'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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[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. 😊

[leeroy]

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

[diablo]

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

[whushaw]

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

[nfboogaard]

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

[NinjaMonkeyguy]

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

[MarintiaEiko]

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

[AFAskygoddess]

This young lady is so mature and well grounded. It sounds like her parents brought her up is a secure, loving home. She rises above anyone's preconception of her, and lets her inner light shine. ❤ She's going places in this world. Wishing her all the best.

[monicab]

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

[craigcreationz]

Nice to see you linked up with Marinthia❤

[ichigen]

This channel is the most bat shit crazy eye openning opportunity to learn about the most interesting nuanced people living in Asia. I'm constantly amazed at what I learn here.

[grambs]

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.

[numatic]

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

[bleromafia]

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

[philipsutton]

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

[sleverlight]

3:12 that shop owner was so respectful I wish more people were like her instead of putting their predetermined judgment on ppl

[chilltarts]

This may sound odd, but I loved hearing about how your grandma grew and changed her perspective about your father. I am american, mixed between black and white, and my family went through the same initial rejection. My mom's family even disowned her when she married my father. But they came around, they grew and changed too, and by the time my brother and I were born we never even knew how they once disapproved of our parent's union. Some of my favorite memories are my mom's mother taking my brother and I to all her social functions and how she would openly boast to her friends about how "beautiful, smart, and talented" we were. She really instilled a lot of self-confidence in me that I was lacking when I was younger. I didnt discover her inital thoughts about my parents' interracial marriage until after my grandmother had passed away and I found an old letter my mom had written to her mother. I was shocked, and saddened by her prejudice. But then I realized, we are all just people making our way in this world and learning about life as we go. And she loved us all so much. I thank God above that he changed her and granddaddy's hearts, and that they were both such strong and positive influences in my life ❤

[notfound.....]

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

[jayf]

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

[RespectOthers]

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