Episode 85: Sierra Todd and Jaime Smith are organizers of the Black Lives Matter Tokyo Peaceful March. On June 14, 2020, Sierra and Jaime—along with the rest of their team—put on Tokyo’s largest Black Lives Matter event, which drew more than 3,000 attendees. In this episode, we discuss the follow topics:
Episode 53: Bukky Odejobi is Founder and Creative Director of Awa’Tori. Awa’Tori’s mission is to bridge gaps in creative industries between African and Asian markets. Serah Alabi is a fashion graduate and freelance photographer. Serah will have her first photo exhibition in Tokyo on July 26.
Both Bukky (Nigerian-Canadian) and Serah (Nigerian-German) were born in Nigeria but emigrated to different countries. We bring these ladies together for a chat about their Nigerian roots, growing up in Canada and Germany, and their endeavors in Japan. Serah and Bukky didn’t know each other prior to this podcast.
[Read more…]Episode 35: Imani J. Dawson is a singer-songwriter and member of the female creative group Bae Tokyo. In this episode, Imani shares her experiences working as a foreign woman in Japan’s music and entertainment industry. She’s also set to release her second solo music project along with a new single called “Pokemon Swag“.
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