“The Beauty Standard in Japan is Very Light Skinned ...” (Black in Japan) | MFiles

In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Katie, a half Black, half Japanese woman living in Japan. Katie shares her experience living in Japan for most of her life as a biracial woman. Along with sharing her experiences and her passions, Katie shares tips on overcoming some of the common struggles that biracial individuals living in Japan may face. She also spoke briefly on the beauty standard in Japan. Watch to hear her story. You can find Katie on Instagram here: @3ntertainer You can also check out her YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/378ElQD SUBSCRIBE to our channel: https://goo.gl/BToqWv The Melanated Files or the MFiles is a Black Experience in Japan's series that highlights black people living in Japan. 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 Japan. 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 in Japan that will be shared in this series. If you would like to be featured or know a black person living in Japan, who would like to be featured, please send us a message on our Facebook page:   / theblackexjp   Or tweet us @theblackexjp Visit our website: https://www.blackexjp.com Also remember to subscribe for weekly videos on the black experience in Japan. Music Provided by NoCopyrightSounds: Itro & Tobu - Cloud 9 [NCS Release] Tobu: ➞ Spotify http://smarturl.it/Tobu_Spotify ➞ SoundCloud   / 7obu   ➞ Facebook   / tobuofficial   ➞ Twitter   / tobuofficial   ➞ YouTube    / tobuoffi.  . Itro: ➞ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fEZj... ➞ Facebook   / officialitro   ➞ Twitter   / itromsc   ➞ YouTube    / official.  . ➞ SoundCloud   / itro   ------------------------------------------------- Thank you for watching! #blackinjapan #mfiles #katiescott