BEING BIRACIAL JAPANESE GHANAIAN | Living in Ghana & Japan 

Thank you so much for having me Vanessa! Can’t wait to do more ❤️

Ghanaian mothers do not only cook for their families but who ever is around is invited what a beautiful culture.

Marintia❤️ I met your dad in his hostel last two months and he talked so much about you and even showed me your RU-vid channel. He's so proud of you.

Africans tend more to accept mixed race as their own. Hence, the reason u feel more comfortable with them and vice versa.

You can just about hear the Ghanaian accent when she pronounces certain words,good for her...

I like that one of her long-term goals is to bring some businesses to Ghana. I like her.

She has a lovely spirit.

Big up to Mama Africa 🇬🇭🇯🇲🇸🇳 sending love from Jamrock! Can’t wait to visit more African Countries.

I think this is my first time of seeing offspring of an African and Japanese. She looks stunningly beautiful. I know how Japanese look from movies and videos. Wish her the best in her endeavors.

You should interview my friend Mabel Huang. She's half Chinese-half Ghanaian, speaks Chinese and a couple of Ghanaian languages as well. She's a complete character to go for.

I am African Zimbabwean and l always respect Ghanaian people, always Ghanaian people are calm ,good listeners well cultured and its one of the most country l respect 🙌 👏

This is so exciting for me to see. I have close friends who are Japanese/Zimbabwean, Korean/Ghanaian and will share this with them. The Japanese or Asian and African mixes produces some amazingly beautiful children eh. I am Polish AND Ghanaian and also grew up, like you, with many others of the same mix, also initially in Poland and then Ghana and then some more Poland, now in the US. I will never exchange the experience for anything. People used to be confused, wondering how one can be from both places, but I never wavered in that I am BOTH. Never only one or the other (I guess having both experiences gave me that conviction). The two cultures differed in many ways but overlapped in the most bizarre aspects at times. My upbringing instilled in me a level of confidence that I am so grateful for. It was especially beneficial to me when I moved to the USA. We grew up being the "black/brown" ones in Poland, the only blacks I must add, and the "obronis" (white persons) in Ghana. See why you should never rely on others to determine who you are? wink wink. Being the only blacks in Poland meant we got a lot of attention and stares, comments were 99% positive. I would hear all the white women in our town and village say "oh my god, how I wish my skin could tan like that," or "how I wish my hair could curl like that" or "look at those pearly white lovely straight teeth." We had many ignorant questions about Africa, but not meant in an offensive way. People had no internet back then and there was nothing on TV about life in Africa until Later when scenes of hunger appeared. Then they would say, when we visited for vacation, "please stay, I hear there is so much hunger in Africa." Ironically we had had a few comments from Ghanaians when we mentioned our upcoming trip to Poland; "why are you going to Poland? People are starving there and have to queue for food." "its a communist country!!" That was in the 80s during and after the strikes in Poland. We were often asked which country we preferred. Our answers: It depends on what -Food, weather, recreational activities etc. We said we don't have everything we like in one place but a bit of everything in both countries. That was our reality. I used to be pissed, as a child, when Polish people said "you are Polish because your mama is Polish," and the Ghanaians would say "you are Ghanaian, because your dad is Ghanaian." Now It does not bother me--even though I never felt the need or void of acceptance this experience is indeed "acceptance from both sides." Either side wanting to claim you. I experienced racism (the most talked about topic in the US now) only when I got here, but, unfortunately for the racists, my formative years were rooted in confidence so I am woke with my nose in the air. Sorry for taking up so much space. These are MY experiences.

Am Nigerian/Russian and Quater Lithuanian currently living in Germany but am light blonde. Although I consider myself Black cause my dad Black and I find it unique🙏🙏👌👌

Her diversity is her beauty , it's not a curse and shouldn't be. You were created unique to look different from the rest not by mistake and indeed you are unique.

She looks Japanese to me. Just with darker skin and thicker hair.

I love your interviews Vanessa.. am so glad she experienced her Ghanaian root.. same way am trying to nature my kids to embrace their Ghanaian root. Thanks Vanessa. You doing wonderful.

I love her worldly perspective. Even with myself being Black/African American and have been in Ghana the past 6 months (blessfully extended by covid) My realizations haven’t been keen on how different we are by how lost I my people are and how much has been taken from us (blacks in America). From the language, culture, all round lifestyle. I’m eager to see my future children will be growing up in Africa and knowing where they truly come from ❤️🌍👸🏾🤴🏾

When she says waakye the first thing that comes on my mind is Reggie Rockstone 😂😂😂😂 waakye

I'm happy to see Ghanaian Sisters.Ghana is so sweet

I can so well relate to what she is saying at 5:35, though I'm born of African parents. My mom is Cameroonian and my dad Nigerian. I was born and raised in Cameroon and after my primary school education, my parents sent me to a boarding school in Nigeria where I did my first three years of secondary education. In the Cameroonian community my siblings and I were always looked at as Nigerians, while amongst Nigerian we were referred to as Cameroonians. We just felt we didn't belong anywhere. I was blessed to have wonderful siblings and parents so we enjoyed growing up with the love in our home. Now living in and a US Citizen I see a whole different issue going on - white /black and I have come to the conclusion that life is simple but it is in the nature of humans to complicate even the simplest issues of life.

😍😍😍😍I miss home so much😢😭🇬🇭🇬🇭 and can't wait for this lockdown to be over in the UK

I love Japan because of their culture and cause I love anime... And Ghanaian culture is so rich but as an Italian Ghanaian I realized it only when I was out of Ghana and I grew closer to it Likewise I learnt the languages (twi and Ga) and even pidgin. Love your story❤️

I absolutely love when Ghanaian’s mix being able to have dual heritage is such a blessing because you get best of both worlds as well as being more open minded ❤️ well in some cases

Aww I loved watching this. She is such a sweet woman, absolutely stunning too. I love how your face just lights up Vanessa, I can tell you are loving what you are doing. Truly inspiring 💜

It’s always interesting to learn about other people’s life experiences. Good work Vanessa.

So interesting to hear her perspective of living in both Ghana and Japan...two amazing countries!

i love that you two made this video. the struggle for biracial kids isn't highlighted enough. i can't imagine being pulled in both directions when you just want to belong. i am so glad Marintia was able to settle really well. LOVE this video so much

Fantastic!! Can totally relate to her 😃 im also half Ghanaian, half Ukrainian and had a similar experience. Great video 🥰🥰🥰

Ghanaian community in Japan here🇬🇭🇯🇵!yaaay! @Marintia keep the fire burning 🔥

This Ghana/Japan combination really makes her look so pretty. after the lockdown I'm going to Japan.

You work you do on your channel here is special. Always enjoy the great content you put out.

Love this interview and her story. Now is the time for different and substance. Love this.

I was on Kokusai street in Tokyo and I heared "3ha y3 d3 ooo b3biaa awu".I was like what?.went to check it out and it was a strip of Ghanaian stores. There a lot of Ghanaians in Japan and I met some at Roppongi too

It's so great to have her . I have mixed niece's and nephews from USA, south America England and Germany . Some live in Ghana . Awesome

Excellent Interview. Really enjoyed it. Great Segment👌You do great interviews with nicely choreographed follow up questions.

Good to see you connect with people of African/Other descent, African/English here! keep up the good work!

Well then this is going to be your first meeting me. I’m half Taiwanese Half Ghanaian

another great interview💛

I really enjoy listening to her talk about her life experiences, plus, she appears to be very well-rounded, confident, well-spoken and on top of all that’s, you are very beautiful. Young lady you represent yourself very well.

Woow! What an interesting mix! I'm 💯 Ghanaian and super excited to see this video! 😁 Anybody else from the motherland? 🇬🇭 💕

She's pretty

U have our support sis😍😘😋... Go for Afirca

I really enjoyed watching this video 👍

Bless her. I pray her goals come true and she is able to build in Africa. Also I hope Asians will not mess it up for other Asians that love Africa and wants to do amazing things in Africa. Racism is every race responsibility.

interesting conversation and video there , i enjoyed it ., keep it going

My favourite thing about Japan when I lived there was how helpful everyone was! Especially the koban in the neighbourhood since there were no street names I would always get lost (google map wasn't a thing back then) so I would just find the koban and the police officers would always help me or if someone saw me looking for something in the streets they'd always take me where I wanted to go.

Yea you right, Love and brotherhood is the blessing we have in Africa

Got recommended this video. I LOVE IT!!! 🙌🏾❤️

I was born in Holland, in 1994 we moved to Ghana and I stayed there for 5 years because I was a borderline delinquent. My parents were strict but, I was hardheaded and so I was also migrated to Ghana as a form of punishment to straighten me out. All I can say is, in my 2nd year of being there, I understood. Ghana also opened my mind and I became wiser through my experiences. Teachers didn't like me not necessarily because I was Western but, because I was a rude and an intelligent kid but mentally lazy kid and they saw me wasting it. They did a fine job, stomping that out of me with discipline. In my 3rd year, I was a straight A student with responsibilities and utmost respect for my teachers and peers alike. One thing that also contributed to that growth was my involvement in Boys Scout. This is one of my most cherished memories whilst in Ghana. The community we had was unmatched. In Ghana, you don't go hungry. Everyone is family and any elder is akin to a dad. If you were caught in some misdemeanor, any parent could drag your arse to your parents with a few slaps up their head and then tell your parents what has been, your own parents would then also agree with the fair punishment and then continue to give you a good fatherly and motherly whooping in front of the other parents. In the West, one may think it's public humiliation but, that's exactly what makes people better unless they are not remorseful. Everyone watches the other, hence the terminology "konkonsa", for those that are familiar with that saying. The best community and love I experienced was when i moved with my family in Kumasi for like 5months.I never realized how big a family I had. My mother's family is BIG, I can't begin to explain how big even but, that's another story. Ghana is great, I haven't been back for over 18 years and I'm now preparing to revisit. I'd like to retire there. We have an 8 bed room home which is being refurbished as it got partially burned by family members we kept in the home, whilst in Europe. Now it's been expanded to 8 from 4 rooms. It's a big project and I can't wait.

I love this interview. Make sure you guys stake out your ancestral land in Ghana.

I absolutely love this channel !

Loved this interview. So cool

I'm very happy right now.. hearing my country name.. GHANA 🇬🇭

The young lady is very intelligent, attractive, and has a great personality. I can't help but to think about my daughter who is also biracial ( African American and Chinese). I wish her much success. Be well and stay safe in the United States!

Loved this, thanks for sharing!

It’s just the weird feeling of knowing that I just found Marintia’s channel, I’m really enjoying her *content* (lol), and found out she was at the college that I live down the street from. Also finding out that one of the most famous vtubers, who’s also half Japanese, grew up here too. Just thinking about it, there’s so many things that Japan had contributed to my childhood so far.

Point of correction: Obroni does not mean 'a foreigner' but any person who has lighter light skin than the usual.

Your mixture is just really beautiful, Japanese +African mixture not very common 🥰🥰🥰

I like this interview a lot. The experience is noteworthy. I hope to visit Japan soon. I was in Ghana few years ago..lovely people.

Great interview!

Sweet girl. She made me miss Ghana

She looks more african actually I knew a japanese Nigerian girl and she looked fully japanese but couldn't speak japanese and had a full on nigerian accent which often came as a shock to a lot of people but still she like to identify as Nigerian cos she lives there and schools there so even if she looks japanese she likes to say that shes fully Nigerian

Vanessa Kanbi, thank you for sharing dear....

Just stumbled across your channel! Been watching a lot of Wode Maya and it's changing the vids that are being recommended to me. Boy am I glad. this video was amazing! Nice background music (yes I pay attention to those details) and very informative. Great interview too you do a good job. It was just a relaxed video and nicely edited too! Will subscribe to you both. 🤗🤗 GOD bless ✌🏿

🔥🔥❤️WOW that’s is so cool ... My Mom and Dad were living in Osaka , Japan but unfortunately my Mom dead there in Japan. My both parents are Ghanaian tho🔥🔥

I praise the father for bringing her so closer. The fatther's influence on the daughter is huge as well. Good father !!

Great interview & response well spoken 💯

Seen a few videos of biracial/mixed race people sharing their stories. Insightful to know everyone’s experience😊

I didn't even realize this was Vanessa's channel lol I'm glad you ladies linked up Speak Twi? Speak Japanese?

She is so cute i love her smile

Subscribed because of Wode Maya promoting helping each other. You have great content, keep sharing!!

A valuable point. Being stuck up in your ways, traditions etc makes being global & accepting very difficult. Kudos to her parents for breaking the norm. These are the seeds of tolerance, inclusion and acceptance.

@8:44 As someone who loves for his boundaries to be respected, it seems Japan is the country I've been looking for. Packing my bags. lol @9:43 One of the very few things I like about Ghana as a Ghanaian is the hospitality. Having visted quite a number, I'd say Ghanaian hospitality is probably unmatched worldwide. Aside that, there's a lot to dislike about the country lol

She looks like my niece awe good video

Aawww it's great to have you dear, you'll love Ghana

Lovely person inside and out. I too lived in Ghana and Japan as a child and gained a lot of. exposure .Really helps you to be open minded and accept and enjoy other cultures.

WOW THAT'S FANTASTIC MAY Almighty God bless GHANA and JAPAN.AND ENTIRE WORLD BEAUTIFUL.

I have a japanese girlfriend. Met her when I studied in Kobe ( hyogo) . Miss the place

Thank you so much for doing this video. It was very interesting. I'm half Ghanaian, and my mum is French/Irish! They met in the 50's. My dad had just come over from Ghana with a friend of his. I spent most of my life in Ghana on and off throughout my childhood. I went to kindergarten which is where my mum teached also. My mum who was a nurse then started working in the local hospital which was 37 Military hospital in Accra. She didn't need to work as my dad had his own business but she didn't want to sit doing nothing lol. To be honest, being in Ghana were the best days of my life. I love everything Ghanaian, the food, the clothes, the culture, the people, and of course the country. I went to private school whilst when I was 12 and the first school I went to was Archimota. Second was Ghanaian International School, both in Accra. You mentioned you went to a International school was it the same G.I.S. The funny thing is, my husband is from Barbados everyone is surprised I'm the Ghanaian and not him lool. I felt I wanted to put my 2 cents in lol. Great video and I've just subscribed to your channel. Take care and keep safe. Oh, I just watched the video with your uncle, auntie, and cousin doing the IG reviews and your uncle was funny. I laughed when he chose the bikini photo of you as one of his favourites and your aunt's face in response 😂😂😂😂. I thought he's in for it now 😂😂😂😂 ❤

Great interview. Love her spirits

You nor only beautiful, but extremely intelligent young lady. I completely understand the multi-racial vibes.

Great interview, one question i still have. does she speak both japanease and Ghanaian local languages ?

Loved the interview.

That’s really cool actually because I’m half Jamaican & Ghanaian. I do have kids they are mixed with Ghanaian, Jamaican and white American. It’s a great feeling to be part of different race

She said Waakye🤤🙆🏾‍♂️

Ghanaian men even call their girlfriends obroni, is not discrimination. Is just a complement

Such a beautiful girl and spirit 💕so happy to find this!

Great Sis. Good richly bless you. Keep it up.

Highly educated young lady. I love to see that.

Beautiful girl..I'd love to call u African cos you gat that afro beauty in you

soo cool. I been to Japan, and I am visiting Ghana on March 1st can't wait

this is such a beautiful video!

I have sisters who are even most lighter than Vannesa and this lady and we still called them Obroni/Broni and they are all born in Ghana.

She's so Ghanaian..

This was so much fun!

Again am reaching out to you guys on here, good for you girls lucky you guys had your parents worked hard to raise you and here you are doing all this fancy and videos of educating Ghanaians, I challenge you guys to reach and to help the group of Ghana Japan kids who were born in in Accra and Tema and was raised by their moms alone after the Japanese dads had left and went back to Japan, most of them still need up till now to reach out to their dads, I will hope again we can link up and you can use these platform to help out, thanks

I like Japanese people. Generally they're nice people

When she said Waakye.Aahh I was like she actually lived in Ghana.😂

That was a great interview, I really enjoyed watching it...big ups Vanessa

She is so adorable ,,and beautiful.....I admire her so much..But she looks even more than an Angel.. Believe in yourself.and be who you are..you are simply the most beautiful one.❤🌺🌻🌹🌷