Mana, Mana?
It was an absolute pleasure having the influencer and travel vlogger, Mana (better known for her channel, PanAsian Goes Global), on Botswana's First Muslim Podcast.
Mana, a.k.a PanAsian, is a Canadian born and bred Singaporean Malay Muslimah living in Tokyo. This is her second time living in Japan, and she has also lived in Korea before as well. Besides her full time job teaching, she has a YouTube Channel/Instagram account where she explores being Muslim in Japan. Her social media includes Mosques, prayer places, halal restaurants and the Muslim experience in Japan and beyond.
Our conversation centred around the ease/difficulty of practising Islam in Japan vs. the rest of the world, what it's like to teach Japanese teens as well as origin stories on the names, 'PanAsian' and 'The Scholar and The Student'. We hope you'll enjoy the conversation as much as we did!
Be sure to check out Mana's socials:
Instagram ➔
https://instagram.com/panasian/YouTube (PanAsian Goes Global) ➔
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI7CSnvGrhGl1Fv_MUDv2bgBlog ➔
https://panasiangoesglobal.blogspot.comDISCLAIMER
Hosting any person does not mean a wholehearted endorsement of any of their views, be they religious, political or otherwise. The team behind The Scholar and The Student will not be held personally liable for any controversial/damaging statements.
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The intro consists purely of clips from some of Mana's videos. Make sure you go check them out! As for the both the intro and outro music ➔
"Tokyo Music Walker - Colorful Flowers" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.
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🎵 Music provided by BreakingCopyright:
https://youtu.be/5ntfgZ1s3gU All sound effects are courtesy of zapsplat.com
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TOPICS DISCUSSED
Who is Mana? What's up with, "Mana, Mana?"
Experiences as a Muslim in Canada, Singapore, Korea and Japan (also UK and Botswana)
Halaal Food and certification in Botswana vs Japan
Tolerance in the Muslim Community - Japan vs other places
Teaching English in Japan, why she started, the JET Programme, avoiding disaster
Attitudes of students across the world, school rules, how to manage teenagers
Keeping up with Islamic obligations as a Muslim...
