We spoke to Joey, better known as the Anime Man on YouTube. He is one of the top Anime review YouTubers and has been introducing Japanese subcultures to a wide international audience for many years now. How did he manage to make his hobby into a profession and what’s it like living as a half-Japanese in Japan? This is a conversation with The Anime Man.

0:00 – Intro
1:39 – Personal background
4:11 – Learning Japanese as a child
6:48 – Being a mixed child in an Australian school
10:30 – Birth story of the Anime Man YouTube channel
16:05 – Moving to Japan
22:28 – Being a hafu in Japan
30:09 – Dating and cheating in Japan
39:29 – Suppressing individuality in Japan
45:20 – Making a living off YouTube
50:58 – YouTube struggles
55:31 – Ultimate goal as a content creator
57:22 – Friendship with PewDiePie
1:01:10 – Advice for young people who want to follow their passion

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Larry Ramos became the first Asian / Filipino American to win a Grammy Award in 1963.

Hilario D. “Larry” Ramos Jr., of Filipino descent, was born and raised in Hawaii. In 1962, Larry Ramos joined The New Christy Minstrels, an American large-ensemble folk music group. Ramos provided backup vocals and played the banjo as well as other stringed instruments. The New Christy Minstrels recorded their debut album ‘Presenting The New Christy Minstrels’ on Columbia records. The album would win a Grammy Award in 1963 for Best Performance by a Chorus. Larry Ramos would later lead the pop band The Association.

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