In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Annabell, a Jamaican Architect who works at a Japanese architectural firm in Tokyo, Japan. Annabell shares her experience living and working in Japan for the past five and a half years. Listen as she shares her journey to Japan by way of the JET programme, to saving up to pursue a Master’s degree at Keio University in Tokyo, to eventually securing a job in her chosen profession. Watch to hear her story.
You can find Annabell on Instagram here: @annabellom
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The Melanated Files or the MFiles is a Black Experience in Japan’s series that highlights black people from diverse countries across the globe. It focuses on sharing the story of the individual; who they are; what they do; what they are passionate about; and what their experience has been so far, as a black person living in a foreign land.
Melanated is a word that is regularly used in the black community. It means “full of melanin.” Files is in reference to the collection of stories of black people that will be shared in this series.
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