帰国子女が考えた「自分らしさ」 | Atsushi FURUIYE (古家 淳) | TEDxSophia U
“あなたは日本人らしくない” “女らしくしなよ”-でも、そもそも”らしさ”ってなんだろう。
メキシコからの「帰国子女」がたどり着いた、誰のことも排除しない”自分らしさ”の定義を語る。 小学4年生から中学2年生までメキシコで育ち、日本帰国後は外見は日本人でも、考え方は外国人だとみなされる経験をする。
映像番組の制作や雑誌などの編集を経て、現在は越境して生きる人々のためのウェブサイト「ぐるる」を主宰している。 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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