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Living While Black, In Japan
NPR 15 September 2021
Living While Black, In Japan
All Things Considered Video NPR
15 September 2021
In the wake of the 2020 killing of George Floyd,
African-Americans and others mounted ongoing street protests.
But African-Americans living abroad felt the anguish
as profoundly as their families and friends back "home."
Some have chosen to live in Japan,
one of the most homogeneous nations in the world.
Despite being in a smaller minority in Japan than in their
home country,
they express feelings of safety and freedom.
Yet, racism in the U.S. still plays a role in their lives.
In this short film,
several African-Americans living in Japan
discuss
how their encounters with police and racism in the U.S.
played into their decision to live abroad
and how leaving the U.S. changed their perceptions of who they
are
and their connection to the country of their birth.
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