あけおめ!I know I didn’t make a community post yet, but just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! This year I’m going to try to upload more talk/interview type videos. I think a lot of people get a lot out of these, and I get a lot of enjoyment out of making them/meeting people. Let’s see how it goes. In a time where everyone passed the hurdles of 2020 and are still struggling to make things work this year, let’s stay optimistic and make the 2020s great again😆
@WeWillAllReturnToAllahSoon
3 жыл бұрын
happy new year, may Allah brighten your days this year, ameen ^_^
@fierysceptile8916
3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year max. When will the old hairstyle come back
@drauc
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love the vid, thanks for sharing and thanks for your hard work! あけおめ~
People of foreign backgrounds raised here in the countryside of Japan are very different to those raised in the big cities from my experience. They are much more balanced and emotionally mature and you see this for yourself with this lovely lady.
I'm crying. I love her. Only half way through and she said something I have to tell my Danish wife who teaches Danish to foreigners. How she described about not speaking English because it was something she could control and by NOT speaking it, she could prove that she was Japanese. VERY interesting idea. I lived 4 years in Japan where I met my future Danish wife. I tried not to speak any native English at home in front of the kids. One was non verbal autistic and we were trying to give him the best chance in Danish (doctor's suggestion). But my other "normal" son learned English despite that, although granted, English is everywhere, we also did a trick about only speaking English when it was about things like "should we buy ice cream tonight?". Iearned that from an American friend who learned Japanese because her Japanese born parents only switched to Japanese when they were trying to keep secrets about birthday and Xmas gifts and the kids broke the language code because the wanted to learn what they were getting and where it was being hidden. Now, on to the second half of this wonderful interview. So exciting.
@sofialloydescribano4583
2 жыл бұрын
I feel my whole life ive been crazy as a polar nationality mix and hearing her speak is like a super cool older sister giving me the advice ive always needed😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️ thank you!!
@MaxDCapo
2 жыл бұрын
I will have to share Lila this comment it’ll make her smile. She wanted to share her story specifically for people like you/her :)
@sofialloydescribano4583
2 жыл бұрын
@@MaxDCapo Please do. It really is indescribably inspiring! Specially for those in areas/environments with little understanding of the international mind and way of seeing the world
@ridgebhouse
2 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful family. The interview the strength of how she grew up awesome. Her English is flawless I don’t even detect an accent that would suggest Japanese background
I agree the part she said speaking English benefited her to expand her world. It is a tool, yet it’s so widely spoken around the world that you get to know diverse people through the language. 複数の文化で育って幼少時代は混乱葛藤があったんでしょうが、大人になってスッキリ抜けた感じがして見ていて気持ち良かったです。
@takekuro186
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, another great interview! Good job Max!
@andre_toyonaga_
2 жыл бұрын
Its ok so cool the fact she grew up in Hamamatsu and Tenryuu. And after going to US and now back in Jpn working for Netflix. She looks very strong. I love when she said I know Jpn as much as anyone, i was born here and id studied here. Pretty cool. And also Naked Director was so cool.
She has such a beautiful mind. I hope more would look at things through a different lens and ask “but, why” and “who say’s?” If everyone questioned why we do the things we do… and ask ourselves if there is a better way of doing things. ❤
@ramujomonshumeru1184
Жыл бұрын
"When you start speaking another language, that's like officially making you different" So true. 4:32
@arno866
2 жыл бұрын
I loved season 1 of “The Naked Director”! Such a great show and gonna be starting season 2 soon! Way to go!! 🙏
@amythomson3636
3 жыл бұрын
Love the talk style videos! As a half Japanese and half New Zealand person who was born and raised in Japan I had the same experiences and it was nice to be able to relate to it!!
@rahelna6604
3 жыл бұрын
hi there, right now I'm looking for some hafus people in Japan for my college research assignment. I know this is very random and sudden, but can I get your email or instagram account? I want to ask you some questions about your life which is labeled as hafu in Japan, your attention is very meaningful for my college research, thank you:)
@docimma
2 жыл бұрын
Coolest story ever! I cannot wait to read your Mom‘s book. I will share it with my kids too. We are a Jewish family with multiethnic roots as well ♥️
@mintcat555
2 жыл бұрын
学びが多くて、まさに神回でした。 ありがとうございます。楽しかったです❣
@a.r.t.4611
Жыл бұрын
A lovely story. Mixed race; living in Japan; and able to speak two languages fluently. Wonderful. 👍
@jacknjill3000
2 жыл бұрын
I’m Chinese with Chinese parents and born in Japan. Now in America since I was 7 years ago and lost speaking Japanese bc when I got to the USA in the early 70s, there were very few Japanese in my city. Plus, I had to Hearn Chinese to be able to diesel to my grand parents that spoke really bad Japanese. Looking back, I wish I kept up with my Japanese, but back when you were a foreign kid, you wanted to be like all the other American kids and fit in. Now it’s still common to be Japanese mix, but telling ppl. I was Chinese and part Japanese seem strange in my days. Oh and technically I’m quarter Japanese bc my mom is half Chinese and Japanese and born in Japan also.
This is such a wonderful interview. I admire her poise, confidence and interesting & lovely persona. I imagine she is just the most amazing friend to have. I could have listened to another hour. Thanks
@devonthompson8333
Жыл бұрын
I love what she is saying, culture is one of the beautiful parts of humanity. If you grow up somewhere you are of that culture no matter what you look like.
@BlackLivesMatterTokyo
2 жыл бұрын
Good video. It's an important conversation to have and to highlight.
@MrVvulf
3 жыл бұрын
22:44 I really enjoyed Lila's description of feeling "comfortable in her own skin". I had a visual juxtaposition of a person's skin as if they were pre-1980 Levi jeans. Jeans in that era took many washings and wearings until they started feeling nice. I guess younger folks might have no idea what I'm talking about, but trust me, jeans used to take months to finally feel soft and comfortable to wear. And like jeans, our skin is only the outer covering that people see. It is the content of our character that matters. Edit: Had to come back for the NC shoutout! Born in Germany, lived in both west and east Germany, also lived in Japan and England, and now for 30 years in NC.
@ysformen
3 жыл бұрын
天竜に引っ越した時に、クラスに招き入れてくれた女の子、いいね!
@idrissmerahi4040
3 жыл бұрын
すばらしい! She's had a fascinating life. Appreciate the interview Max.
@MaxDCapo
3 жыл бұрын
I know right, she's so cool lol
@sarahlongstaff5101
2 жыл бұрын
When I lived in Japan, I used to dream in Japanese, but I couldn't say anything! It was more dreams of me not being able to communicate, lol. So I don't know if dreaming counts as being fluent.
@chanteshante
Жыл бұрын
Ye, it's not really related to actually knowing the language. You dream about things you experience or think about. If you interact with people in a certain language daily, it's not uncommon to dream about it. Even if it's just listening without even knowing what any of it means it can happen. It's just superstition. TLDR: If you study something it's not unlikely that you'll dream about it and if you study something it's not unlikely that you'll learn it, that's all that there is to it.
@misubi
Жыл бұрын
None of her mannerisms or inflections would tip me off that she was raised in Japan. She seems like a normal American. Amazing.
@trykyu509
3 жыл бұрын
彼女のコメントは経験と深慮に裏打ちされた、実に味わい深いものですね。 私にとって神回です。
@MJ-dj4yf
3 жыл бұрын
I love when she said “identity is not just a straight line” she gets it. Great interview
@paranoidhumanoid
3 жыл бұрын
In my experience, racism is generally everywhere but I felt least apprehensive in Japan than when visiting family in America because it's so overt and in-your-face in the States, especially in Southern regions and even in some Northern urban areas like NYC. In Japan, no one says anything because they are too polite and civil (even if they are racist or uneasy about your ethnicity/skin color). Japanese generally are more concerned with how you conduct and apply yourself in society. If you speak Japanese and follow their customs and traditions, there generally isn't much of an issue. In the States, just being black or Hispanic going to the store or filling up your tank will get you in trouble.
@bushwhackeddos.2703
2 жыл бұрын
The inter racial crime stats beg to differ.
@rachkate76
2 жыл бұрын
Paranoidandroid that’s so true.
@HDsharp
Жыл бұрын
The basterd west. White or even black people are so frigging racist when compared to Asians. Asian racism is never too extreme, less overt. I'm Asian, I hated my experiences in the west.
@vidincrisis
3 жыл бұрын
would be super interesting if you could interview a person of Ainu heritage
Thank you so much for this video! I don't know how to exactly express this but I love the way she speaks and how she gets her message across. I feel like I've learned a lot watching this. Thank you!
@user-dp9ym3dl8r
2 жыл бұрын
リラさんのような素晴らしく魅力的で自分をきちんと表現できる人が「私は日本人です!」と言ってくれて同じ日本人としてとても誇らしく思えました。私はアメリカのcommunity college で文化人類学、美術史、哲学、アメリカに於ける黒人の歴史などを学び、その後イギリスやドイツにも住んだ経験があります。JiCAの通訳として 色々な国の人々とも関わりました。ここ数十年は田舎の主婦業をしつつ、家庭教師の仕事もしています。教育にとても興味があります。伝統文化や日常的文化を学ぶ中でどのように世界の人々と関わっていくか、今日本は試されていると思います。その観点からこのチャンネルはとても興味深いトピックを扱っていて、ホストのマックスも素敵な方で確かにちょっとトム・クルーズに似ていていい感じです。これからも期待しています😊
@user-nn3bp3in2k
3 жыл бұрын
リラさんとってもいいですよね。大好きです。インタビューありがとうございます!♡♡♡
@mosca3289
3 жыл бұрын
The thing I love about these interviews is that although the individual experience is so specific and rare (Black and Jewish and Japanese) they are also universal - how to fit in, moving, getting confident in who we are, finding a way to thrive in work. Super interview and interviewee.
@user-em1sx1zn8m
3 жыл бұрын
She’s black and jewish, but I don’t think she’s japanese.
@chanteshante
Жыл бұрын
@@user-em1sx1zn8m she is japanese as well, she even says that she is japanese herself during the video. She was born in Japan, that alone by definition makes her japanese.
@frankb1
Жыл бұрын
Japanese Tom Cruise is a good interviewer.
@adjovie
6 ай бұрын
I was already liking this interview but I sat up as soon as she mentioned Ghana 17:40 🇬🇭…now my liking switched to❤ Everyone should get to know about GH, it’s the gateway to Africa 🙌
@anaisabelgarridomartinez7946
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. I really appreciate how Lila is sharing her feelings and how she feels about her life and herself. I am unique, this is the important thing. I wish I could speak Japanese. Little by little. :)
@gabay123vip
Жыл бұрын
It’s so funny that she has such a distinct Brooklyn accent
@walksalot4965
Жыл бұрын
Great video!!
@markscott554
2 жыл бұрын
I lived and worked in Mie Machi and then Beppu, both near Oita more than 20 years ago. I used to ride my bike into Oita and quite often saw a young black girl on her way to karate lessons. I remember her speaking Japanese to someone to help her mother out with something. It would be cool if she turned up on the channel.
@rukukuyemastaky7486
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Lila for the insight made thru this video. Your parents are cool as Jews and Black Africans marriage at that time was like a tabou. But they made it to have you and siblings belonging to 4 nationalities - African, Israelite, American & Japanese. I just saw your video this 14/09/23 in Melbourne, Australia being myself of DR Congo origin. Congrats
Very beautiful end thoughts, and thank you, it brought tears to my eyes talking about the little girl who seeing with disbelief and astonishment someone like herself also the message to "Hang in there---The world is here for you---Just try to understand---It will be OK!
@novrinkov0053
Жыл бұрын
It's a little wrong to say that if you can't speak Japanese, you'll be left out of the group. It's simply that Japanese people can't understand English In the first place, if you can't speak Japanese, you can't communicate. it doesn't mean to be an outcast
@Ordo1980
3 жыл бұрын
This was interesting. But I hope Japan won't change as much as the US changed.
@user-em1sx1zn8m
3 жыл бұрын
Good, the US is divided because of one thing: multiculturalism. Japan is still homogenous, it must stay that way.
@user-su4ud6pl1k
3 жыл бұрын
しっかし本当にアメリカ人はこういう話好きだね。人種や肌の色に対する凄まじいほどのobsession。 Not to criticize anyone but I'm always surprised how Americans are obsessed with the concept of race and skin color.
@thor4979
3 жыл бұрын
They pushed this everywhere.
@MaxDCapo
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I don’t think we like/are obsessed about talking about it, but rather living in a country with so many different races, you have to confront these topics. In Japan, if you are Japanese and never meet people of another race, you won’t have to worry about it. 別にこう言う話が大好きなわけで話しているではなく、こういう話をせざるを得ない。特にアメリカは多様であり、いろんな人種の人がいる。こう言う話をしない限り、他人種の相手の経験は深く知らないでしょうね。相手の経験を推測するのではなくて、仲良くなって素直に話をすればいい。これはどんな話でも一緒です。 悪い意味ではありませんが、日本でずっと暮らしている日本人が他人種の人と接触したことがなかったら、もちろん人種や肌の色に対する話はしないだろう。平和的だと思います。もちろん優しい日本人たくさんいるし、日本の文化を他国から来た人たちにシェアすることも凄く好きだなと思います。これは日本のいいところの一つですね🇯🇵でも海外(アジアじゃない国)に行くなら一般人に自分のことが「アジアン」だと思われますので、このことを知っておくべきです。 日系アメリカ人でも第二次世界大戦の時に結構酷い目にあったし、戦争後でも結構嫌な思いがいっぱい経験した。国籍的には(そして文化的に)同じアメリカ人なのに、肌の色が違うだけで色んなことを耐えられないといけなかったのです。 恐らく当時の日系アメリカ人(そして今の日系アメリカ人でも)人種や肌の色に関する話をするだろう。 まあ、常に自分の人種を考えるべきではないと思いますが、be awareが必要ですね。 リンクを載せますが、この前インタビューさせてもらったアントニーさんも日本で経験した差別を語ってるので、参考になると思いますkzitem.info/news/bejne/uX5o0J-frpZldm0 常にこう言う肌の色の話をするべきではないと思いますが、無視することもしない方がいいですね。こう言う話がもう凄まじいほど話す必要がない世界になったらいいですね〜😵
@@MaxDCapo またまたご返信ありがとうございます。 Maxさんの考えはよくわかりました。 これはもう、"Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” みたいな議論だと思います。 ①アメリカには様々な人種がいて様々な差別があるからこういうコンテンツが必要なのか、 ②それとも大量の人種差別に関するコンテンツがアメリカ人の心に分断を生んでいるのではないか。 もちろん片方だけではなくて両方の可能性もあるでしょうが、私は、アメリカ人は②についてもう少し考えるといいのではないかと思っています。すでに言いましたが、ここまで大量の人種差別に関するコンテンツがある国はアメリカ以外にないでしょう。子供の頃からずっとテレビやKZitemでそういうコンテンツを見て育つアメリカ人は、良い影響だけでなくて悪い影響も受けているのではないかと思っています。 今ふと思いついた Just a suggestion, but it would be interesting for Americans if you made a video that introduce the comments by Japanese on your videos. この動画だけではなくて、例えばアントニーの動画のコメントとかも。差別的なコメントは論外ですが、I mean, including opinions you don't like. (コメントの名前を隠せば誰の許可もいらないと思います) 我々は人間なので、まあ、意見が一致するのは難しいでしょう。でも私の話を聞いていただいてありがとうございます。感謝します。
Damn, she went to a North Carolina College about the same time I did!!! Married......dang. Oh well, what a human being😍! I think a animated adaptation of her life would be awesome! Great work Max!
@tomowmoon
3 жыл бұрын
It's very important how to think, I can see how to think is changed by learning culture through languages.
@quartkneek3670
3 жыл бұрын
As a word nerd, I found this to be a fascinating interview. Her accent reflects much about her. At first, her English sounded sort of like the type of Mexican American inflections/vowels I hear in SoCal but further, in the interview, I could hear a bit of Brooklyn in her cadence and the dropped endings of words. Since she spent so many years in Los Angeles and spent her formative years listening to her parents pronounce things, it makes sense that her go-to inflections, syntax, and accent would reflect that. Hearing her put on the Carolina accent made me chuckle. I wonder if she does the same thing in Japanese. Even small countries like the UK or the Netherlands have local dialects and regional accents, so I'm sure Japan has something similar. Does she have a country accent from where she grew up or is it more influenced by her time in Tokyo?
@MaxDCapo
3 жыл бұрын
I should ask her and let you know. My family is from Shizuoka and so there is a dialect for certain words. I'm sure Lila probably used it growing up.
@surfquest70
3 жыл бұрын
@@MaxDCapo そうだら。。(Soudara) そうだに (Soudani) 天竜はバカ田舎。。。Tenryu wa baka inaka.. Tenryu is super rural. These are a few examples of our local dialect.
@yvesderival634
3 жыл бұрын
She must have a japanese countryside accent
@MsAdultchildren
Жыл бұрын
To me (a native Japanese speaker) the way she talks sounds just an average Japanese young woman and I couldn't find any accent or dialect from her. In recent years, teenagers tend to talk in a standard Japanese dialect (標準語) even in the countryside. I guess younger gen people in Japan think that talking in a local accent/dialect is supposed to be a bad thing or not cool except Kansai/Kinki region due to its popularity in TV.
@dtcharo
3 жыл бұрын
Man, NC is on fire on this channel. NC州は素晴らしい!このインタビューは面白かった。
@MaxDCapo
3 жыл бұрын
The NC connection in Japan is real. Lila Tiffany Issei Max Justin Naomi and the list keeps on building...
Yeah I can tell she prefers Japanese vs English. I was like that too with my family. They spoke to me in Spanish, but I responded in English. I can speak both, I am just stronger in English, but I am terrible at articulating myself.
@christopherflux6254
Жыл бұрын
I know an English and an Estonian couple who speak German at home. Whilst the Estonian speaks good English, they are both very fluent German speakers.
holy she is beautiful I could stop smiling every time she talked
@naotookamura6280
3 жыл бұрын
Another great interview! I really enjoyed it. Thanks a lot!
@kelliott7864
2 жыл бұрын
She has the same accent as my new york Jewish relatives with a Japanese icing.
@fantasyEXX
2 жыл бұрын
Oh shit she studied in Ramallah too?!?! There are like 10 black people in Ramallah so she really stood out
@ctalcantara1700
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this woman is amazing, exposed to the world.
@ArtFreeman
Жыл бұрын
I was born in Germany and German was my first language but my parents divorced and since we were living in the US at the time I was surrounded by English and forgot German. I lived in Japan and studied Japanese at my university. It is a bit funny that I understand Japanese more than German now
It's obvious that you're targeting mainly non-Japanese as your audience. You are painting a picture of Japan with selective point of view. Why bother communicating in Kanji if you offend & insult native Japanese with your video? You are trying to make people change for you & think like you, but you do not care to change yourself to fit into Japanese culture & way of life or even understand Japanese people & their thinking. Judging from the Japanese comments in here, I am not the only one who feels this way. Let us know when the West treat Asians as good as or better than Asians treat westerners when they are in Asia. We in Asia don't even meddle in western culture so why should you meddle in ours?
@PandoraApocalypse
3 жыл бұрын
They say Japanese girls are beautiful but this one is drop dead gorgeous
this is so cool. juz discover this 1 year later. otsukaresama
@Sooopa_Doopa
2 жыл бұрын
Very informative interview. Is it just me or does Lila have a strong resemblance to Amel Larrieux, former lead singer from the group Groove Theory?
@mariaiwaoka2023
2 жыл бұрын
I looooooooove the video!!!!
@takataka1269
6 ай бұрын
26:40の台詞しゅき❤
@kennethstill3340
Жыл бұрын
I love seeing a well spoken, beautiful woman who is comfortable in her skin congratulations to you, and may you forever give them hell in Japan konnichiwa
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