The Dark Side of Japan (Black in Japan) | MFiles

In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles), we introduce Dr. Harriet Ocharo, a Kenyan PhD Info Science Researcher in Japan. Harriet has been living in Japan for five years and shares her story with us. Harriet moved to Japan from Kenya as a single mom with her son to attend a PhD program as a MEXT scholar. During that time she and her son experienced both the beauty and the dark side of Japan. Watch to hear her story. Interested in supporting our mission? Patreon:   / theblackexjp   Paypal: https://paypal.me/bejp Merch store: https://www.teespring.com/stores/the-... Bitcoin address: 12DcfBVZDwS9Ys2vbUmbx45iZ22EFexM8e You can find Harriet across social media: @savvykenya SUBSCRIBE to our channel: https://goo.gl/BToqWv Join our Facebook group if you’re looking to visit or relocate to Japan here:   / theblackexjp   The Melanated Files or the MFiles is a Black Experience in Japan's series that highlights black people from diverse countries across the globe. It focuses on sharing the story of the individual; who they are; what they do; what they are passionate about; and what their experience has been so far, as a black person living in a foreign land. Melanated is a word that is regularly used in the black community. It means “full of melanin.” Files is in reference to the collection of stories of black people that will be shared in this series. If you would like to be featured or know a black person living in Japan or another foreign land, who would like to be featured, please send us a message on our Facebook page:   / theblackexjp   Or tweet or DM us @theblackexjp Visit our website: https://www.blackexjp.com Also remember to subscribe for weekly videos on the black experience across the globe. Music: Buddha by Kontekst   / kontekstmusic   Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library    • Buddha – Kontekst (No Copyright Music)   Track: Mark Pettitt - Something Inside [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch:    • Mark Pettitt - Something Inside | Electron...   Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/SomethingInsideYO ------------------------------------------------- Thank you for watching! #blackinjapan #mfiles #harriet