Point, Line Plane
Students used point, line and plane to illustrate and connect the life-shaping moments in the life of Ariana Miyamoto, Miss Universe Japan 2015. Ms. Miyamoto, of Japanese and African-Ameri- can ancestry, has struggled to be recognized as Japanese throughout her life.
Frederic Ramey Julian Apraicio Jordan Thomas Ebony Davis
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Does 2 years in jackson- Born in Japan to ville high school Decides to be an 本 Japanese mother ambassador for ending & African Ameri- She moves to hafu discrimination in can father in Sasebo Arkansas with her Japan father and sees other with the same skin color as her black is She doesn’t win beautiful Returns to japan did not Miss Universe but she エ complete high school Parents divorce made the Top 10 in 1995 リ
Parents and children Goes into modeling ア would call her and also does kurombo, the odd jobs Twitter is on re and Kids didn’t want to Japanese N-word question on her win, go in the pool with Friend commits suicide over but the majority peo- ナ her non-acceptance of ple are mostly being a hafu supportive
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(Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto)
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MODELING CAREER
Jordan Thomas
Born May 12, 1994 Sase’bo, Nagasai Ariana is now married and Pursuing her career in modeling Ariana becomes an Ambassador Although she did not go on to become Perfective, Japan her mom is Japanese she gave birth to a handsome and being a spokeswoman for the to end discrimination in the Hafu Miss Universe she was placed in the and her father is African American. baby boy, still modeling and Hafu Community. Loving the skin community. Top 10 sector. being a spokes person. that she fits in.
Her parent divorced while Ariana became the 1st mixed- she was 1 years old. race woman to be given the title of Miss Universe Japan.
Children did not want to get Crowned Miss Universe into the swimming pool with Japan attempting to cease her. the discrimination about the Hafu community.
Children did not want to holds Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto Ariana runs for Miss hands for fear that her dark Universe Japan 2015 and skin would rub of on them. she won, but this also caused people to judge her fair skin claiming that she did not look Japanese.
Verbally abused by her After finding out her friend classmates and their parents committed suicide, she de- screaming “Kurombo”. cides to enter The Miss Universe contest to help fight discrimination against the Hafu community.
Anger grew inside Ariana, she be- Ariana relocates to the Jack- Learning to speak English was a Ariana returned to Sase’bo, Ariana decides to pursue a gan to question her mother about her sonville, Alabama to live with challenge while living in Jackson- Nagasaki Perfective, Japan. She modeling career. physical appearance. her father and learn about ville, Alabama for two years chose to work odd jobs and bar her African American roots. struggling to adapt and fit in. tending to make ends meet.
Ebony Davis