Megumi Nishikura: Hāfu Identity & Dual Citizenship
In this episode of Hāfu Voices, Yuko Deneuville sits down with Megumi Nishikura, award-winning filmmaker and co-director of the acclaimed documentary "Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan."
Born to a Japanese mother and an Irish American father, Megumi shares her personal journey of growing up between cultures in Japan and Asia, moving to the United States as a teenager, and ultimately using filmmaking to explore questions of identity, belonging, and community.
Together, they discuss the lasting impact of the Hāfu documentary, the importance of seeing our stories reflected on screen, and why conversations around mixed identity are more necessary than ever.
Megumi also gives an exclusive glimpse into her upcoming documentary exploring Japan's nationality laws and the reality of dual citizenship, shedding light on the fears, misconceptions, and difficult choices faced by many Japanese people and mixed-race families around the world. In this episode, we explore:
✨ Growing up hāfu in Japan and abroad
✨ Finding belonging between multiple cultures
✨ The story behind the documentary Hāfu
✨ Why representation and storytelling matter
✨ Japan's dual citizenship debate and the Koseki system
✨ Fear, silence, and misinformation around nationality
✨ Embracing every part of your identity with confidence
This is a thoughtful and inspiring conversation about identity, home, and the courage to create space for every version of ourselves.
I have listed Megumi's work and TedX talk on my website so please check it out: https://yukodeneuville.com/resources-about-hafu/
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I am Yuko, a French-Japanese Intercultural Transition Coach. Having lived abroad for over 30 years, I support people navigating between cultures and life transitions to reconnect with themselves, build harmonious relationships with others, and create a life true to who they are.
I believe that we all have different experiences and by sharing it openly, we could help other Hāfu, multicultural people and simply people who are questioning their identities.
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