#arianamiyamoto

[mixdgrlproblems]

#MissWorldJapan 2016 #PriyankaYoshikawa who is #Indian & #Japanese, was tormented over the years although she was born in Japan. After facing a series of backlashes as a child & again once she was crowned, Priyanka decided to voice her opinions. #Multiracial children make up 2% of the entire population born annually in #Japan & they are looked down upon. “Japan puts all #hafu in the same bucket,” referring to the Japanese word for ‘half’ & a word to describe #mixed race. “Whether you’re part Russian, American or African, you’re still categorized as ‘hafu’ in Japan,” she said. She’s the 2nd #hāfu woman to be Miss Japan after #ArianaMiyamoto won the Miss Universe Japan title in 2015. “Before Ariana, hafu girls couldn’t represent Japan. That’s what I thought too. I didn’t doubt it or challenge it until today. Ariana encouraged me a lot by showing me & all mixed girls it’s possible.” Her mom is Japanese & her dad is #BengaliIndian. Her great-grandfather Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal. She was born in Tokyo. From ages 6 to 9, she lived in Sacramento, California. She also lived in Kolkata for 1 year before returning to Japan. She speaks fluent English, Bengali & Japanese. Before becoming Miss World Japan 2016, she worked as a translator, art therapist & also has a license to train elephants! "When I was in 5th grade, I was the only half in my school. I thought I wasn’t normal. Yes, I’m half Indian but people ask me about my ‘purity’ & I say ‘Yes, my dad is Indian. I’m proud that I have Indian in me. But that does not mean I’m not Japanese.” “Unfortunately I know a lot of hafu that suffer. We have problems, we’ve been struggling, it hurts. In Japan, everyone thought I was a germ. Like if they touched me they would be touching something bad. But I’m thankful now because that made me really strong.” She was also bullied as a child due to her skin colour. “Why does that bother people? Because I have darker skin? People still ask me if I eat curry every day or if I can use chopsticks. If you think you're Japanese, you’re Japanese” Period. 🇮🇳🇯🇵 #wcw #mixedgirl (at Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_lDWuFFyvW/?igshid=ah2v41z2uypr

[spanky606]

Regrann from @17thsoulja5 - #NaomiOsaka’s win at the US Open has started a massive debate in Japan about what it means to be Japanese. @ ciaolivia explains. - #naomiosaka #arianamiyamoto #japan #japanese #haiti #haitian #america #american #usa #biracial #mixed #mixedrace #multinationality #nationality #identity #tennis #usopen #grandslam #woman #women #tennisplayer #sport #sports #homogeneity #homogenous https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1wAnHlucw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x8oeuoi3x3bd

[milliardomerquise]

Funny song I made about Nintendo games on my way home from my workout today. Happy birthday to my little brother, Jojo @jojosmith5 🤗 Celebrating you on Yscariot's Alpha Day 😂 Yes, I still love @arianastan but she don't know I exist yet 😂 今日は弟さん『ジョジョちゃん』の誕生日です。まだ、エリアナさんを愛してますねｗ 今天是我弟弟的生日! 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 #生日 #生日快乐 #birthday #happybirthday #brother #Chinese #bday #happybday #弟弟 #誕生日 #お誕生日 #동생 #생일축하해 #ヒップホップ #남동생 #弟さん #弟 #中国 #トラップ #트랩 #렙몬스터 #힙합 #hermanito #hermano #cumpleaños #jan17 #arianamiyamoto #宮本エリアナ #ハーフ #데일리 (at Shanghai University)

[sablesouls]

Ariana's father is in little doubt she is proud of both heritages. 'She's fully aware of who she is and she's fully aware of where she comes from.'She's aware of both sides - the black side and the Japanese side,' he said. 'She just wants everyone to get along and accept one another for what they are not because of the colour of their skin, but for who they are as a person.'Please tell Japan to just accept her, and just be be proud of her. Though I know they will never be as proud of her as I am.'“Ariana has a personal story that other Miss Japans just don’t have,” said Maki Yamaguchi, a contestant in the 2014 Miss Universe Japan pageant who now helps advise Ms. Miyamoto. “She is a beauty queen with a mission: to eliminate discrimination.” #pageant #arianamiyamoto #blackgirlmagic #missjapan #sablesouls #blackhistory

[thedailyfoodstamp]

#BlackHistoryMonth Day 5: #arianamiyamoto "The stunning Miss #Nagasaki, Ariana Miyamoto, [was] the first multiracial contestant ever to be crowned Miss Universe Japan and will represent Japan in the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. Born in Japan to a Japanese mother and African American father, Miyamoto is a Japanese citizen, grew up in Japan, and identifies as Japanese. Described in local media as a "saishoku kenbi," a woman blessed with both intelligence and beauty, she holds a 5th degree mastery of Japanese calligraphy." #changethegame http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/first-multiracial-miss-universe-japan-has-been-crowned-n325131

[beautybyshaq]

I got to do #makeup on this #beauty #missjapan @arianastan By @arianastan "Preliminary show and National costume show today!!!! 今日でベスト15が決まります。 頑張るぜーい！ #arianamiyamoto #japan #tokyo #missuniverse #confidentlybeautiful #missuniverse2015 #missuniverso #missuniversemakeup #makeupsrtist #mua #opmakeupstudiosponsorofmissuniversepagent2015 #lookinggoodisyourbestrevenge #lasvegas #lasvegasmakeupartist #vegas_nay #vegasmakeupartist #vegas #opmakeupstudio #fromdawntillduskuniversalpalette #opmakeupstudioteam #makingtheworldmorebeautifulonequeenatatime @missuniverse @missuniverselatinas @opmakeupstudio @ludrians @beautybyshaq

[eastertawy]

Omaigat :o cantiknyaaaa <3 #beautiful #MissJapan2015 #arianamiyamoto @arianastan

[netsaltfm]

#TBT Plus So Glad @#ArianaMiyamoto#宮本 #ArianaMiyamoto ls Miss Universe Japan 2015

[bemoreamerica]

So proud of Ariana Miyamoto for raising awareness about these racial issues, all while staying poised and true to herself. 

[locohama]

With #missuniversejapan #ArianaMiyamoto in #tokyo

[pommevie]

#ArianaMiyamoto 👑#Japan🇯🇵 #MissUniverse 2015 Read the full article at #christianitydaily #chdaily 📰 website www.christianitydaily.com/articles/2819/20150325/ariana-miyamoto-crowned-2015-japan-miss-universe.htm

[sablesouls]

As a young man, Miss Japan's father's life reads like that of the American lead in Madame Butterfly, where a handsome naval officer falls in love with a Japanese geisha before finally leaving Japan and his Japanese bride and their daughter behind.He met Ariana's Japanese mother while on duty in the US navy at Nagasaki in the 90s.'We moved stateside for a little while but her mother actually wanted Ariana to be born in Japan,' he said.'After that my duties meant I couldn't be in Japan for any length of time and slowly her mother and I drifted apart. There's no bad history. Her mother and I just went our separate ways.' #arianamiyamoto #hafu #missjapan #blackgirlmagic #blackhistory #sablesouls

[mikoford]

I don’t follow pageants but woo hoo #MissJapan! Go #blackenese girls! #hapas #blasians #arianamiyamoto #quititwiththenotjapaneseenoughcrap #biracialstruggles

[nikkiohverlycritical]

Miss Universe: Half-Black Miss Japan Criticized for Not Being 'Japanese Enough' Via (#Breitbart) "#ArianaMiyamoto, the first ever biracial woman to be crowned Miss Japan, is fighting off critics who say she “isn’t Japanese enough” to represent her country in the upcoming Miss Universe Pageant, because her father is black. The 20-year-old speaks fluent Japanese and was born and raised in Sasebo, Nagasaki, but moved to the United States to complete high school before returning to Japan to pursue a career in modeling and pageantry. She says she didn’t expect to excel in modeling due to her “foreigner look.” “It makes me uncomfortable to say she’s representing Japan,” wrote one online critic, reports The Daily Mail. “Is it okay to select a hafu to represent Japan?” asked another. In Japan, Miyamoto is referred to as a “hafu,” a commonly used derogatory term given to someone who is biracial. Others attacked the young woman because her face didn’t “look Japanese” or it was “too gaijin,” meaning outside person. Although her mother is Japanese, the beauty queen is being labeled as an outsider by some who don’t feel she will adequately represent their native land. Some have expressed sentiments that their country deserves a “pure-blooded Japanese beauty.” In her first television appearance since being chosen to represent Japan in the upcoming pageant, Miyamoto explained to reporters how she’s very much Japanese on the inside, although she doesn’t necessarily “look Japanese on the outside.” Japan is one of the least ethnically diverse countries in the world, with 98 percent of the population being Japanese nationals. Megumi Nishikura, who helmed the film Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan, told NBC that Miyamoto’s selection as Miss Universe Japan is a huge step in the right direction for the country to redefine what it means to be Japanese."

[sipwithsocialites-blog]

#ArianaMiyamoto #GoJapan #PageantNews #MissUniverseJapan2015 #Congratulations The First Multiracial Miss Universe Japan Has Been Crowned! The stunning Miss Nagasaki, Ariana Miyamoto, is the first multiracial contestant ever to be crowned Miss Universe Japan.

[daremebeautiful1-blog]

Congratulations to #ArianaMiyamoto on becoming the first multicultural woman to represent Japan as Miss Universe Japan. #historymaker #daremebeautiful #Japan