She's so pretty! I also find it really cool how she's constantly code-switching between English and Japanese. Really cool to see a non-ethnic-Japanese person with Japanese as a first language.
Guys thank you so much. You talk so well, with so much sensitivity and honesty, and bravely about identity questions. There is so much pressure around this issue it’s great to hear your views.
Once again, I found both interviews with Tiffany really interesting and thought provoking... I think because of her experience (being very unique) its actually says something about everyone else too, our assumptions, world views etc.
This presentation was absolutely wonderful and so well done. The chemistry between both of them was very nice! I’m black born and raised in the United States with all of its good and not so good issues. But to see this young lady with all of her international exposure being able to speak fluent Japanese is truly inspiring and gives me hope and inspiration regarding our young people. Her parents did a superb job in raising her! She has such a bright future in front of her! Thank you so much for sharing this video!
Such an open discurs, this is so interesting! Thank you for sharing your experiences and your thoughts! An thank you for organizing them, and giving them the needed platform!
Honestly listening to this interview was refreshing because in America I was always taught that I look different than most of my peers (rather than just being an American). I was always taught or pointed out that I was black. When I was in Japan, nobody really brought up that I was black, except for some stereotypical questions I received rarely in the country side (I mean, Aomori is kind of far removed from the big cities). I really think the salad analogy is so true because when I came back to the states I was quickly put into the box category again. Thank you for this! I really love these talks.
Tiffany you are who you are a unique combination of the greatness of your parents, your Japanese birth right, and your African American heritage/culture! Don't ever change for anyone, your presence is a gift to this world. Good luck on your UA-cam channel. Max good job bringing Tiffany's story, and the other individuals you interviewed on your channel to the masses! Well done sir!
The accents make it. Being bilingual, but where the accent from one language bleeds into the other, sounds stilted, but if you can speak both with a native accent it sounds a lot more impressive.
I would like to point out that the reason her identity likely didn’t matter in Japan is because she mentioned being from a very rural, country side where everyone knew everyone and her parents were knows to be well respected English teachers. Her experience may have been very different had she lived in a large city in Japan
I appreciate Tiffany's point-of-view, she is very articulate and I can empathize from a point-of-view where-in-which I am the only Asian person in a room full on Non-Asian people. Culture, communication, nuances are scaled up. It is both isolating and invigorating to understand what is and what is not communicated.
Yessss. Honne is tough in another language. It's neat seeing Tiffany express herself equally in both languages. Expressing my honne in Japanese was really hard. I tried my trademark dry-humor and everyone took me seriously 😂
this is absolutely beautiful. it's not about being white or black in Japan it's just about living as a human here. Switching between Japanese and English was also beautiful!!!! this is the future!!! it's here now and time to embrace it! ありがとう御座います!
I really love that although her culture is Japanese she also understands who she is. She identifies with both sides. Often many who grow up in Japan or vice versa cant identify with the culture of their parents. Shows great character and inner reflection.
She’s a beautiful human! Doesn’t matter where her parents are from or where she was born! I wish you the best girl! My daughter has kind of the same the same problem she is half Hispanic half Korean and was born in Norway but raised in Norway and United States 🇺🇸! She looks Asian but don’t speak Korean and people here ask here all the time where in Asia she is from, but she’s from Norway 🇳🇴 so it’s confusing to them!
Please tell this young woman that she DOES have an identity. It does not have to be labeled in such broad strokes, but you definitely have an identity. She's an awesome, intelligent woman who can speak more than one language fluently. Those are awesome character traits that compose your identity :)
So often people unwittingly see and judge out of their own prejudices or bias so they tend to perceive what is said in the wrong context. So no matter what you say, it will probably offend someone. No worries. Keep being your beautiful you.
If she were White, would you constantly call her parents White-American or just American? Tiffany's parents are just Americans, too. It's obvious what color they are.
Memoria James I always asking myself that question why they call black people African Americans they are Americans they are not African if their mom or dad are not African they are Americans period
It's a very American thing to do but I understand what you mean... I was going to say that the African American experience is unique from the white American experience, but yeah.
One of them is a “race” classification and the other is an ethnic origin classification. We tend to use these things interchangeably in conversation, which is wrong and causes the confusion. One of them, when used accurately, is based on fact on where your family actually comes from and one of them is based on what the agreed lexicon of the era is for something that we desperately need new terms for. South Africa for instance has a high population of what we in America would call white individuals, but if you try to describe someone like this who has immigrated to America as “African-American” that in all likelihood would cause confusion here.
Good question. I’d probably say Caucasian-American or white-American for clarity if we’re talking about race. That’s what I tell Japanese people when they ask about my dad, because I don’t want people assuming that American = white. Because it’s a nationality. I wouldn’t make this distinction though if it wasn’t important to the topic (which it is here). And even though it might seem obvious what color Tiffany looks like, it’s not obvious that she was actually born and raised in Japan and speaks Japanese. It throws you off more since she speaks with an American accent.. Anyway, I feel like you can’t assume someone’s color either, because I’ve been mistaken as being Mexican or just white a lot lol, even though I’m Caucasian-Japanese. Edit: all these distinctions though might be because I’m from the US though.
😂😂 girl I never understand future either and English is my first and only language lmao and yes Thanksgiving food is THE best, I loved this video and interview as a mixed minority individual (mostly black and filipino) I am appreciative of alot of different cultures and am obsessed with Japan and this makes me even more unfortunately lol crossing fingers one day I will be blessed with going 🤞🏼
The obsession with race in the western world is so frustrating. The terrible history makes everything related to race. Like people can't just be. I wish one day we could all just be but that will take alot of time
I hear you, Sallie. It must be such a burden to be racist. I am of the human race and color should not define anyone unless they are racist. The color-coding does not work because there are so many intermarriages.
I love how Tiffany explained about identity. As an immigrant, as a multicultural, I also don’t want to fall into any kind of categories other people constructed. However, it’s so hard to explain to Japanese people 逆に. I had a very different experience. When I lived in the States, figuring out my identity took a little while but it wasn’t too painful. However, moving to Japan and had them doubting who I really am hurt so much. :(
Ethnicity describes cultural-orientation and often tradition inclinations, meaning that it potentially is not accurate to wholly label her "ethnically African American".
@Ino Asf Found some facts for you :) www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/06/why-is-the-human-race-called-a-race.html www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20human%20race centerforhealthprogress.org/blog/race-social-construct/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2efrBRD3ARIsAEnt0egjpd6dOEwPQF2mZJIgBXTsSVwpzjytNY6lh-SBw9Z59I_0WhXBDPkaAgJ0EALw_wcB
yeah, you're gonna be disappointed lol. The more mixed-up the world gets, the more divided its going to be come, and the more racial tensions are going to rise, not less. We can already see this happening.
In Indonesia, there is a UA-camr named Londo Kampung (Dave), he comes from Australia and grew up in Indonesia, and even has an Indonesian wife. His ability to speak Indonesian and regional languages, in the end she often uses them as pranks, maybe Tiffany can use that for content on her UA-cam channel.
she is still young, so depending on the country she chose to spend the next 10 years, could strengthen her sense of identity, in either direction -- Japanese or American. Or she could even move to a third non-related country, learn the language there & live there for 20+ years, and end up developing a 3rd national identity. I'm in my thirties, but still feel confused about my identity because i move around so much lol
I missed gyudon soooo much when I back to the States from Japan. You can buy it in many Asian markets in the states now! I get a frozen pack from H-Mart.
I find the decision of your parents, not to explain about the situation of black Americans in the USA, was sensible and thoughtful. What a clever choice it was. That has raised an admirable character woman I guess.
I'm glad Tiffany had such a positive experience growing up in Japan. It's interesting to compare this video to the one recently done by Asian Boss about a half black half Japanese girl's experience growing up in Japan. There is no guarantee that just because your parents don't raise you to be race conscious that others in your community won't point it out to you or shame you for it. More than anything else, a strong sense of self is necessary to withstand those moments when you feel like you stand out from others in a bad way. Your parents should explain to you what your background is to uplift you/give you pride, not to tell about what you can't do or what society says you can't do.
Tiffany is a unicorn 🦄 and I love her 😍 lol! Beautiful girl and a great personality. What would it be like to not be bound(limited) by your ethnicity? Many people will never know.
If her parents are from the USA.... then yes, African-American works because here cultural value system that she got from them will be that. If they were from Nigeria... then African/Nigerian Japanese.
The minorities are more racist than the majority members Blacks hate Jews Mexican Asian's whites and any imitation is called appropriation acceptence is called tokonism also agressive machismo and viralant homophobia I know I am a southern black senior I get disrespected by mellenials who ignored my struggle we are not the same and that is a good thing it's not just for majority folks !!!😠😠😠
Tiffany I understand what you mean when you say "blackanese". I have friends who are black who were born and raised in Korea 😂😂 Even funnier seeing people's reaction when they try to explain who they are. At this point people should be open-minded to these things.
Props to these two for trying to unpack the definition of an (African) American born and raised in Japan, with all that tension coming from the comments section. Tiffany is a half American-Japanese, but they probably find that the word 'half' doesn't do justice to her cultural orientation (> Japanese), at least that's what I sense from these videos. They may slip up where some facts surrounding ethnicity and nationality are involved but man give them a break, they're trying their best to explain the matter at hand for us. I think the difficulty in her case, as with other halfs, lies in trying to fix the cultural, ethnicity and nationality/identity aspects together on the same plane. Who are we to interject them with facts, when these concepts go beyond just facts and into the cultural and spiritual realm. I'm not a half, so I have never experienced the complexities of being a person of mixed race/nationality. And because this subject is so complex, identify crisis is a thing among people of mixed nationalities/races. Keep up the good work both of you, never stop exploring and appreciating the world of 'halfs'!
question you have discussed alot about japan but i would love to know what kind of jobs person say from africa not the USA is likely to get and then are foreigners treated differentlt regarding their origins and how are the payment systems in japan . i am coming to japan am from madagascar
Tiffany is a very interesting girl. I appreciate and agree with her perspective on the limitation of labels and fitting people into boxes. There's too much gradient and overlap in the world for labels to consistently be reliable. Here in America, labels are the norm. You see this on social media, especially Twitter where your typical user will divide their selves into black, liberal, conservative, trans, feminist, anti-feminist, communist, gender fluid, non binary, gay, asexual, furry, zoophile, fart-sniffer, ball strangler, etc etc. A conversation/discussion is a more reliable way to understand another human being. Tiffany is Tiffany. BTW Whoever's dating this woman I am envious of. Full disclosure: I'm thirsty as fuck.
Totally agree with what you guys said, like why does everything gotta be defined?! And yes indeed I noticed that too, especially in America. I mean, regardless our ethnicities, the color of our skins and whether our genders are female/male/trans/genderfluid/intersex/cis/demi/binary/non-binary,ect ..whatever the term each individuals identify as or not (respectively), at the end of the day we share the same race which is Human Being. This is actually shocking to me, the fact that in 2019 some ppl still don't want to acknowledge it.
Its ok black.white or yellow. I m brown and my daughter is mix of brown and yellow. I think we must know half are always smarter than any other coz they hav 2brains.
I don’t understand the mix up she a black women (of Africa descent) or Africa American who culturally grow up in Japan. She culturally Japanese and a Japanese immigrant
BiggBoi please clarify your comment? Who talking about blackface in regards to this discussion? My comment was clearly talking about her cultural identity being brought up in Japan but being of African descent.
@@2damecuteUK before coming to america, tiffany would of not thought twice about blackface. It would not of meant any offense. Especially in japan, because there no history behind blackface in japanese culture. So it would been looked down upon by black Americans if tiffany didnt see blackface they way they do. She had to learn things like this. Part of being in a culture is sharing negative perspectives.
In my opinion she’s Black Japanese all round Japanese. The reason I say this because you can be White American, White British, White Australian etc. And be Black American, Black Caribbean, Black British, Black African etc. You can also be Asian American, Asian British etc. Japanese people are of an Asian race. Japanese is their culture, their citizenship and their country. So in all fact if a white person or even like an Asian Indian was to be born in Japan they’re Japanese or even if you was born in America and was brought to another country from the age of 2 and grew up in that country and learned the language u r a citizen of that country. If you understand what I’m trying to say.
Dear People of the World, People of African genetic ancestry are not monolithic in their ideology, culture, politics, and values. Despite what the popular media erroneously presents, the black diaspora is not defined by stereotypes or the African American experience. With all due respect to African Americans, they are not the ambassadors for all the world's black people. Racism -- Fact, Race -- Fiction Please join me in my struggle to dismantle the paradigm and remove the word “race” from our vernacular. In some European countries, “race” is a non-existent category, and even saying or using the word “race” or racial statistics is offensive and racist, due to the term’s association with Nazi Germany. Do you remember the Nuremberg Laws of 1935? These laws embodied many of the racial theories underpinning Nazi ideology. If you must label or describe a person, use the word “phenotype”, not race. Phenotype refers to a person’s observable physical characteristics or appearance. Alternatively, using the phrase “genetic ancestry” acknowledges DNA or overwhelming scientific (anthropological, archaeological, genetic) evidence. Phenotype: human variation, observable physical characteristics, truth, physical traits, outward appearance, genetic skin colour, hue, pigment, shape of nose, shape of lips, height, hair texture, facial details
Race: scientific racism, fallacy, arbitrary, substitute for science, archaic mindset, harmful, surrogate for biology, lie, non-existent, fiction, illusion, erroneous, unscientific, social construct, political construct, oppressive, divisive, inaccurate, biased, justifies slavery, upholds discrimination, legitimizes segregation, validates supremacy, reinforces stereotypes, human invention, Hitler’s goal, eugenic fantasy, myth, false reality, arbitrary, upholds the bastion of privilege, cancer, mental illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder, harmful, denies and contradicts equality, science fiction, manmade, delusion, medieval, detriment, exclusivity, used as a proxy for inequality and oppression In 1950, UNESCO issued a statement asserting that all humans belong to the same species and that "race" is not a biological reality but a myth. Substantial research from anthropologists, biologists, geneticists, and other scientists have proven over and over that there is no such thing as human biological races. Some Resources in Support of Race Being a Myth Is Race Science Making a Comeback? Superior: The Return of Race Science - by Angela Saini Ms. Saini discusses a general, scientific analysis of historical racism. Alternatively, you might want to listen to an NPR podcast related to the same topic. www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/07/10/416496218/is-race-science-making-a-comeback Everyone is African -How Science Explodes the Myth of Race by Daniel Fairbanks The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea by Robert W. Sussman (Harvard University Press)
Race - The Power of an Illusion at PBS.org
Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color, by Nina G. Jablonski (she also does a Ted Talk) www.ted.com/talks/nina_jablonski_breaks_the_illusion_of_skin_color Ted Talk by Dr. Dorothy Roberts: The Problem with Race-Based Medicine www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine Angélica Dass's photography challenges how we think about skin colour and ethnic identity. In this personal talk, hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project, Humanæ, and her pursuit to document humanity's true colours rather than the untrue white, red, black and yellow associated with race. www.ted.com/talks/angelica_dass_the_beauty_of_human_skin_in_every_color A study of diverse African groups by geneticists has identified new genetic variants associated with skin pigmentation. The findings help explain the vast range of skin colour on the African continent, shed light on human evolution and inform an understanding of the genetic risk factors for conditions such as skin cancer. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171012143324.htm There is no such thing as the 'white race' - or any other race, says historian www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-september-17-2017-1.4291332/there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-white-race-or-any-other-race-says-historian-1.4291372 Race Is Real, but not in the way Many People Think Busting the myth of biological race www.psychologytoday.com/blog/busting-myths-about-human-nature/201204/race-is-real-not-in-the-way-many-people-think Working Toward Whiteness - How America’s Immigrants became White - David R. Roediger Working Toward Whiteness is about the Southern and Eastern European migration that brought 13 million people to the United States between 1886 and 1925 - and how this population, which definitely arrived as “non-White,” became White within the span of few decades. I Am NOT Black, You Are Not White ua-cam.com/video/q0qD2K2RWkc/v-deo.html In this video, spoken word artist Prince Ea challenges us to ask ourselves the question, “Who would you be if the world never gave you a label?” www.huffingtonpost.ca/amitha-kalaichandran/race-based-medicine_b_9219784.html "Race medicine promotes the false belief not only that human beings are naturally divided into races but also that racial inequality is caused by innate racial differences we must accept rather than social inequities we must change. Race is not a biological category that produces health disparities because of genetic differences, but racism has negative biological effects on people's bodies." www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine/discussion?sid=QtTD55 The Problem with Race-Based Medicine soundcloud.com/royal-institution/what-science-tells-us-about-race-and-racism An evidence-based discussion of the controversial topic of race, as science sees it. "It would seem better to define everyone as simply human beings, not with non-scientific or socially-constructed labels of superiority and inferiority, and accord them rights, duties and freedoms based solely upon their existence, rather than upon their state of pigmentation, genetic makeup, or presumed continental origin of their ancestors." (Author Unknown)
Most of them are not originally from Africa and yet they still get labeled as "African Americans" like how you kept calling them "African Americans" 🤷🤦
Thanks for all this wonderful research. Exactly! It’s phenotype. A fair skinned person who emigrates from Spain is not “white” in America and a darker toned person who may emigrate from say India is not “black” in America. (Just examples)We can act like we are talking about Crayola colors when we use “black” and “white”. But truth is they come loaded with decades of racist implications. Do I know what people are talking about when they wanna call me African American or Black? Of course. Our government uses these terms. You know what our government was also fond of at one point in history...We live and we learn.
@@chontechonte994 If we are not from Africa then where are we from, pray tell? Yes, we have some other DNA (European and Native American in some cases( but for the most part, the biggest percentage of our DNA comes from Africa so we are African people.
She's so pretty! I also find it really cool how she's constantly code-switching between English and Japanese. Really cool to see a non-ethnic-Japanese person with Japanese as a first language.
賢くて愛嬌があってかわいい子だな〜
日本で差別を受けず幸せだったからこういう考えになれた
それはティファニーも周りの友達もみんないい子だったからだね
本当によかった
日本の若い人が受けてしまう差別は弾が殆ど入ったロシアンルーレットのようなもので
日本人でも多くが経験するいわゆる「いじめ問題」
過度に周りの空気を読もう（読ませよう）とする日本人の教育の問題と
基本的な子供の無理解と不寛容と不勉強が原因のもの
人種に絡んだいじめも必ず発生するだろうが
人種だけにフォーカスしてても問題は解決しない
いずれにせよ彼女は周りの人間にとても恵まれてたと本当に思う
小中の虐めとか周りに性格糞なクズが居るか人種関係なく対象になる奴探すかだからなー
ティファニーの話し方が好きです。はっきり話すけれど、とても柔らかく、丁寧で、笑顔を交えている。日本とアメリカの文化のハイブリッド！
They have really great chemistry. I really enjoy seeing them together.
I agree
They don’t have any chemistry . He should stay away of her . Neanderthal
Kante Musima OMG why so mad 🤔
@@bantusupremacy8678 They honestly do. Idk what you're seeing.
@@bantusupremacy8678 what are you afraid of , that is your fear talking...stay in love not fear, you are beauty, stay in love:))) cheeres
Guys thank you so much. You talk so well, with so much sensitivity and honesty, and bravely about identity questions. There is so much pressure around this issue it’s great to hear your views.
ティファニーちゃんは本当に賢い子だな。
"we are a salad bowl." I like that. That is accurate. Thanks Tiffany.
Well said on her part
日本には「黒人」と「白人」っていう区別っていうのかな、そういうのが元々ない国だと思う。
日本だと見た目が外国人＝黒人白人ではなく全部外国人って認識かな
だからまず初めに思うことは「日本語通じるのかな・・・」という不安と「声かけて日本語通じなかったらどうしよう」って感じるのが日本人の感覚だと思う
で、日本語話せた瞬間に「ペラペラだったんかい！笑」ってなるだけなんだよね
Are you yellow race left? Are you North and South Korean? Have you considered race ???
@@moonryan3908 なにを言ってるのかわからない。俺は日本人ですよ
@@user-jm6yi9uv2m アメリカ人だけど… どういう意味分からない。
「黒人」と「白人」という言葉の存在自体が、日本人が人間を人種的な違いに基づいて区別している証拠だろ。日本人が「黒人」と「白人」を区別することを何故そんなに否定したいのかよくわからない。
絶望ガール 確かに言葉は存在するけど、感覚的に肌の色で差別する人は少ないと思う。見た目の区別が付かないとかを言っているわけではなくて、例えばアメリカにある白人は裕福、黒人は暴力的などの肌の色ごとのステレオタイプを持っている人は少ないという話です。
ティファニーさんの話はすごく分かりやすくてすっと入ってきますね。フィーリングだけではなく分析的に自分の難しかった時期を振り返ることが出来ていることが素晴らしいと思う。
Once again, I found both interviews with Tiffany really interesting and thought provoking... I think because of her experience (being very unique) its actually says something about everyone else too, our assumptions, world views etc.
This presentation was absolutely wonderful and so well done. The chemistry between both of them was very nice! I’m black born and raised in the United States with all of its good and not so good issues. But to see this young lady with all of her international exposure being able to speak fluent Japanese is truly inspiring and gives me hope and inspiration regarding our young people. Her parents did a superb job in raising her! She has such a bright future in front of her! Thank you so much for sharing this video!
I really love watching you grow on these topics...stay you..be you...you are transcended...
her laugh is just really wholesome
Such an open discurs, this is so interesting! Thank you for sharing your experiences and your thoughts! An thank you for organizing them, and giving them the needed platform!
前回の動画からティファニーちゃんのファンです💓
英語から突然日本語になるところとか、英語に日本語を混ぜて喋るところも可愛すぎる！🌸
Honestly listening to this interview was refreshing because in America I was always taught that I look different than most of my peers (rather than just being an American). I was always taught or pointed out that I was black. When I was in Japan, nobody really brought up that I was black, except for some stereotypical questions I received rarely in the country side (I mean, Aomori is kind of far removed from the big cities). I really think the salad analogy is so true because when I came back to the states I was quickly put into the box category again. Thank you for this! I really love these talks.
I loved this video! Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Soooo cool, thanks for sharing the Video very interesting , congratulations 💕💕
"When you learn a language you also learn the culture" This cant be any truer!
@u.s old glory are you american?
Tiffany you are who you are a unique combination of the greatness of your parents, your Japanese birth right, and your African American heritage/culture! Don't ever change for anyone, your presence is a gift to this world. Good luck on your UA-cam channel.
Max good job bringing Tiffany's story, and the other individuals you interviewed on your channel to the masses! Well done sir!
This made my heart so full 🥰
Loving these videos.
does anyone else think its so cool to switch out between 2 languages so seamlessly?
ando1135 That’s that bilingual life.
The accents make it. Being bilingual, but where the accent from one language bleeds into the other, sounds stilted, but if you can speak both with a native accent it sounds a lot more impressive.
Yes I'm jealous
You two are doing just fine, keep it up!!!
I would like to point out that the reason her identity likely didn’t matter in Japan is because she mentioned being from a very rural, country side where everyone knew everyone and her parents were knows to be well respected English teachers. Her experience may have been very different had she lived in a large city in Japan
ティファニーの言ってることめちゃくちゃ分かる。私の親友も肌の色は私と違うけど、完全に日本育ちの日本人。彼女はティファニーのようにアメリカに行ったりしていないから、そこだけ彼女とは背景が違うけれど。昔から一緒に居すぎて人種なんて気にしたことがなかった。私は彼女に対して完全に｢日本人｣っていう感覚があったから。それぞれの人にはそれぞれの人の背景があって、ラベリング出来るものではないよね。大切なのは、その人自身。彼女がこの先悩むことがあったなら、そう伝えてあげたいな。
Great video!
ティファニーちゃんて本当にカワイイ !! 大好き。
Straight up Loved the interview!
I appreciate Tiffany's point-of-view, she is very articulate and I can empathize from a point-of-view where-in-which I am the only Asian person in a room full on Non-Asian people. Culture, communication, nuances are scaled up. It is both isolating and invigorating to understand what is and what is not communicated.
とても興味深い話になったと思います。アメリカについての話もぴったりですね。ありがとうございました。ティファニーのユーチューブを楽しみにしています。✨
Yessss. Honne is tough in another language. It's neat seeing Tiffany express herself equally in both languages. Expressing my honne in Japanese was really hard. I tried my trademark dry-humor and everyone took me seriously 😂
Tiffany is awesome. She is also always smiling.
アメリカにも日本とは違う生きづらさがあるんだなぁ。某日系UA-camr？かな？もアメリカのカルチャーについて話してるけどホント参考になります。
差別なんて概念を知らずに生きてこられた、てことだよね？きっと彼女が素敵だから周りも素敵な人で溢れたんだな。
自分のアイデンティーを主張することを強要するアメリカで、無理をして生活をする必要なんて無いと思う。
日本に居る方が、無理せずリラックスできるなら、日本に居た方がいいと思うよ。
その方が私たちも安心できるもの。
日本の差別がーって言う人は逆にアメリカに渡ったほうがいいと思う
ティファニーは日本語に” 茨城訛り ”も入っているので、不思議だけど、何か凄く嬉しいよ。日本で育っているから当たり前なんだろうけど、日本人の心を持ってくれてる。この様な人がグローバルに日本のことを発信して欲しいよね。ティファニー、ガンバ！
I like the way you speak Japanese so well
this is absolutely beautiful. it's not about being white or black in Japan it's just about living as a human here. Switching between Japanese and English was also beautiful!!!! this is the future!!! it's here now and time to embrace it! ありがとう御座います!
Can you do a video with her parents as well? I'd be interested in hearing their perspective.
Apparently they’ll be on Black Experience Japan in a few months (according to Tiffany). So keep an eye out on that channel for that👍🏼
@@MaxDCapo That's also going to be an intresting vid for sure. I can't wait.
Love you Tifanny❤️
ポテチ食うお兄さんもいつか動画に出てきて欲しいな〜！東京に来てから多国籍の色んな人を見るから仕草とか見てるとああ、日本生まれだなともうわかる様になってきたような気がします。
I really love that although her culture is Japanese she also understands who she is. She identifies with both sides. Often many who grow up in Japan or vice versa cant identify with the culture of their parents. Shows great character and inner reflection.
Tiffany, you need to interview Max on your channel.
とてもいい動画です！！
This girl should be on Japanese TV as a presenter or even as a reporter as she speaks fluent Japanese and English.
「アメリカは人種のるつぼ」こう教わって自然にそうかなって思ってたけど、ティファニーさんが「るつぼではなく、サラダ」って表現したのは本当に目からウロコと同時に、物凄い納得と共感をしました。
最近は学校でも人種のサラダボウルって習うんですよ
Peter Piper
もう8年も前だけど、私が小学校で教わった時点で「人種のサラダボウル」って教科書に書いてありました。
ティファニーちゃんは本当にcuteだね、大好き !!
I love Tiffany. She's Japanese. I totally accept it.😊❤
お２人のように言いたい事を言い合える友達が居るって素敵ですね(*´ω｀*)🌸✨
She’s a beautiful human! Doesn’t matter where her parents are from or where she was born! I wish you the best girl! My daughter has kind of the same the same problem she is half Hispanic half Korean and was born in Norway but raised in Norway and United States 🇺🇸! She looks Asian but don’t speak Korean and people here ask here all the time where in Asia she is from, but she’s from Norway 🇳🇴 so it’s confusing to them!
Please tell this young woman that she DOES have an identity. It does not have to be labeled in such broad strokes, but you definitely have an identity.
She's an awesome, intelligent woman who can speak more than one language fluently. Those are awesome character traits that compose your identity :)
ティファニーはティファニーだから、ティファニーのままで良いんだよ。
それだけで良いんだよ。
他のことなんかいらないさ。ティファニーと付き合う友達は、ティファニーのことをティファニーとしか思わない。ただそれだけ。
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So often people unwittingly see and judge out of their own prejudices or bias so they tend to perceive what is said in the wrong context. So no matter what you say, it will probably offend someone. No worries. Keep being your beautiful you.
If she were White, would you constantly call her parents White-American or just American? Tiffany's parents are just Americans, too. It's obvious what color they are.
Memoria James I always asking myself that question why they call black people African Americans they are Americans they are not African if their mom or dad are not African they are Americans period
I'm not 100% sure, but I think refering to someone as white is an American thing. I've never heard it being used by people from other countries.
It's a very American thing to do but I understand what you mean... I was going to say that the African American experience is unique from the white American experience, but yeah.
One of them is a “race” classification and the other is an ethnic origin classification. We tend to use these things interchangeably in conversation, which is wrong and causes the confusion. One of them, when used accurately, is based on fact on where your family actually comes from and one of them is based on what the agreed lexicon of the era is for something that we desperately need new terms for. South Africa for instance has a high population of what we in America would call white individuals, but if you try to describe someone like this who has immigrated to America as “African-American” that in all likelihood would cause confusion here.
Good question. I’d probably say Caucasian-American or white-American for clarity if we’re talking about race. That’s what I tell Japanese people when they ask about my dad, because I don’t want people assuming that American = white. Because it’s a nationality. I wouldn’t make this distinction though if it wasn’t important to the topic (which it is here).
And even though it might seem obvious what color Tiffany looks like, it’s not obvious that she was actually born and raised in Japan and speaks Japanese. It throws you off more since she speaks with an American accent.. Anyway, I feel like you can’t assume someone’s color either, because I’ve been mistaken as being Mexican or just white a lot lol, even though I’m Caucasian-Japanese.
Edit: all these distinctions though might be because I’m from the US though.
Tiffany is so nice and sweet!!
Tiffany just be you. I for one hate being put in a category and I feel you. Your ID is Tiffany 🤙🏽
😂😂 girl I never understand future either and English is my first and only language lmao and yes Thanksgiving food is THE best, I loved this video and interview as a mixed minority individual (mostly black and filipino) I am appreciative of alot of different cultures and am obsessed with Japan and this makes me even more unfortunately lol crossing fingers one day I will be blessed with going 🤞🏼
ティファニーちゃんの日本語は少しだけど茨木訛りで可愛い♥️
細かいことをいう様だけど茨木じゃなく茨城な。
The obsession with race in the western world is so frustrating. The terrible history makes everything related to race. Like people can't just be. I wish one day we could all just be but that will take alot of time
As Morgan Freeman said, if you want end racism, stop talking about "race".
Laytonaster that’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works. 🤦🏽♀️
In america*** And homogeneous countries such as Japan or Korea are more likely to be racist
Amen to that
I hear you, Sallie. It must be such a burden to be racist. I am of the human race and color should not define anyone unless they are racist. The color-coding does not work because there are so many intermarriages.
生まれたーところやー皮膚や目の色でー一体この僕のー何がーわかるというのだろー ブルーハーツの世界だな、ティファニーの人生は
Tiffanyちゃんのファンです♥️
I love how Tiffany explained about identity. As an immigrant, as a multicultural, I also don’t want to fall into any kind of categories other people constructed. However, it’s so hard to explain to Japanese people 逆に. I had a very different experience. When I lived in the States, figuring out my identity took a little while but it wasn’t too painful. However, moving to Japan and had them doubting who I really am hurt so much. :(
Her race is black, her ethnicity is African American & her nationality is Japanese
Ethnicity describes cultural-orientation and often tradition inclinations, meaning that it potentially is not accurate to wholly label her "ethnically African American".
Contrition Both of her parents are African American. You don’t get to leave that out
Her race is Human
@@VodkaSoda human is not a race it's a species...
@Ino Asf Found some facts for you :) www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/06/why-is-the-human-race-called-a-race.html
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20human%20race
centerforhealthprogress.org/blog/race-social-construct/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2efrBRD3ARIsAEnt0egjpd6dOEwPQF2mZJIgBXTsSVwpzjytNY6lh-SBw9Z59I_0WhXBDPkaAgJ0EALw_wcB
"No one is going to know how to offend anyone anymore." I CAN'T WAIIIIT FOR THIS!
If you offended someone, tell them you don't care.
yeah, you're gonna be disappointed lol. The more mixed-up the world gets, the more divided its going to be come, and the more racial tensions are going to rise, not less. We can already see this happening.
In Indonesia, there is a UA-camr named Londo Kampung (Dave), he comes from Australia and grew up in Indonesia, and even has an Indonesian wife. His ability to speak Indonesian and regional languages, in the end she often uses them as pranks, maybe Tiffany can use that for content on her UA-cam channel.
she is still young, so depending on the country she chose to spend the next 10 years, could strengthen her sense of identity, in either direction -- Japanese or American. Or she could even move to a third non-related country, learn the language there & live there for 20+ years, and end up developing a 3rd national identity. I'm in my thirties, but still feel confused about my identity because i move around so much lol
@Papa Jose,
Likewise. :)
アイデンティティーって難しい問題だけど、自分をカテゴライズしたくないって思うならJust Tiffanyでいいと思う😊👍✨
話してるのを見てるととても素敵な女性だなぁと思います✨
ティファニーさんめちゃくちゃ綺麗です！❤️
i like that "salad bowl" analogy.
英語が全く分からないので、日本語字幕でマックスのチャンネルが見れるの有り難いです。
何かにつけて差別や区別、カテゴライズしたがる気持ちは分かるけど、これからは多様性や個性をもっと大事にできる世の中になってほしいですね。
She is beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
かわいい💕❤️💕
OMG she's so pretty 😍😍..
She is such a sweetheart. ホント、ステキな女性だな。
Beautiful Tiffany you are unique...be you 😁❤
I missed gyudon soooo much when I back to the States from Japan. You can buy it in many Asian markets in the states now! I get a frozen pack from H-Mart.
I find the decision of your parents, not to explain about the situation of black Americans in the USA, was sensible and thoughtful. What a clever choice it was. That has raised an admirable character woman I guess.
I'm glad Tiffany had such a positive experience growing up in Japan. It's interesting to compare this video to the one recently done by Asian Boss about a half black half Japanese girl's experience growing up in Japan. There is no guarantee that just because your parents don't raise you to be race conscious that others in your community won't point it out to you or shame you for it. More than anything else, a strong sense of self is necessary to withstand those moments when you feel like you stand out from others in a bad way. Your parents should explain to you what your background is to uplift you/give you pride, not to tell about what you can't do or what society says you can't do.
Tiffany is a unicorn 🦄 and I love her 😍 lol!
Beautiful girl and a great personality. What would it be like to not be bound(limited) by your ethnicity? Many people will never know.
haha i like the salad bowl analogy
To me you feelin a sister and should date!! You have a lot in common. Who else agree???
🤣 WTF
I thought that with the first video. I was like he's intrigued. Now I find this video, im like its done. He likes here.
If her parents are from the USA.... then yes, African-American works because here cultural value system that she got from them will be that. If they were from Nigeria... then African/Nigerian Japanese.
Love it when she spix japanese, i understand 0% but notice she says 'takaraa' million time ,wut is it?
Can you interview her brother?
Up
Yes
America is multi-cultural but not integrated.
depends where you go its a big place but what you said does hold true some times which is unfortunate
Gringolandia
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 everyone lives in their corner and prejudices
@Edd Glassus She does have a culture japanese Ethnicly she is black
The minorities are more racist than the majority members Blacks hate Jews Mexican Asian's whites and any imitation is called appropriation acceptence is called tokonism also agressive machismo and viralant homophobia I know I am a southern black senior I get disrespected by mellenials who ignored my struggle we are not the same and that is a good thing it's not just for majority folks !!!😠😠😠
ティファニーさんの「人種」「ハーフ」「民族」について語る内容は、ものすごく本質を突いていて深い。
ただ、それがあまりにもデリケートで複雑なものだから、完全に理解できない人がたくさんいると思う。
Cannot find your instagram Max.
Am I the only one who notices their chemistry?😕 just my observation...
Lynnette Dobbin of course. theyre friends
They seemed like friends to me
Tiffany I understand what you mean when you say "blackanese". I have friends who are black who were born and raised in Korea 😂😂
Even funnier seeing people's reaction when they try to explain who they are. At this point people should be open-minded to these things.
Props to these two for trying to unpack the definition of an (African) American born and raised in Japan, with all that tension coming from the comments section. Tiffany is a half American-Japanese, but they probably find that the word 'half' doesn't do justice to her cultural orientation (> Japanese), at least that's what I sense from these videos. They may slip up where some facts surrounding ethnicity and nationality are involved but man give them a break, they're trying their best to explain the matter at hand for us. I think the difficulty in her case, as with other halfs, lies in trying to fix the cultural, ethnicity and nationality/identity aspects together on the same plane. Who are we to interject them with facts, when these concepts go beyond just facts and into the cultural and spiritual realm. I'm not a half, so I have never experienced the complexities of being a person of mixed race/nationality. And because this subject is so complex, identify crisis is a thing among people of mixed nationalities/races. Keep up the good work both of you, never stop exploring and appreciating the world of 'halfs'!
question you have discussed alot about japan but i would love to know what kind of jobs person say from africa not the USA is likely to get and then are foreigners treated differentlt regarding their origins and how are the payment systems in japan . i am coming to japan am from madagascar
Tiffany is a very interesting girl. I appreciate and agree with her perspective on the limitation of labels and fitting people into boxes. There's too much gradient and overlap in the world for labels to consistently be reliable. Here in America, labels are the norm. You see this on social media, especially Twitter where your typical user will divide their selves into black, liberal, conservative, trans, feminist, anti-feminist, communist, gender fluid, non binary, gay, asexual, furry, zoophile, fart-sniffer, ball strangler, etc etc. A conversation/discussion is a more reliable way to understand another human being. Tiffany is Tiffany.
BTW Whoever's dating this woman I am envious of. Full disclosure: I'm thirsty as fuck.
Totally agree with what you guys said, like why does everything gotta be defined?! And yes indeed I noticed that too, especially in America. I mean, regardless our ethnicities, the color of our skins and whether our genders are female/male/trans/genderfluid/intersex/cis/demi/binary/non-binary,ect ..whatever the term each individuals identify as or not (respectively), at the end of the day we share the same race which is Human Being. This is actually shocking to me, the fact that in 2019 some ppl still don't want to acknowledge it.
確かに人種差別っていうのは教育の産物だと思うな
Its ok black.white or yellow.
I m brown and my daughter is mix of brown and yellow.
I think we must know half are always smarter than any other coz they hav 2brains.
I don’t understand the mix up she a black women (of Africa descent) or Africa American who culturally grow up in Japan. She culturally Japanese and a Japanese immigrant
It's not complicated. She's black, born and raised in Japan.
She’s not an immigrant. She did not move to Japan
The mix up is how others perceive her. She could of cared less about blackface, but she had to learn its significance to be accepted by others
BiggBoi please clarify your comment? Who talking about blackface in regards to this discussion?
My comment was clearly talking about her cultural identity being brought up in Japan but being of African descent.
@@2damecuteUK before coming to america, tiffany would of not thought twice about blackface. It would not of meant any offense. Especially in japan, because there no history behind blackface in japanese culture.
So it would been looked down upon by black Americans if tiffany didnt see blackface they way they do. She had to learn things like this. Part of being in a culture is sharing negative perspectives.
In my opinion she’s Black Japanese all round Japanese. The reason I say this because you can be White American, White British, White Australian etc. And be Black American, Black Caribbean, Black British, Black African etc. You can also be Asian American, Asian British etc. Japanese people are of an Asian race. Japanese is their culture, their citizenship and their country. So in all fact if a white person or even like an Asian Indian was to be born in Japan they’re Japanese or even if you was born in America and was brought to another country from the age of 2 and grew up in that country and learned the language u r a citizen of that country.
If you understand what I’m trying to say.
you n tiff shud date, and tiffany needs her own channel.
THE VIDEOS ARE VIRAL IS BECAUSE YOU LOOK REALY GOOD TOGETHER , NATURALLY CLOSE !
Dear People of the World,
People of African genetic ancestry are not monolithic in their ideology, culture, politics, and values. Despite what the popular media erroneously presents, the black diaspora is not defined by stereotypes or the African American experience. With all due respect to African Americans, they are not the ambassadors for all the world's black people.
Racism -- Fact, Race -- Fiction
Please join me in my struggle to dismantle the paradigm and remove the word “race” from our vernacular. In some European countries, “race” is a non-existent category, and even saying or using the word “race” or racial statistics is offensive and racist, due to the term’s association with Nazi Germany. Do you remember the Nuremberg Laws of 1935? These laws embodied many of the racial theories underpinning Nazi ideology.
If you must label or describe a person, use the word “phenotype”, not race. Phenotype refers to a person’s observable physical characteristics or appearance. Alternatively, using the phrase “genetic ancestry” acknowledges DNA or overwhelming scientific (anthropological, archaeological, genetic) evidence.
Phenotype: human variation, observable physical characteristics, truth, physical traits, outward appearance, genetic skin colour, hue, pigment, shape of nose, shape of lips, height, hair texture, facial details
Race: scientific racism, fallacy, arbitrary, substitute for science, archaic mindset, harmful, surrogate for biology, lie, non-existent, fiction, illusion, erroneous, unscientific, social construct, political construct, oppressive, divisive, inaccurate, biased, justifies slavery, upholds discrimination, legitimizes segregation, validates supremacy, reinforces stereotypes, human invention, Hitler’s goal, eugenic fantasy, myth, false reality, arbitrary, upholds the bastion of privilege, cancer, mental illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder, harmful, denies and contradicts equality, science fiction, manmade, delusion, medieval, detriment, exclusivity, used as a proxy for inequality and oppression
In 1950, UNESCO issued a statement asserting that all humans belong to the same species and that "race" is not a biological reality but a myth. Substantial research from anthropologists, biologists, geneticists, and other scientists have proven over and over that there is no such thing as human biological races.
Some Resources in Support of
Race Being a Myth
Is Race Science Making a Comeback?
Superior: The Return of Race Science - by Angela Saini
Ms. Saini discusses a general, scientific analysis of historical racism. Alternatively, you might want to listen to an NPR podcast related to the same topic.
www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/07/10/416496218/is-race-science-making-a-comeback
Everyone is African -How Science Explodes the Myth of Race by Daniel Fairbanks
The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea by Robert W. Sussman (Harvard University Press)
Race - The Power of an Illusion at PBS.org
Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color, by Nina G. Jablonski (she also does a Ted Talk)
www.ted.com/talks/nina_jablonski_breaks_the_illusion_of_skin_color
Ted Talk by Dr. Dorothy Roberts: The Problem with Race-Based Medicine
www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine
Angélica Dass's photography challenges how we think about skin colour and ethnic identity. In this personal talk, hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project, Humanæ, and her pursuit to document humanity's true colours rather than the untrue white, red, black and yellow associated with race.
www.ted.com/talks/angelica_dass_the_beauty_of_human_skin_in_every_color
A study of diverse African groups by geneticists has identified new genetic variants associated with skin pigmentation. The findings help explain the vast range of skin colour on the African continent, shed light on human evolution and inform an understanding of the genetic risk factors for conditions such as skin cancer.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171012143324.htm
There is no such thing as the 'white race' - or any other race, says historian www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-september-17-2017-1.4291332/there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-white-race-or-any-other-race-says-historian-1.4291372
Race Is Real, but not in the way Many People Think
Busting the myth of biological race
www.psychologytoday.com/blog/busting-myths-about-human-nature/201204/race-is-real-not-in-the-way-many-people-think
Working Toward Whiteness - How America’s Immigrants became White - David R. Roediger
Working Toward Whiteness is about the Southern and Eastern European migration that brought 13 million people to the United States between 1886 and 1925 - and how this population, which definitely arrived as “non-White,” became White within the span of few decades.
I Am NOT Black, You Are Not White
ua-cam.com/video/q0qD2K2RWkc/v-deo.html
In this video, spoken word artist Prince Ea challenges us to ask ourselves the question, “Who would you be if the world never gave you a label?”
www.huffingtonpost.ca/amitha-kalaichandran/race-based-medicine_b_9219784.html
"Race medicine promotes the false belief not only that human beings are naturally divided into races but also that racial inequality is caused by innate racial differences we must accept rather than social inequities we must change. Race is not a biological category that produces health disparities because of genetic differences, but racism has negative biological effects on people's bodies."
www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine/discussion?sid=QtTD55
The Problem with Race-Based Medicine
soundcloud.com/royal-institution/what-science-tells-us-about-race-and-racism
An evidence-based discussion of the controversial topic of race, as science sees it.
"It would seem better to define everyone as simply human beings, not with non-scientific or socially-constructed labels of superiority and inferiority, and accord them rights, duties and freedoms based solely upon their existence, rather than upon their state of pigmentation, genetic makeup, or presumed continental origin of their ancestors." (Author Unknown)
Most of them are not originally from Africa and yet they still get labeled as "African Americans" like how you kept calling them "African Americans" 🤷🤦
Thanks for all this wonderful research. Exactly! It’s phenotype. A fair skinned person who emigrates from Spain is not “white” in America and a darker toned person who may emigrate from say India is not “black” in America. (Just examples)We can act like we are talking about Crayola colors when we use “black” and “white”. But truth is they come loaded with decades of racist implications. Do I know what people are talking about when they wanna call me African American or Black? Of course. Our government uses these terms. You know what our government was also fond of at one point in history...We live and we learn.
@@chontechonte994
If we are not from Africa then where are we from, pray tell? Yes, we have some other DNA (European and Native American in some cases( but for the most part, the biggest percentage of our DNA comes from Africa so we are African people.
Futureの言ってること何もわかんないけど好きは分かりすぎて笑う