanese? Nobody would.

[@RichardStrong86]

@@yo2trader539 That's partly because Japan is so ethno-homogenised. I would have no issue at all if someone non-white said they were English for example. But I'd be curious if someone from Japan would think that though.

[@20tea]

Japan definitely is amazing, but is slow to accept people into society that are not considered traditionally Japanese. The United States is still considered to have issues all well, but Japan is just beginning to experience and adjust to diversity while trying to understand what it means to be 'Japanese '.

[@sweetsourorange]

@@yo2trader539I would-

[@alexgravenor]

Thank you for telling part of their stories. The only way to work on these problems is to talk about them

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m glad you liked this video!

[@TerrenceSanders-c1s]

It can not be a legitimate conversation if some racists think they can not be racists.

[@szewei85]

Black Lives Matter haha and i glad OP still friends with Mr Afro here haha

[@spikey420]

​@@szewei85 mr afro.. you might not realise but that can be seen as racist

[@szewei85]

@@spikey420 haha what I always thought Afro is less a slur than the N word

[@toasttime9266]

I noticed most travel vloggers are quick to call out racism from Americans, but will constantly defend and/or make excuses for racism in other countries. I really hate how much we like to ignore the progress we've made here in America. I'm a black woman, I live in Georgia, and while I have experienced racism, those experiences tend to be quite rare for me. I grew up with many white friends, and I know many other blacks who have many white friends. Racist people for me are more of a rare gem. I usually only see them on social media, or TV, where the story is usually exaggerated, or twisted for propaganda purposes (divide and conquer.) However, the stories I've heard about racism in other countries sound like total nightmares compared to America. I heard Africans were treated extremely bad in China during covid, and I never once heard any travel vlogger call them out for it. In fact, so few people were talking about it that I didn't know it was happening until an African friend told me. But those same vloggers who ignored this issue were quick to call out the Asian hate from Americans during covid (rightfully so!) But other countries always seem to get a pass. We say things like 'oh its just their culture' or 'they don't know any better.' But even though America is one of the few countries to have the most progress & unity regarding race. We seem to be the only country who gets crapped on for being a "racist country" while giving these other countries who seem far more racist and xenophobic, pass after pass. Please give America our flowers while we're still here. P.s. this isn't to hate on travel vloggers. These guys are amazing. And bring much unity through education. I just wanted to point out the biases here.

[@RenzoCalrizian]

Totally agree. That is what I notice, the travel bloggers highlight racism in America, but make excuses for it in other countries & regions. "Oh... the Japanese are just not used to seeing other races". Truth is.. it involves blatant racism. My mom is half black and Japanese and experienced a great deal of racism in Japanese schools systems. She was spit on, slapped, called "black monkey" and "black devil". Sometimes she would find utensils used for cleaning toilets on her desk. She literally experienced something of this nature every single day. What is revealing is that when she moved to the U.S., and entered the American school system the racist bullying stopped completely. She does not stand out like a sore thumb in the U.S. This alludes to what you are saying. People outside the U.S. have an idea in their heads that all racism starts and ends in America. While ignoring their own countries historic & current racism and marginalization of non whites. Brazilians and Europeans are notorious for this. They always say things like "Americans are obsessed with race". "We don't have race here only different cultures". Truth is there is a lot racism and discrimination of blacks in Brazil and European countries. One thing they never mention is that the U.S. has made a lot of progress on racial fronts. Americans are just proactive in acknowledging and addressing racism. Which is why the U.S. offers exponentially more opportunities for black people than any other country. Despite the historic racism. A black person can realistically conceive of being the president in the U.S. How many European countries can claim this?

[@toasttime9266]

@@RenzoCalrizian Thank you so much for sharing your story. Hopefully after reading it, people will know how serious of a problem this is. I'm sure your mom's experience is more common than we'd like to believe. Do you remember that one black woman in China who had to turn to the Internet for help after being punched in the face? Do you remember people making videos about the no blacks allowed clubs in Korea and how gentle travel vloggers were when they'd speak of it? The excuses they'd make for them? Hopefully people will become bold enough to call this stuff out without the kid gloves in the future. I really do enjoy travel vlogs. But I had to stop watching them for a while because all the biased identity politics and "America bad" but the rest of the world is "still learning" talking points plaguing the community, was starting to drive me insane. I'm really glad your mom is in a better place. God bless you both!🙏

[@sharaswitala6296]

I live in ca but travel and see and experience racism everyday

[@sharaswitala6296]

People all need to be educated about hidden

[@hexogen8513]

The whole world doesn't have to be a melting pot. If countries don't want to promote dilution it is not wrong to defend full-blood lineage.

[@J.Dr.]

Aaliyah and Takeshi should come to Hawaii. Most everyone is mixed with some sort of Asian or other Pacific Islander. I am biased because it is home, but come here, it's great!

[@OrientalPearl]

This is true. Hawaii is very unique.

[@JamieBar]

Plus Hawaii has connections to Japan via history and immigration

[@stevejames9531]

Hear about the very Antiwhite culture promoted in Hawaii. It's all about the hate and bigoty from none whites communities there. Meanwhile white get beaten down if they dare speak up to the injustice exclusion because of skin color!

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

Yeah Hawaii has a economic issue and it’s already being invaded by many foreigners. The price of living is expensive and jobs are not really booming there if I’m not correct.

[@allysaurus96]

​@nashambenyisrael7689 you're right. Any video I've watched on Hawaii over the past few years has shown locals talking about how they wish tourists would stop buying vacation homes there. The cost of living has gone way up because of tourism and its caused many families to lose their homes even with multiple jobs.

[@TravelsWithTony]

Much respect Aaliyah for speaking so honestly about the struggles that mixed kids go through. Our kids experienced so much of this in the US. I’m American and my wife is Persian. And even though the boys grew up in Seattle they were often seen as “other”. Lack of knowledge, lack of humanity. Stay strong and hopefully avenues like this video may open up and more people in both places will become more open to you and others like you.

[@TravelsWithTony]

@CEOOFRACISM390but the people she interviewed ARE Japanese. No one says they have to be friends but it’s important to accept that they are, in fact, Japanese. And not to reject them just because they don’t look the same. They would not act this way to so someone who looked Japanese, as was evident with the comments from the rickshaw driver.

[@TravelsWithTony]

@CEOOFRACISM390fair point and xenophobia is widespread. It’s a sad thing and generally without foundation. Again, I think if this video opens a few hearts and minds then it has been worth the effort. And for people like Aaliyah it reminds her that even if she is ignored in her own home country there are others around the world who share her predicament and can be allies.

[@TravelsWithTony]

@CEOOFRACISM390and your English is perfectly fine. What is your first language if I may ask ?

[@TravelsWithTony]

and you@CEOOFRACISM390

[@kellymoses8566]

Persians look very white.

[@Reallyct]

I’m black and korean and grew up in America. I totally get the feeling of not belonging anywhere. And I also went to school with kids mixed with Asian and white and no shade against them, but theyre experience and my experience was definitely different. They were more accepted and included than I was. and I will never forget this older, Korean lady just stared at me for the longest time like I was a two headed monster 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@judywalter9412]

Black? Or mixed? Lol…

[@KimNeville-vr8hn]

​@@judywalter9412 None of your business

[@judywalter9412]

@@KimNeville-vr8hn wasn’t asking you, sub human

[@dhsf5937]

Are you mixed or are you korean by nationality?

[@Reallyct]

@@dhsf5937 I’m mixed with black and Korean

[@jaredf6205]

Congrats on 1 million!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much!

[@arbonneladyTN]

@@OrientalPearlEXCITED for you!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@szewei85]

Woohoo

[@snazzydrew]

repeating "your japanese is also good" back to them is such a POWER MOVE! 🤣🤣😂

[@EricaEarth]

that famous black Japanese tennis player now identifies as black. I guess Japanese are not advance and smart enough not to be racist.

[@havocthehobbit]

also asking them "are you Japanese and were born here"

[@girlygal098]

I loved that! 😉

[@katzen_man]

half japanese

[@inevski]

Whole Japanese and dual heritage

[@ramrunsfast]

It's great your bringing light to this situation. I remember teaching a Japanese girl in Brazil English and her telling me stories that just because she didn't look like the other Japanese kids she used to get bullied a lot. She eventually ended up transferring to a Brazilian school in Japan where there were mixed kids and then eventually moved to Brazil as her mother is from there.

[@OblivionYK]

I hope she's having a great life. (You as well)

[@CodeDusq1]

It’s sad when people judge you based on your looks rather than who you truly are, which can make one feel alienated. It just goes to show as a harsh reminder of how hollow and narrow-minded society can be

[@LetThatStuffGo]

You are not wrong. Unfortunately, that is what most of us silly humans do. I try not to for years simply from being a fan of Marvel's X-Men comic book characters. 😇🍸

[@CodeDusq1]

@@LetThatStuffGoNice! I’m a Marvel fan too, and also DC. I’m really looking forward to the new Deadpool/Wolverine movie.

[@sargfowler9603]

It is unfortunate, but sadly some people don't want to fit into society and alienate themselves with a different culture/outlook on life. I know OrientalPearl has fitted in and observes Japanese culture, speaks the language, etc. In the UK, there are ALOT of people who do not wish to have anything to do with British culture or language.

[@TheHiobs]

Its Impossible to judge with No further information other than how someone looks, Theres nothing wrong or sad about it.

[@gloriaa.garcia3985]

I hear Asians are very racist against Blacks, don't know if that's true.

[@JohnSayasavanh]

My mom is half French and half Lao. I heard many stories from her growing up in Laos and how people treated her and her siblings. The majority from what she told me was positive. The funny thing is, she only speaks Lao...and basic English since moving to America. I remember going to some stores and people asked if I was adopted since I didn't look like my mom 😂

[@johng1634]

Yeah in SE Asia if you're half-white you're admired.

[@orestes67]

Yup. I’m half Puerto Rican and half black and born in the USA. I look more Puerto Rican but I didn’t learn Spanish until I was older. I feel this to my core.

[@50PlusSelfcareJourney]

I lived in Japan twice as a young woman and was often mistaken as Japanese and Black, and although I caught some discrimination sometimes as a gaijin, I actually was treated better than some of the half-white and white gaijin who lived and worked there as well. Some restaurants wouldn't let them in but would let me in, etc. I know some things have changed and maybe gotten worse, and I plan to see for myself soon after over 30 years away, but these old Japanese looking at you that way are about my age now, and I know I still have some really good friends from the 70s, 80s and 90s, so I think we need to dig some more into their attitudes, what's going on, and all of that. The young woman you interviewed hurt my heart. I hate seeing people go through these things anywhere, here in the States, over there, anywhere. Her pain was palpable. It's past time for her heart - for their hearts - to be given space to feel like they belong in their own country, and maybe some of that is just a generation gap in understanding (which we have here as well.) Experiences will be different individually no matter where you are, but I think things can be improved. Thank you for a very real video, and sending Love. You girls make me think of my daughters. 🥰

[@zengrath]

The thing is. nice racism is still racism. One thing I've noticed expecially in places normally used to dealing with foreigners is they can also be overly nice to you because your not Japanese and go out of their way to say things in a certain way that they wouldn't to another Japanese. This can become annoying with time, expecially when you are Japanese and just look different or been living their most your life. You just want to be treated like them, not different because you look different. on one hand i can understand the need to take extra care of someone who you believe is a tourist in order who help your country economy and keep tourists coming back, but then there is the other side for non-tourists who are always treated like a tourist and that's not good either. Here in USA or most western countries, we don't initialize a conversation based on someone's race. I would never speak to an Asian or a white person or any other race differently based on how they look, essentially i assume they are native until it's clear otherwise, for example them not knowing how to speak English, then you adapt. This is something Japan needs to learn if they want to ever fix racism in Japan, to stop assuming based on race that someone of that race is bad, or won't know Japanese, or won't know the culture, you first talk like normal then adjust based on how that person reacts, if they talk fluently in Japanese and appear to follow the culture then you treat them as you do anyone else. but even Japanese natives who don't look Japanese are forever treated differently and that's sad. it's racism, even if it's "Nice" interactions it's still racism.

[@50PlusSelfcareJourney]

@@zengrath Most of that I agree with, except for the statement that, here in the US, “we don’t initiate conversations based on race”. That depends on where you live. This happens all the time where I live, people making assumptions, asking questions about race and ACTING on them, doing sometimes outright nasty things just because of how we look even though we have been here generations and some of us are indigenous and they are not. True, “nice racism” is still racism, but the bigger point is that there needs to be conscious work on understanding motivations, changing mindsets, and changing one’s own responses. We live in the USA and still get treated as if we don’t belong. Yes, more work needs to be done. Age old story. It’s worth it to keep working on it.

[@zengrath]

@@50PlusSelfcareJourney the difference is, 99% of people in USA don't, yes you have those minority of extremists views and hateful people but i don't know anyone in real life who talks to anyone differently at their place of work due to race. I've never witnessed in my entire life an employee of a fast food place or any other business talk and behave differently to someone based on race. But in Japan it's mostly the opposite and it's often more "nice" then "negative" racism but it's still racism. They simply almost always treat you differently then they would a fellow Japanese looking person. And as far as work environments in USA, i've always worked in open companies who have a huge variation of races of co-workers and i have also never once experienced discrimination or seen anyone treated differently based on race. You hear about it on the news but again it's a very small percent of bad situations that can occur, unlike in Japan if your a foreigner you 100% will be discriminated in your work place, you will not get same opportunities and ill not be treated the same in almost all situations. At my job the majority of our bosses or leadership isn't white, they are black, Latino, Asian, and many other races and it's completely normal. their race isn't even remotely something i think about when interacting with them. We also don't interact with customers in any special way based on race, if we did surely we would be fired in a second.

[@50PlusSelfcareJourney]

@@zengrath 99% is a gross overstatement, although I appreciate your optimism. Where do you live? More like 60%. And if people are watching what is happening in politics and the news, it’s obvious that 99% is no where close. I can give you specific instances just from this past month. But in any case, we are having a great discussion that, actually, is being had elsewhere in depth, and it is an important one. (I just have to go be a busy Mom on a Saturday for now.)

[@zengrath]

@@50PlusSelfcareJourney The news isn't real life. I live in Florida in Orlando area. The news would make you believe every time a hurricane comes through Florida that we are absolutely devastated, they only show footage of a few small area's of trailer parks or in very flood prone areas when in reality 99% of Floridians didn't really have any damage at all or any issue. that's how media works, they sensualize the negative minority of issues going on because that's what gets them ratings, if they keep putting fear into their viewers and keep them glued to the screens then their ratings go up. you never hear media say anything positive anymore. I used to when i was younger test the media but seeing if they make any mention of an amazing new discovery in science, a discovery that could greatly benefit our lives, or save lives, or cure a disease, and when i would see a new major innovation i'd tune into the news to see if they ever mentioned it, and they never do. This is news far more important then focusing on some murder in a random town in the country or other crimes because that's more sensualizing then positive news. I just simply have not seen racism in professional environments in USA. I know racism exists among people in private conversations, I've seen it. I knew a guy once who always talks about how much he hated black people and avoided him at all costs, i wanted nothing to do with him, and i made sure anyone who talked to him knew my stance on how i feel about him and the type of person he is. but he didn't work in a professional job environment, he couldn't, he would never last long in any real job where he has to interact with customers. I also lived in a rural area for a few years where half the town was the white people and half town was black, i couldn't believe such a thing still existed in our country, yet when it came to business, racism just wasn't a thing that i've ever seen or experienced. It's among people privately where racism is still sadly an issue in our country and luckily they are a minority.

[@christopherturco197]

I'm really enjoying this series of interviews. I'm fascinated hearing about Aaliyah's experiences in the US as well as in Japan. As someone who lived in Hawaii for more than 20 years, I wonder what her reaction would be to spending time there as opposed to the mainland US. There are so many people of mixed ancestry in Hawaii that I believe her experience would be so much better there. I suspect she would find greater acceptance, not only as someone of mixed heritage, but also as a Japanese. People there would celebrate her unique life experience, and she would feel more like it was a place that she could fit in.🗾🎎👘⛩🏝🌺

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m go glad that you’re enjoying these interviews as much as I am.

[@domdinocapuccino]

The fact that she describes her mum by nationality and dad by colour tells you how this stuff works.

[@janeaki100]

I was thinking the same

[@taekim2378]

The way she speaks English, I’m guessing her father is American, which kind of explains why she calls him “black.”

[@BlindTom61]

Hawaii would probably be the best choice. I lived in Tokyo for 20 years. I taught at Tonjo and worked for NHK. I love Japan, but if you are, or look like a gaijin, it is difficult.

[@OrientalPearl]

Hawaii is a beautiful place too on top of all that.

[@CoPoint]

I dimly remember having seen a Japanese movie (original with subtitles), quite a while ago - the film in general hasn't left any lasting impression on me (couldn't really tell you what it was about), but I clearly recall a part about one decidedly not-Japanese-looking guy almost monologing to his friends for a few minutes, in perfect Japanese, roughly to the gist of "I'm born in Japan, I grew up in Japan, I've lived here all my f'in life, but to every Japanese ever I meet, I'll for all eternity be a 'gaijin' - and I _HATE_ it..."

[@chelseakristine2766]

The answer to racism is never colonization. And considering the fact that even being a tourist in Hawaii has become extremely problematic for the natives then maybe suggesting to non native Hawaiians to go live in Hawaii is a horrible answer. The continental United States is too far gone after centuries of colonization and Zionism but tiny islands like Hawaii are taking the biggest hits from these acts of aggression. (This comment meant to be a polite way to educate so we can all move forward in a more empathetic way using critical thinking and personal growth)

[@omgbuffy2276]

​@@chelseakristine2766Zionism is self determination for Jews and the right to a homeland. Do you want Jews to always be the hated strangers? Tossed from country to country? There's artifacts proving Jews have always been in Israel. We never left.

[@cortekay6663]

@@chelseakristine2766 I don’t think that isolation is the “answer to racism”. I’d also suggest that there is an important distinction between actual colonization and a person moving to a different country. Conflating the two does a disservice to really understanding the negative impact that the practice of colonialism had on communities and cultures that were colonized. I’m certain that the people in the forum who suggested Hawaii as an option for a new home were truly being empathetic and trying to suggest a place where the people in the video could feel more accepted, as they both felt isolated at times

[@paxwallace8324]

Belonging is a powerful two edged sword that cuts both ways unlike a Katana. When the Culture that gave you your childhood rejects you it leaves you homeless because when you travel to other cultures you still eventually miss the familiarity of home. It makes you seek that more enlightened part of yourself and appreciate that aspect in others all the more.💟☯️🕉️

[@serpentine_storm]

Your "aged wise sensei who always speaks in idioms" imitation is just a Hollywood stereotype. No one actually talks like that. You are aware of that, right? If not, you have a long road ahead of you, paved with embarrassment as plentiful as the sakura blossoms in the early spring.

[@hananokuni2580]

​@@serpentine_stormOutside of the very educated Japanese who use _yoji-jukugo_ (四字熟語) and proverbs in their daily speech, almost all Japanese use whatever daily speech is used in their immediate location and may know only the most popular _yoji-jukugo_ like 肉食女子 and 草食男子, meaning "carnivore girl" and herbivore boy" respectively.

[@dabordietrying]

​@@serpentine_storm yo calm down my guy. it was just some poetry, no need to get uspet. and yes, people do actually do write poetry and do creative writing in the real world lmao

[@thor498]

Katana aren't two edged

[@dabordietrying]

@@thor498 uh, yeah they said "unlike a katana"

[@julianolan2860]

Fabulous work as a child from suburban Australia going to Italian primary school, living in Greece and also attending at another time, a British education school. I returned to Australia fluent in Italian, strong in Greek and French with a British accent to cut paper and a great knowledge of English kings exposed to the whole gamut of the art and architecture of the Western cannon. In art history I could give a virtual tour of the Acropolis. Australian culture and attitudes meant hell for one such as I was. I celebrate your work and look forward to seeing your videos. ❤️

[@mufuliramark]

I've been keeping an eye on your subs for the past wee while and have just noticed that your on 1.3 M. Well done, you go girl.

[@OrientalPearl]

Ha ham almost. It’s actually 1.03M. Maybe we’ll get to 1.3M by the end of the year.

[@mufuliramark]

@@OrientalPearl my bad, but you’ll be there in no time. you got this! “2 MILL HERE WE COME” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻

[@WolfRun59]

Even being full blooded Japanese but raised in America gets weird when you go to Japan. You’re always asked where you’re from in the US but the majority of the people in Japan don’t accept you as being Japanese. Being bi-racial would just make it so much more difficult. Wow, being born and raised there and still experiencing discrimination? Sucks.

[@irishock]

Aint no way its worse than being asian in america

[@trvpmusic2569]

​@@ElwynnForest wtf ? You're not even Chinese and you're American why did they just assault you? Smh they claim everyone is WOKE and attacking them when they are natural aggressors

[@poopkljok8342]

Japanese, Chinese and Koreans all hate overseas Japanese, Chinese and Koreans alike.😂

[@kozmickitsuneame]

​@@ElwynnForest has someone who is experiencing something very similar. I know that feeling all too well. I have quite literally had people outright dismiss me while connecting themselves to something that they have less connection to than I do lol. 😮

[@SchmulKrieger]

Because you are American. Socialisation plays a huge role, though. Nobody in Germany would accept that people in the USA who have German ancestry are Germans, no they are Americans with German ancestry.

[@gabriella5807]

When you are mixed it's like being told to pick a side constantly when in reality you just are both. People always want to box others into categories (be it race or other characteristics). Why is it difficult for some to just see the other for who they are based on ones experiences in life versus letting assumptions rule their views? Let's remember to pause and listen to what the other is saying to understand where they are coming from versus thinking you know what/who they are; we will never know unless we listen. Our relationships are in constant motion just as we are in our journey to grow and learn from one another. We need to be open to the multiple possibilities this life will show us and appreciate every moment we are able to build a new connection through a relationship and expand our views.

[@very-good-very-fair]

someone who is not like this will never be fully trusted

[@megdiffely2692]

I am half Japanese. My mom is from Kobe Japan. My grandfather lives in a small town called Tarumi. Everytime we go back we always get stared at or if I speak Japanese its a huge shock. My grandfathers new neighbor acts like a huge karen towards us due to us being foreigners. I always love these videos cause I dont feel alone

[@ronitschwartz68]

I am sorry that you are treated that way.

[@tero8746]

I don't understand why skin color makes people assume different things. I never have. There is beauty in all humans, no matter what the skintone is. We all look the same inside, it doesn't matter what color the first layer is. I love your channel, keep up the good work and show people that being different is not a bad thing.

[@jarrodhall3686]

i DoNt SeE cOLoR

[@tero8746]

I had to google what you meant. I'm old. I do see color and understand the struggle that people go through because of racism. I just don't understand where it all comes from, why people have to box people because of appearance. I know it's a huge problem in the world and I don't try to be somekind of saint.

[@Fynlanis]

I think there is two parts to this. For one the obvious racism based on hatred, which I do not understand either. I know where it originates, in the fear of the "other", which is in some way threatening. And especially being scared of things changing. But I don't get how in such a globalised world people aren't more informed and open. On the other hand, with Japan and other Asian countries too, they have been very shut off from the world for a long time, and have been very homogenous. It is not surprising that the mindset there is to assume you aren't Japanese if you don't look it. This will likely change over time but it takes a few generations. For me, living in Germany it reminds me a lot of how the German public saw Italian or Turkish migrants in the beginning. With the mindset that they are not German (additionally to the hatred based racism ofc) Nowadays, Italian and Turkish looking people aren't automatically assumed to be foreigners or migrants anymore, at least not by Millenials and younger. The older generation is still a bit slower with that but that is how old people are everywhere.

[@tero8746]

Where did I say that japanese people are racist? I just said that I don't understand certain ways to perceive other people.

[@Kementiri]

Japanese people, especially older ones are completely racist. They are all about keeping the blood pure and not intermarrying. Also if you plan to go there and live there you better learn fluent Japanese and make sure to know all the customs or you are going to have a very tough time there. @@tero8746

[@jimbell122]

I’m half Polish 🇵🇱 and half Kenyan 🇰🇪 and my experience is similar I speak native Polish but don’t look Polish , I grew up in the uk and have a thick British accent most people in Poland see me as more British especially when I visit Poland with my British friends and speak English most of the time

[@hime_school]

We are Polish-Japanese and it sometimes gets funny😝🇵🇱🇯🇵

[@mehrdadbehravehr7853]

They are very impolite and not educated 👎🏿

[@Vanessa-x4m]

Half polish and half guinean. Polish people always tell me how good my polish is I always slap back with my mom is polish and it's my first language. I have lighter brown skin but due to my African nose and full African lips it's hard for them to comprehend that I'm mixed too -.-

[@jimbell122]

@@Vanessa-x4m I’m very clearly half white with a very light skin tone but the British accent make it even more confusing for people because they don’t even assume that I’m polish in any way they think that I’m half white British and Jamaican instead

[@Vanessa-x4m]

@@jimbell122 we just have to educate our fellow poles, despite your accent or of my more prominent African features. It's tiring but how else will they learn when poles have barely any foreigners in their country either way lol. We just have to remember that miłość jest naszym polskim krwi ❤️ and even if we have to repeat the same stuff to different people let it be

[@jaysoncarter5093]

I'm half Samoan, and, Black. My Grandparents are very high born from Royal Ancestry. I was always very quiet about it because of privacy. I used to have Samoan people treat me like her.... until they found out who my was😂😂😂😂😂!!! The apologies were priceless. We didn't know.... My reply is always exactly. That's why you treat everyone with the same new respect you have for me 😂😂😂❤!!!

[@darylmoss7820]

But the older Samoans had afros and dark skin and classify themselves as black but do to mixing with whites y'all have lost your tongue or your dark skin

[@agorapanologia]

Lol same, but I'm Tongan. Everyone looks at me and my siblings like, "who are those weird palangi?" And then they hear what family were from and the butt kissing starts 🙄 Like, toko you were just staring and giving us the cold shoulder five minutes ago...

[@PeezyElijah-sq9xr]

Samoan Is black Brotha✊🏾🙏🏾😂🤙🏾 The History and Blood and Love Is THIIICK✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🙏🏾🤙🏾❤️

[@setaLOVE0823]

My brother in law is the same and people be shocked when he speaks Samoan fluently because he is a darker shade of black, especially when he picks up his daughter! I always say this tho, never judge a book by its cover and treat everyone the way you want to be treated. I’m sorry if you were ever mistreated, not every Samoan is like that.

[@actualityfilms]

Sounds like bragging. Also "royalty" stems from pure race or familial line. Royalty in itself is a form of racism.

[@vienna15]

I’m loving these interviews!

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m so glad that you like my interviews!

[@Jbmz4715]

I completely feel what these folks went through. Being half Sicilian/Portuguese and Kiowa Apache; and having grown up in a Sicilian neighborhood, then went to live on the Rez for a bit, then moved again to an all hispanic neighborhood, I got the whole “what are you?” “Why don’t you speak what we speak? “Why do you look that way?” My entire life I never fit in because I didn’t have the cultural background like most people I grew up around but the most accepted I ever felt was back home in NYC because of who raised me and the values they taught me in its not the color of ones skin but the character underneath it!

[@iamjusthere-ck2xn]

Parts of California have some very diverse people, such as San Diego and San Francisco. I grew up in San Diego, and I was always surrounded by and friends with many mixed raced people, and it was not much of an issue for them, maybe because it's just more accepted there? Many of my childhood friends also spoke other languages such as French, German, Spanish, and Persian. It's interesting though how different parts of the states are as far as diversity.

[@eilenedecali2195]

I agree with you. I grew up in San Francisco, which was a "melting pot" of people of all races (black, Japanese, latino, white, Chinese, etc ); especially in school. So color/race never seemed to be an issue when it came to friendships; all that mattered was that you were kind, caring, funny, and most of all, FUN. However, as an adult, living in Virginia is very different.

[@kachowtime]

I'm half Chinese half German and grew up in San Francisco. 11% of my high school was mixed race! I still feel weirdly rejected by both German and Chinese people sometimes, but at least when I'm home in SF I feel welcomed :)

[@mojaveliz]

8:46 Takashi's Grandma looks so proud of him💕

[@xxStickyMochi]

Its very interesting to see how they are treated while living and growing up in Japan. I’m also half black and half Japanese but I live in California. I’m also 53 years old and have experienced much of how they are treated in Japan. We don’t fit in that one box, so it can be difficult. The world wants us to choose one. Black or Japanese, but not both. To this day, if I have to check a box whether I’m black or Japanese and it’s says to choose one, I refuse to choose. I’d love to see content on how their Japanese relatives or even black relatives treat them, but that’s a whole other issue! I love this content! Keep up the good work!❤

[@MsRobertsala]

I'm Puerto Rican (white male) and my wife is Dominican (white complexion as well). I've heard from 2 friends that they were treated differently and they were disappointed. I've been wanting to go to Japan, but due to their experiences, we've kind of placed it on the bottom of the bucket list.

[@ericmills9839]

No one will care in the bigger cities or the places used to tourists. I'm white and have had kids freak out when I came near them in small towns. A kid was staring at me at an onsen in Izu where only japanese people went and when I said good morning he screamed and hid behind hid dad's leg. They just aren't used to foreigners in the less traveled spots. As shown in this video, you may find the seat next to you unoccupied on the train, and who cares, more space! There is a big difference between going as a tourist and living in Japan, don't let this video dissuade you. Just be polite, learn some of the basic rules of etiquette (walking and eating a no no in general for example), say please and thank you in Japanese, will go a long way just like traveling anywhere.

[@queeniejordan3948]

FYI... Neither one of those are yt

[@MisNebel]

Life is short. Go anyway.

[@WastedBananas]

@@queeniejordan3948 there's plenty of white puerto ricans and a small minority of white dominicans. in Latin America there's people of many different races in any country

[@MollyMcBooter]

My brother and I are German, Scottish, Spanish, Cherokee, Tuscarora and Afro-Cuban. He loves going to Japan, takes his Polish wife there with him. They love going and have never had any issues. I hope to visit there some day as well.

[@CarolanIvey]

This always fascinates me. i suppose that when you grow up in a country where virtually everyone looks like you, the concept of a native Japanese looking "different" is foreign.

[@arianinigo9889]

It's almost like living in, for example, some very remote US Midwestern town where _everyone_ is White and a farmer. Even if you were from Chicago or a large city nearby, such a settlement would feel like a foreign country -- at least because almost everyone looks like each other there.

[@phillipssimswellness6952]

American black woman here. I’m so sorry that was your experience. You are loved you are dope and know that even some of us here feel the same and we’re not where you’re from. You decide whose the in crowd everyone doesn’t deserve to be in your space and to know you. For what it’s worth you are accepted here!

[@FreedomAintFree-ol6fy]

What have you experienced that's like this? I'm also black living in America, and I've never felt like this. I'd like to understand your perspective.

[@BowserStrange]

@@FreedomAintFree-ol6fyWell a hospital straight up murdered my dad and refused to give him Proper medical treatment…he died do an educated guess on the race Pick me!😊

[@mtsky-tc6uw]

my sister spent time in japan in the late 60ties--she was 5'10" tall with long white blond hair--she could not go anywhere with out a crowd back then--they always wanted to touch her hair which she thought was rude but oh well--japan was way different 55 years ago...

[@OrientalPearl]

I would love to see a video about her lol

[@Shizukanexen]

Thank you for sharing their stories with us! I'm mixed too, but not with Japanese. It's so sad, but also heartening in a way to know that no matter where we're born or come from, there are others struggling with finding their space. I hope in time Japan will become a better place for people like them.

[@mxpmw]

Another great and important video. My daughter has dealt with similar challenges. More open discussion and experiences will help some people understand people that have two ethnicities better. Unfortunately people in general like to separate themselves from others with money, “status”, nationality and in other ways including ethnicity. We cant choose who we are born to and where we are born is something many need to learn. Thanks for engaging in a challenging but important subject.

[@janetperisa1599]

Never apologize for who you are. Don’t let ignorance dictate it for you. ❤

[@nenabunena]

Depends who you are

[@majorwakanda8858]

@@nenabunenahe’s clearly talking about immutable traits and not decisions.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Holy crap... I used to know the dude with dreads, way back in the mid-2000s! I met him at Cincinnati Job Corp. Center in 2007. I did not know he was half-Japanese, as I originally thought he was Jamaican because of his dreads. He was a cool cat nonetheless. Glad to see he's doing okay.

[@takeshmode]

Yoo what's up! Damn I never thought someone from job corps would find me on KZbin lol

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@@takeshmode : What is up, bro! Glad to see how you been! I just can't believe it's been almost 20 years. Because when I saw you in the video, I first recognized your face -- and something clicked, but still didn't quite remember where I would have known you at, or when. It completely blew my mind when I saw you in the video, because I was like, "I know this dude from somewhere..." Then I heard your voice -- and that's when the associations came flooding in, I got shocked, and my face went to 🤯. Since Cincinnati, I haven't really heard from anyone in Job Corps., except for dude named Chris who lives in Luddington, Michigan. Last person I hung out with was John Drumm, way back in 2013. Regardless, I don't recall you being half-Japanese from way back then, but that is awesome to know! Not only do I have family who is half-Japanese, but your dad sounds like he would have been a Passport Bro before Passport Bros were cool, like my uncle (he married my aunt, who was around Osaka, at one of the US naval bases that was in that part of Japan in the mid-1990s). Anyways...glad to see what you've been up to, and how life has treated you since Job Corp. And that you're now on an internet video, for all time, since "the internet is forever." 😂

[@takeshmode]

Yea my dad is full Japanese born and raised and my mom is full Kenyan born and raised and I was born in kenya

[@beyond_the_tequila_rift3194]

The two folks in this video were absolutely amazing!!! 🤝

[@whushaw]

I learn a lot of incredible information from their life experiences. It makes me view things differently and empathize with their everyday struggles. I think if Japanese people were exposed to more of these stories in the media perhaps that would help change the sentiment and how they behave towards them 💜

[@OrientalPearl]

Yaaa, I’m always excited to read your comments. 😊

[@janejones5362]

Sweets, same in Mexico. The U.S. seems to be the sweetest, except for French sweets. Oriental Pearl, I really like you and your videos. Youre so brave, and so direct, in a kind way 😊.

[@68elise]

Also...thx for speaking in English in some parts and switching to Japanese...I love hearing the nuance in language. The pauses, how you listen and comment , the words in between, So nice to hear conversation!

[@ronitschwartz68]

As do I! The culture is beautiful as is the language!

[@brianwong]

All gorgeous people. Wish them all success despite the hardships and challenges.

[@laurag7565]

Fascinating. Have you made any videos about the Japanese-Korean divide? I read Pachinko not long ago and it’s eye-opening about the Japanese-Korean mixed people who were encouraged to emigrate to North Korea and the miserable lives they lived.

[@OrientalPearl]

I’ve thought about it, but there’s too much of a risk of the alt-right Japanese groups coming after me to harass me and my husband.

[@rogerd.4239]

I'm mixed Taiwanese/French Canadian and I felt the pain these people experienced of not being excepted by both sides of our culture coin. As I got older it's become much less of an issue, but for impressionable youth it's definitely a huge social obstacle.

[@rogerd.4239]

@@Nossse-rq6ms yup and I have friends where the dad is Taiwanese. Lucky them because they can get Taiwanese citizenship and I can’t.

[@tsuyuasui7297]

​@@rogerd.4239why cant you get taiwanese citizenship ?

[@k_jjunn06]

@@tsuyuasui7297coz the dad ain’t Taiwanese

[@KarlMarxBR700]

She is so pretty!

[@OrientalPearl]

Her and her sister are both really pretty.

[@Jaykurosakii]

@@Nossse-rq6msyou are being a weirdo. Stop spamming comments with two accounts

[@KarlMarxBR700]

@Nossse-rq6ms the black girl

[@szewei85]

Hahahaha

[@briandeeley1599]

Yes they are both gorgeous! @@OrientalPearl

[@EAGLETUCK]

BLACK is not an ethnicity , i really dont get how people all across earth relate to a color and not their culture. Do japanese people say IM YELLOW > OR IM WHITE ? no

[@dhwave1]

Black and Japanese, you are gorgeous! Awesome video, thank you for sharing your stories.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for watching!

[@alrivers2297]

​@@Nossse-rq6ms What's so funny?

[@julesrobinson9160]

Japanese is a nationality black is not, what nationality is her Father why she saying black like she not proud

[@blackmennewstyle]

I miss Aaliyah (the famous singer), she's gone way too soon, RIP babygirl ❤ Back to the video, what an incredible struggle these two people are going through, they are completely stuck between two worlds and it must be so hard for them to be denied of their roots 🥲

[@szewei85]

Back then all whites paid tribute to Aaliyah haha especially Britney and Christina

[@allysaurus96]

​@@szewei85wait wdym? I always just saw her as an artist ahead of her time. My cousin was named after her

[@szewei85]

@@allysaurus96 haha i see well right after her passing MTV artists did special tribute to Aaliyah which also eerily aired 1 day before 9/11

[@H_cked]

This comment was rubbish, I thought the person who was in the video died. Next time just keep it to yourself. I get I'm half asleep but it's still very offensive

[@LeahDyson-kq4bd]

It's been too long and I'm lost without you

[@australiasian]

I’m half Aussie, half Japanese. I’m visiting Japan right now and immediately they speak to me in Japanese. I usually approach and try be the first to speak “hello” so they know I don’t speak fluent Japanese and they’re always so disappointed 😅 Well actually even in Australia, “what are you?” is followed by “do you speak Japanese?” And they’re so dissapointed! I started lessons half a year ago. It’s so weird not fitting in anywhere 🤣

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Another great one!! Loved the snow scenes 😜

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m excited to film the next one with you Nathan!

[@mattloan2475]

she is absolutely beautiful!!! I am just struck in awe every time she is on camera!

[@sup0nj191]

@@Nossse-rq6msno one is doing that…. just because u do not think she’s pretty doesn’t mean we can’t 💀 weirdo

[@lwh7301]

@Rajasekaran19948 She IS beautiful, in fact, much more so than a pure typical Japanese girl. And she speaks normal English, not ebonics like the blacks in the US, which is a huge plus.

[@dmvbay2535]

@Rajasekaran19948 What does a "pure typical" Japanese girl look like?

[@loverainthunder]

​@@lwh7301 Ebonics is more complex than standard American English. But being more expressive isn't as important to many.

[@LavenderCucco]

​@@lwh7301Now THAT is racist.

[@stevemontana1878]

I think these interviews are such a great addition to your channel. While it is clear that it is difficult growing up as a mixed race in Japan, it is important to consider that these people have an interesting story to tell as one of their parents is clearly from outside Japan. Given how rareit still is, it is not a stretch to understand the bewilderment. These people are unique so it is hard if you don’t want to be unique

[@BaileyB1011]

Love your videos! I started learning Japanese on Pimsleur recently inspired by you! Hearing the conversations you have with good captions is great practice

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m so glad that you’re enjoying their program too!

[@RunesofMorganLeFay]

It’s so sad that half Japanese and half black people aren’t treated well. Aaliyah and her sister are absolutely gorgeous! Idk what people are thinking, do they not see this?!

[@noonwraith401]

They are beautiful but they cant be Japanese.There is no way a white people can be considered African in Africa

[@rachelleannevillahermosa1041]

Thank you for this video. My son is mixed race and sometimes i worry about how his childhood would be like, that's why for now, i choose to live in a densely diverse city.

[@joecoriander9011]

Japan isn't a country with a ton of diversity. I can imagine that growing up there being half black, she really stuck out. I guess Takeshi didn't grow up there? I'm half black and now it is very common to see kids of mixed race. When I was a kid it was not. I met a few other kids who were half black and half white. I grew up around alot of diversity coming from a diplomatic family, so everyone I was around was from all over the world. I can't speculate on exactly what she may have experienced in America, but I would guess she thought she may fit in more around black people in the states and found that it was very different than she thought it would be. She is young and her experience in terms of travel seems limited. We all have to find ourselves through experience. There are certainly unique challenges and experiences being biracial. Takeshi seems a bit more secure with his identity, he's older. Alot of things come with age. Identity can be tough for biracial people. I wish everybody all the best things in the world!

[@joecoriander9011]

@user-cw1bp9fj2e that isn't the same thing. These kids are biracial in Japan. The issue of identity is much more glaring in this case.

[@joecoriander9011]

@user-cw1bp9fj2e are you American? Adopted by a family of a different race? Grew up in a mostly black area? My point was about being biracial. You are correct also. But it is much different navigating two cultures

[@mdixon4212]

My friend is 100% Japanese but has naturally light brown hair and light brown eyes and she was bullied in school, being called half in Japan

[@lwh7301]

I had brownish hair when I was a kid, and my sisters bullied me by saying that I was adopted.

[@Tinatina-m7h]

In that case she had foreign ancestry、Russian or somewhere

[@katty5901]

Im full Korean, but I can still empathize with people who are mixed. Even though I am full blooded, I still sometimes struggle to speak the language, so there is an awkward barrier on top of the already existing cultural barriers of being an American. I know my extended family and even my Korean friends don't always consider me to be a true Korean, and it does get to me sometimes. I feel for you, mixed folk.

[@TheKaren_makeup]

Congratulations on 1M🎉😊 I love your videos ❤

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much!

[@ahmuadparks9248]

That’s actually crazy half Chinese and half Japanese and he gets more respect then the other half foreigners I figured that would happen but on the other hand it’s not fair for the others

[@santinopaglia7869]

The half Japanese and Chinese man doesn't get the surprise attitude when he speaks his native Japanese because maybe they can't tell right away he is biracial, and even if they knew , his other half is also asian so he more or less looks Japanese whereas Japanese people with European or Black heritage most likely don't look Japanese at all . That makes them more exposed to staring and to unpleasant comments and to a surprise attitude .

[@ahmuadparks9248]

@@santinopaglia7869 Well that’s understandable but the Japanese still at least Need to treat their half people with respect not just fully it’s just not fair for them they don’t know what it’s like to be half Japanese and was not being treated with Respect with the culture

[@maverickfoxbmsn]

I knew a woman whose half Russian and half Korean and she looked more Asian than European.

[@ronitschwartz68]

@@ahmuadparks9248 all people should be treated with respect. Regardless of someone's race or nation of origin.

[@arianinigo9889]

@@santinopaglia7869 Japanese people look a lot like other East Asians, so a mix of Japanese with Korean or other East Asian nationality is not going to be as obvious as, let's say, Japanese with African American.

[@WaffleMayer]

Got racial problems? Feeling as an outsider? I present to you Brazil! No matter who you are or what you do, if you speak Portuguese, you are as Brazilian as you can be.

[@chilltarts]

As a bi-racial American (black and white) who grew up in America in rhetoric 80s, the stereotypes people carry are constant. I know it’s easy to say, “don’t let it bother you,” but it does. And that’s okay. That’s why we always push toward a more being better people, but not getting stepped on, as we educate society so they can learn that we are ALL the same- the human body is an uncomfortable place for every soul ❤

[@japtadl4648]

Are you better accepted in Africa, as an half white ? The world is starting to get fed up of your constant winning against white. Are you better accepted in black Africa?

[@kyotango]

​@@japtadl4648 What are you talking about!? they didn't say anything against white. go back and read it again

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

Another Homerun Interview Pearl, thank you 👍

[@OrientalPearl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OrgzmicFear]

I feel like it’s a super power. I’m 6’3” and I look 100% Scandinavian, but I was raised by my Filipino grandmother and a mother born and partially raised in the Philippines. When I find my fellow Filipino’s, my white-looking self busts out that, “Magandang umaga! Camoste ka?” and their reaction is always great 😂

[@josegregoriorizzobravo9288]

Greetings!!! I understand that Japan is a traditionalist culture; but I still don't understand why they are surprised by the mixed race Japanese!!! The World today is 85% mixed race. There are no 100% pure Races. We are a Mixed World, we are one Race The Human Race!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@ahmuadparks9248]

Japanese Are not always seen half of there kind,Some of them don’t really consider them fully Japanese Plus on top of that they don’t look Japanese they have half of it so that’s why they was shock, sometimes They are not used to seeing there kind with foreigners

[@franko8572]

They’re shocked because Japan is mostly Japanese, it’s rare to see a foreigner. It’s like how often you see a little person here.

[@goyam2981]

It just takes some getting used to. If they've never seen one before isn't that normal reaction? Next time they've come across one I'm sure they won't be surprised.

[@ahmuadparks9248]

Japanese Are not mostly seeing half of there kind ,They don’t really think that there people will be married to outsiders

[@josegregoriorizzobravo9288]

@@goyam2981 Sure!! But they must be more open mind!!

[@catarinaassuncao157]

I admire these people sincerely! to go through all this and stay in the country 😢. Love the video ❤

[@Mr.WestcottX]

For real ❤ so genuine.

[@DispelBreaker]

This really bothers me that we still have these presumptions when it comes to human beings. This is especially annoying because I have a neice that is half Japanese living in Japan. I just hope by the time she gets older this type of thinking can be subsided. Even if it's a bit. Judge people on there character. Not how they look. A great man once said.

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

My beautiful half-Black SIL has a very WASP/Germanic name...when she applies for a job there is often a moment of shock when they see her. Peoples' pre-conceptions are so strong!

[@rubyrose7858]

Thank you so much for making these type of videos! As a half Japanese living in Japan, I always thought I was the problem and not good enough because I didn’t look too Japanese and it’s been so tough feeling confident. I already have social anxiety from being too sensitive (HSP) so I can tell I look scarier than I really am too 😂 Now I know that many go through the same thing and hopefully I’ll be able to not be so affected by how others see and treat me. 🙂

[@ravenBrandon-uw7ew]

16:15 “I’m still different I guess I’m just not black anymore and that’s fine with me I feel a lot better” that’s sad and the complete truth. She can feel acceptance in those moments and only because she doesn’t have to identify within her true self. Black people face just as much racism, if not more pertaining specifically to the fact that there is no possible way to feel that acceptance because there is no possible way to disregard the invariable. So she can experience freedom from the fact that she is black. A liberty everyone doesn’t have.

[@Halfdanr_H]

In my country I was heavily bullied and harassed by the other kids, because I’m from the northeast of England and had to go to school in London. I spoke like a proper geordie boy and I was always singled out for it. Apart from the physical fights, I was told by them to go back to my own country and that I was not the same as them. Even the kids from foreign countries told me to go back where I came from. I never would tell anyone about my families origins (Danish/German) because I always worried it’d make things worse, and that didn’t change until halfway through secondary school. As an adult I couldn’t wait to move back to the northeast, and I did. I still can’t stand the idea of ever moving to London again; I met less than 10 decent people in all the years I was there.

[@melinda_coffee_nerd]

Living in Japan as a blue eyed, blonde American female was an experience for me. The stares and sometimes touching of my hair when riding on the train took getting used to. But it was a good way to start conversation. I do remember some prejudices, but mainly with the older generations. I will always cherish my memories of living there. 🌸

[@TheMiyacat]

Thank you Pearl for your videos! This one especially rings true for myself and my family… so great to find people that we can relate to🥰

[@HelyaRavn]

This was so interesting. Thank you for your video.

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m really glad you liked it.

[@tommyleite-x3o]

This issue is different depending on the history of the country. Most asian countries have been very homogeneous throughout its history. That makes anyone different stand out. In contrast, many ex colony countries have seem constant influx of different cultures and are more used to diversity. I am asian and grew up in south america. Large metropolitan cities in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, etc are already used to a big mix, so people there don´t really notice what you look like, if you speak the language fluently. But in small rural cities it is a bit of a circus scene. I speak spanish like native, and went on a business trip in Mexico. In mexico city it was business as usual.. some thought it was funny to see an asian speak fluent spanish, but mostly I just flew under the radar. But when I when to chihuahua, I became a circus attraction. I could not seat in a restaurant for more than 5 min, and there would be a crowd around me. They could not understand how I could speak spanish like native. That is not to say I never suffered discrimination... growing up there were some people that told me to go back to my country, or make tiny eye gestures and jokes... we just learn to ignore those people.

[@tammygreen8962]

It's getting BETTER 🎉🎉🎉 Some things takes time.

[@CMDRTonyCurtis]

Great Vid Pearl!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks Tony!

[@MisNebel]

I wish I had met her. She’s gorgeous!!! She is an awesome human! My family is multi national. Asian, Hispanic, German. And more. I was raised with an open mind and open heart. I wanted to do this when I was younger. Learn all these languages to enjoy speaking to people. I just can’t learn sadly. But i love your videos. I love seeing all your travels because I can’t.

[@friendofenkidu3391]

In Japan, being "Japanese" means having two Japanese parents and being born and raised in Japan. Being a Japanese citizen is not enough. Having one Japanese parent is not enough. Being born and raised in Japan is not enough.

[@ReAllyTea]

That would wipe out a ton of people in America. I wonder what that would look like. 🤔 😮

[@tyelrs837]

@@ReAllyTea How do you think conservatives view first generation Latino people???? The same way...

[@yonoe1472]

そんな右翼的な考えを持つ人はごくわずかだよ。特に日本では一般的ではない強い匂いのする香水を付けたり、日本では一般的ではない特徴的な髪型をしていれば誰だって目立つ存在になる。

[@daeith1233]

​@ReAllyT1978 it wouldn't work bc majority of Americans aren't "americans", sp it's difficult Basically if americans wanted to do the same the conditipn would be "be born in America and raised there maybe"

[@katzen_man]

@@yonoe1472 Nothing of that is a 右 sight. If you are Japanese you should being lucky that most Japanese treating foreigners like that, belive me. It is a reasonable and very near to the truth sight.

[@donnasteinberg5253]

One thing I never understand is that when I look at all these half Japanese people in the videos, if you really look for a sec, you can see that they have Japanese features with the darker tones and different hair. And nowadays, who doesn't know that most people are a mix of at least 2 ethnic backgrounds?

[@franciscovilcheavila960]

Because japanese people are taught in their life that all people look the same ,standout is considered a bad thing and that the only country that exist is Japan .

[@aokookello5564]

My question too. In Africa we would all think they are Asian from the first glance

[@360vroomers]

I appreciate the candid conversation. If you’re curious, you might consider visiting Philippines where they love foreigners.

[@OrientalPearl]

We went to Cebu in May and really liked it.

[@TravFletch]

Girl own who YOU are! ♥️

[@Dorothy0422]

Easy for you to say.

[@TravFletch]

@@Dorothy0422 yeah I don’t get threats at all for being gay💁🏼‍♂️

[@TravFletch]

@@Dorothy0422 instead of putting hate where there should be a rise think before you say🥰

[@Dorothy0422]

@@TravFletch so what. 😏

[@Dorothy0422]

@@TravFletch Your whole sentence is grammatically incorrect. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@sargfowler9603]

In the UK certainly, you wouldn't get that kind of response since there are a lot of foreigners, mixed race, ethnicities. But I guess in Japan you stand out like a sore thumb! But the responses you get when you speak Japanese must compensate a little!

[@mtsky-tc6uw]

my sister spent time in japan in the late 60ties--she was 5'10" tall (178cm)with long white blond hair--she could not go anywhere with out a crowd back then--they always wanted to touch her hair which she thought was rude but oh well--japan was way different 55+ years ago...

[@Mucho79]

I would say it`s not just the UK. There are a lot of countries in Europe like France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany that have a lot mixed ethnicities.

[@hiruki8]

Maybe not that exact response, but in America (which is even more diverse) i was definitely always poked and prodded at for being mixed. Are you mixed? Is that why youre saying its not something that you think would happen there? If so, its probably a cultural norm to nor comment on auch things rather than due to diversity, as England is not PARTICULARLY diverse. Definitely moreso than japan. That being said, if something called an EFI represents the probability two randomly selected people are from different ethnic groups, japan has an efi of 1.9, uk of 39.9, and us of 52.7% I think you'd really want to be asking, how does a country like spain, guyana, or trinidad handle mixed people. Or a country like south africa, liberia or uganda.

[@dayoomoyemi9794]

Hi Oriental Pearl, What will be nice is if you asked more positive or general questions as well. (not a leading question towards a negative experience) I am sure she has experienced many beautiful moments in her country Japan and elsewhere for being mixed. It does not take away from her lived experience as a mixed woman, but it is worth sharing if you will take that much time to share the negatives. After watching the video, I ask myself what the take home from this video was for both Aaliyah and Japan? I understand and continuously I’m aware of the struggles as a mother of mixed children, however I see the advantages positive stories and how it shapes the views of my children and people around them, shed positivity as well and not just struggles. Onegai :)

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m gonna make videos the way I want to at the end of the day.

[@ayb5354]

Aaliyah is bad asf, her mix didn’t fail her at all 😭 she got the best of both worlds

[@jodieheard1282]

The lady who is black and Japanese is so beautiful! I love her natural curly hair and her gorgeous features that come from being mixed nationalities.

[@ItsAnaThatsMe]

I would love to see a vid of these two lovely ladies and hear their experiences in Japan:) Thank you for allyou do! I love your content.

[@BaileyB1011]

I could listen to her and her sister Katie speak about their experiences all day!$!! I want there voices out there

[@OrientalPearl]

I would love to make more videos with them!

[@TTXX455]

Thank you for highlighting this issue. And thank you for the participants for sharing your experiences. How strange for the Japanese to STILL be surprised that someone who doesn’t look Japanese speaks fluent Japanese.

[@LeatherneckSears0341]

I’ll do the same to them . Speaking in Japanese . Wow! Your English is so good!!

[@marcrowsell8804]

My wife is Thai, been married 42 years. Our two boys are 39 and 36 and each time they visit Thailand except for Thai relatives when they've out and about a lot of locals don't believe their mother is Thai mainly because they look more Australian.

[@SchmulKrieger]

That's literally what a friend of mine experienced, he doesn't know his dad but his mum is fully Thai, when he came back to Germany he told be he was almost treated like a white guy and complimented in his good Thai. They thought he is Korean or some other white Asian.

[@maryamkim1281]

Australian? You mean white.

[@marcrowsell8804]

@@maryamkim1281 No it means they don't look Asian. Don't play the race card with me.

[@Semmster]

Fitting in is highly overrated.

[@ambersaura9988]

It’s literally their culture 💀

[@reggiejames8626]

As long as you’re happy.

[@magicmantra4456]

True. You don't need to fit in. These people don't feed you. Even in Japan, there are still homeless people. Please!

[@natashapowell8931]

True but feeling like u belong anywhere isn't they do not feel as if they belong anywhere not even America to add some perspective to anyone who doesn't understand this

[@caseykod4406]

I agree but only after having the luxury of experiencing being able to truly fit in for most of my life. Being an outsider is great when you have a safety net that you can rely on and retreat to in order to recharge your batteries

[@farmdude2020]

Thank you for these videos. Im starting to realize that the only place where any of us really fit in is within ourselves. Love and respect to all of you!

[@IndagoChild143]

That Ren and Stimpy jacket is sick.

[@Shedding]

On behalf of Mexican people. We are sorry. Some of us are not that ignorant.

[@tko0-.-0]

most of y’all are racist even to your selves