Ep. 6: "Hometowns Everywhere" - with women's advocate Yuri Akahira

In our sixth episode, we welcome Yuri Akahira, who's worked in multiple locations around the world, and is now a Tokyo-based director at a global IT company. A strong advocate for women, she has a background in social work and leads the women's employee resource group in her company. She's even taken part in the Mrs. Universe Japan competition and won in the 40s category! We discuss how she became interested in different cultures, how she built her confidence after overcoming challenges like bullying, and how she befriends people from all different backgrounds.For more information on Yuri, please see photos (and the episode transcript) here: https://crossworld-puzzles.com/episode6-yuri/

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CrossWorld Puzzles is a podcast that interviews people who grew up in or are currently in multicultural environments. It focuses on how they consider life’s big questions, like where to be based, how to build their careers, and who to spend their lives with. It is hosted and managed by Shiori Okazaki, who grew up going back and forth between the United States and Japan. She is an interpreter based in Washington, DC. Website: https://crossworld-puzzles.com/