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Voices Across Borders

Voices Across Borders

By: Mina Kim Mok
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Voices Across Borders, brought to you by the Multicultural Talent Network (MTN), shares real stories of multicultural professionals building lives and careers across countries. Running in English, Japanese, and Korean, each episode explores turning points, challenges, and reflections on identity, belonging, and the systems shaping today’s global workforce.


Voices Across Bordersは国境を越えて生活とキャリアを築いているプロフェッショナルたちの、率直でリアルなストーリーをお届けします。


Voices Across Borders는 국경을 넘어 삶과 커리어를 쌓아가는 프로페셔널들의 솔직한 이야기를 전해드립니다.

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Episodes
  • [KOR] 해외에서 커이러 경로_대기업 취업과 프리렌싱의 선택_마야 코민즈

    [KOR] 해외에서 커이러 경로_대기업 취업과 프리렌싱의 선택_마야 코민즈
    Dec 11 2025

    일·영 이중언어 프로젝트 매니저 마야 커민즈님의 바이링구얼과 이중문화 배경, 그리고 일본에서 쌓아온 커리어 여정을 나눕니다. 일본 대학 진학, 일본 기업에서의 도전, 번아웃 이후의 프리랜서 전환까지. 두 문화 속에서 “어떻게 일하고, 어떤 삶을 선택할 것인가”를 고민해 온 진솔한 이야기를 담았습니다.
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    8 mins
  • [JPN] Redefining Work: 働き方を再定義する

    [JPN] Redefining Work: 働き方を再定義する
    Dec 4 2025

    * This episode is in Japanese. In this episode, we speak with Maya Kominz, a bilingual IT project manager leading global projects for major Japanese manufacturers. She shares how her multicultural background shaped her career, why she transitioned from corporate roles to freelancing during the pandemic, and what she learned through that shift. Maya also offers practical advice for bilingual professionals considering independent work—understanding project markets, using networks and agents, and creating a clear roadmap.

    今回のゲストは、日系大手メーカーのグローバルITプロジェクトを担当する マヤ・コミンズさん。多文化環境での経験がキャリアにどのように影響したのか、パンデミックを機に正社員からフリーランスへ転身した背景、そして独立を考える人への実践的なアドバイスを伺いました。
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    11 mins
  • [ENG] Maya Kominz - Building a Career in Japan

    [ENG] Maya Kominz - Building a Career in Japan
    Nov 20 2025

    This episode features Maya Cumins, a bilingual Japanese–English professional who studied and built her career in Japan.

    She shares the challenges of adapting to Japan’s exam-based university system, navigating workplace culture, and finding her voice as a young professional. Maya also explains why she left the corporate world to pursue freelance project management and how being bicultural shaped her choices.
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    17 mins
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