The reality of growing up half Indian in Japan
About this episode
Priyanka shares her experiences growing up as a hafu in Japan and her journey as a model and entrepreneur.
Meet Priyanka, an Indian-Japanese entrepreneur who sits down to talk to us about her life growing up as a hafu in Japan. She tells us about being the only hafu in Japanese school, winning Miss World Japan in 2016, her time on reality TV show Love is Blind Japan, and her work as a model and entrepreneur. -- 0:00 Intro 0:50 Meet Priyanka 4:46 Moving to California 12:22 Moving back to Japan 14:14 Bullying in Japanese schools 25:53 Becoming a model 30:51 Entering Miss World Japan 34:57 The elephant trainer thing 40:27 Winning as a hafu 50:56 Start as an entrepreneur 1:03:03 Love is Blind 1:16:35 Moving to London 1:20:22 Learning ikebana 1:25:02 Looking back -- Follow Priyanka: https://www.instagram.com/priyankayoshikawa/ https://open.spotify.com/show/4iVGYMYvEtksY766NhicEq?si=b20f3f83bbcf4ba0 https://x.com/priyayoshikawa @AuthenticallyMe-podcast Follow us: https://unpacking.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan https://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapan https://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapan Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in…
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