Saturday 24 December 2011

TV presenter David Yano is featured in ‘a film about the experiences of mixed-Japanese living in Japan’ ….


"David was born in a small village in Ghana, to a Ghanaian mother and a Japanese father. His father, an architect, was in Ghana to build the Noguchi Hideo Memorial when he met David's mother. After spending 6 years in Ghana, they moved to Tokyo. However due to difficulty of adjusting to their new life in Japan, his parents filed for divorce when he was 10. The next 8 years were spent in an orphanage school in Japan with his two brothers. There he discovered his greatest passion: music and performance. He started modelling when he was a university student and now works as a multitalented TV presenter. Due to his dark complexion, David is regarded by default as a gaijin (foreigner) when people meet him for the first time. However, having spent much of his life in Japan, he feels he acts and identifies as Japanese more than anything else. Despite this claim David, has returned to Ghana once a year since the age of 20. Seeing the dramatic difference between the two countries, David felt the call to use his talents to benefit the people of Ghana. He has set an ambitious goal of raising $30,000 over the course of 8 months in order to build kindergarten back in Ghana. Audiences will watch him as he organizes various fundraisers and events has he struggles to attain his goal." www.hafufilm.com

Paulina Opoku-Gyimah says: David Yano is not just gorgeous but a real inspiration to us all… I would truly love to see this film! For more information about said film visit: http://www.hafufilm.com/

You can also read more about the film via their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hafu-a-film-about-the-experiences-of-mixed-Japanese-people/402536042264?sk=info

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