The reality of being black in Japan
Meet Avril Haye-Matsui, a professor at Aichi Prefectural University in Nagoya. She sits down to talk to us about the reality of being black in Japan, raising mixed black children here, how people treat black people can vary depending on what country you're from, and -- 0:00 Intro 0:45 Meet Avril 3:36 Arriving on the JET Program 9:16 Staying and moving to academia 14:57 Research on identity in Japan 18:54 PhD studies 24:33 Study into being black in Japan 28:33 Students' perception of identity 37:47 Changing perception of blackness today 39:55 Personal experience of blackness in Japan 44:01 Avril's children's experiences 51:03 Being black as children vs. teenagers 53:53 Interactions with Japanese schools 57:35 Women's empowerment circle 1:06:56 Advice for black people coming to Japan -- Follow Avril: https://womenempowermentcirclegroup.net/ / bwijgroup Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ / unpacking_japan / unpackingjapan / unpackingjapan / @unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/prof... Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/
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