Episode 91

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2nd Sep 2020

Promoting Ainu Heritage, Diversity + Inclusion | Chuk Besher

Chuk Besher is the Executive Producer at 3minute Inc. and is a Senior Advisor in the Advertising and Media Division at GREE Inc. He understands the hurdles to overcome diversity in Japan as he grew up in Japan in a family of Russian refugees. In his career, he has been passionate about bringing stories of Ainu heritage, empowerment of Ainu women, and Ainu culture into the spotlight in Japan and around the world.

His latest documentary project, "Ainu My Voice アイヌ私の声" follows the story of a young Ainu woman who travels to America for encouragement to focus on sharing her Ainu heritage to the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQPqH...

His latest production with AI includes an interview about the importance of diversity in Japan https://youtu.be/qCxsUcXDjbA

See the video of our interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/iNlDB9zgKoo

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