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  • Colour signifies culture with Kitiya Palaskas

    Colour signifies culture with Kitiya Palaskas

    · Being Biracial

    Kitiya Palaskas is a Greek/Thai multi-disciplinary designer living in Naarm.

    We chat about:

    Discovering her mix through DNA testing Her art sabbatical in Thailand Turning 40 and entering a new phase of life Having an identity crisis Can you appropriate your own culture? Feeling seen in colours, plants and precarious piles Growing up moving around the world Your bedroom as home Being ethnically ambiguous Family as a complicated site for cultural connection Greek statues were colourful!

    Links:

    https://kitiyapalaskas.com

    https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/color-chromophobia-and-colonialism-some-historical-thoughts-185710

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/29/the-myth-of-whiteness-in-classical-sculpture

    https://www.npr.org/2022/07/12/1109995973/we-know-greek-statues-werent-white-now-you-can-see-them-in-color

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Kitiya Palaskas

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nations.

    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • I can’t shut the fuck up with Milo Hartill

    I can’t shut the fuck up with Milo Hartill

    · Being Biracial

    Milo Hartill is Botswana/Australian, and a model, performer & fat queer content creator living in Naarm.

    We chat about:

    Musical theatre school Growing up in Perth Always being the only black person in the room “I’m not racist but
” Capitalism catching on to race Triple bi - bisexual, biracial, between fat and skinny Being asked to be ‘sassy’ in auditions Their show, Black fat and fa**y Using your trauma for good Black hair being seen as ‘unprofessional’ in casting DMs from her dad Surviving the arts industry as a black person How Milo was scouted to be a model Being credited as a hair stylist

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Milo Hartill

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

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  • Being Brave

    Being Brave

    · Being Biracial

    This weeks episode is just us gals.

    We chat about:

    Maria started going to a queer Maori singing group Maria does her pepeha (introduces herself in te reo maori) The line between private and public when creating art and content Feeling pigeonholed to only talking about race in projects Visible diversity vs white decision makers POC artists carving opportunities in order to have a seat at the table We are tired lol Diversity is not a threat to white people

    Links:

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-ve-never-seen-so-many-white-people-being-really-anxious-about-being-racist-20231102-p5eh16.html

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • All mixed up with Jason Om

    All mixed up with Jason Om

    · Being Biracial

    Jason Om is Cambodian/Eurasian Malaysian, an ABC journalist and the author of All Mixed Up.

    We chat about:

    Language around being ‘multiracial’

    Being Eurasian in Malaysia v Australia

    Rebellious women in his family

    His parent’s newspaper personals ad meet cute

    Cultural exemptions

    Being the traditional Cambodian son

    Going to Cambodia with his dad

    Rediscovering his mum while writing this memoir

    Connecting with his half-sister Sarah

    Emailing his dad about the marriage equality plebiscite

    His dad’s coming to, his coming out

    “No fats, no femmes, no Asians”

    Diversifying your dating pool

    How journalism has changed in the last 20 years

    Visible diversity

    Links:

    All Mixed Up

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Jason Om

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.


    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Walking towards your culture with Jen Cloher

    Walking towards your culture with Jen Cloher

    · Being Biracial

    Jen Cloher is Māori (Ngāpuhi & Ngāti Kahu) and Pākehā. They are a song-writer and performer living on unceded Wurundjeri land in Naarm (Melbourne). Jen joins us ahead of her solo Australian tour in June and July.

    We chat about:

    Being multiracial as opposed to biracial

    Growing up away from Aotearoa

    Those awkward and joyful moments when reconnecting to culture

    The “colonised critical parent”

    What is a marae?

    Whanau is so much bigger than immediate family

    How their reconnection journey permeated their latest album, Ko Au Te Awa, Ko Te Awa Ko Au - I Am The River, The River Is Me

    Legal personhood of the Whanganui River

    Te Ataarangi and the Kƍhunga Reo (language nest) movement

    Being takatāpui

    Links:

    https://www.jencloher.com

    https://everybodystryingpodcast.com/

    Mana Takatāpui (Official Video)⁠

    Hirini Melbourne & Marlon Williams

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Jen Cloher

    Song: Mana Takatāpui by Jen Cloher

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

    Special thanks to Jen and Milk Records for letting us use Mana Takatāpui in this episode

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nation.

    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Look at that horse

    Look at that horse

    · Being Biracial

    Today we are chatting to each other, about:

    Do biracial apples taste better?

    Our fav mixed-race comedians at Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Aurelia St Clair, Lizzy Hoo, Rose Matafeo and Nina Oyama

    Raewyn, Maria’s mum, visited Naarm

    Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter

    Jen Cloher and Te Hononga o nga iwi at Creative West

    Links:

    Deadlock

    Cowboy Carter

    I Am The River, The River Is Me

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.


    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Live at The Round with Aurelia St Clair and Darcy Vescio

    Live at The Round with Aurelia St Clair and Darcy Vescio

    · Being Biracial

    Darcy Vescio is a Chinese/Italian AFLW player.

    We chat about:

    Growing up in country Victoria

    Language barriers with grandparents

    Moving in with their Goong at eighteen

    Relationships born of bitter melon and lasagne

    The Carlton doco Bloodlines which took Darcy to Italy and Hong Kong to explore their family history

    Being a multicultural ambassador for the AFL

    Using sport as currency at school

    Racial vilification in the AFLW last season

    Bringing your whole self to sport

    Then Aurelia St Clair, a German-Cameroonian comedian, does a stand-up set and joins us all to chat about:

    Moving to Melbourne

    Kilmore the new queer capital

    Kate’s new Persian rug

    Tiger balm in Darcy’s locker

    Seasoning your food

    Looking for Alibrandi

    Finding Zadie Smith’s White Teeth in German

    JW life

    Finding meaning in small rituals

    This event was recorded on Thursday 21 March 2024 at The Round on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations.

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guests: Aurelia St Clair and Darcy Vescio

    Special thanks to: The Round and The Wheeler Centre

    Music by: the Green Twins

  • Haus of Hoo with Lizzy Hoo

    Haus of Hoo with Lizzy Hoo

    · Being Biracial

    Lizzy Hoo is a Chinese/Malay and Australian stand up-comedian.

    We chat about:

    Lizzy’s parents’ movie meet cute The accidental ethnic friend group Looking back on the safeguards you put in place as a child The White Mums Club Subtle Asian Traits FB group Being a chameleon Feeling more Asian than her brothers Ethnic aunty energy Lizzy’s parents want her to pay superannuation How Lizzy got into comedy Lizzy’s dad Chan is an absolute icon Visible diversity Moving beyond cracking identity jokes Reclaiming her name

    Links:

    https://www.lizzyhoo.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/lizzyhoo/

    Hoo Cares on Amazon Prime

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Lizzy Hoo

    Special thanks to: Footscray Community Arts

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

  • Everyday reclaiming of culture

    Everyday reclaiming of culture

    · Being Biracial

    We are back with the first episode of season 2 of Being Biracial! Today we are chatting to each other about:

    Maria’s experience in Rotorua being surrounded by more Maori people than she’s ever seen. Maria and her friend connecting on a deeper level now that they’ve both explored their culture. Kate’s Aunt is visiting and she’s immersed in Farsi. The structure of season two. You’ll be hearing more from us as we reflect on our interviews, media we consume and the world around us. We are in our Taylor Swift era and can’t stop talking about the Eras Tour. Kate is starting to grow her wheatgrass for Nowruz. She is stressed. The artistic process of creating our video work Threads, in collaboration with Melbourne Museum. The full circle moment our artistic practice being influenced by artists we interviewed in season 1. Kate went to see Maxine Beneba Clarke talk about adapting her memoir The Hate Race for the stage. Will Maria ever read a book again? We are getting hype for Melbourne International Comedy Fest. Our next guest, Lizzy Hoo, is hosting the MICF gala this year! Our upcoming events in March at The Round and Melbourne Museum.

    Links:

    Threads at Melbourne Museum: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/threads/

    Maxine Beneba Clarke’s The Hate Race at the Malthouse until 17 March: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/what-s-on/malthouse-theatre/the-hate-race/

    MICF shows:

    Rose Matafeo: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/on-and-on-and-on

    Brown Women Comedy: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/brown-women-comedy

    Lizzy Hoo:

    https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/hoos-that-girl

    Aurelia St Clair:

    https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/can-i-be-mean-for-a-minute

    Melbourne Museum Nocturnal: Worlds Apart on 14 March: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/nocturnal-worlds-apart/

    Being Biracial Live at the Round with Aurelia St Clair and Darcy Vescio on 21 March:

    https://www.wheelercentre.com/events/being-biracial-live-at-the-round-with-aurelia-st-clair-and-darcy-vescio/

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.


    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • BONUS: Live at Amplify

    BONUS: Live at Amplify

    · Being Biracial

    It’s a bonus live episode of Being Biracial. We interviewed each other and chatted about:

    - Maria’s complicated return to Aotearoa

    - Biracial baby names

    - The Woman Life Freedom movement

    - Kate’s exhibition Zendegi at Arts Gen

    - Whether the conversation about race has moved on?

    - Cultural diversity training

    Mixed Media: Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou and the musical A Strange Loop.

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    Special thanks: Maribyrnong City Council and Bluestone Church Arts Space Footscray.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Our whole selves

    Our whole selves

    · Being Biracial

    It’s the last episode of season 1 of Being Biracial. Today we’re interviewing each other.

    We chat about:

    Having difficult conversations with our parents about the podcast A PSA for all the white people listening What being Persian means to Kate Family gossip The racist American visa process Kate maybe isn’t a POC and Maria maybe isn’t biracial? What being Maori means to Maria A place to put your feet Building a marae on Aboriginal land Finding joy

    Mixed Media: Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah. The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race by Neda Maghbouleh.

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Burn off the bitterness

    Burn off the bitterness

    · Being Biracial

    Kristina Naray is Filipino/Hungarian and lives in the city of Maribyrnong on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.

    We chat about:

    The Subanen people of Mindanao, an indigenous group in Philippines Class dynamics in the Philippines, urban v rural, labourers vs non labourers The impact of colonisation and religion The 80’s version of online dating = pen pals Surprising similarities between parents despite ethnic and cultural backgrounds Her Dad’s refugee story after Yugoslavia dissolved Having to defend your parents relationship The Entree Pinays, finding growth and healing in community Small town life as a dark brown girl Tennis was the place where Kristina was seen for her skills Serena and Venus Williams representing diversity in sports What it’s like to attend a school with a reputation for being racist Leaving home early for the city, and being close to homelessness Connecting to culture is connecting to loved ones

    Mixed mentions: More on The Entree Pinays: https://www.entreepinays.com/

    King Richard - Williams sisters movie

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Kristina Naray

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

  • Identity front and centre

    Identity front and centre

    · Being Biracial

    Meena Singh is Yorta Yorta and Indian and is the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in Victoria. She lives on the lands of the Kulin people.

    We chat about:

    The history of Indian indentured labour in Fiji Her dad came to Australia to be a provider for his family Her mum always grew up with family and culture Asserting her Aboriginality more because of her very Indian name. A key mistranslation - Buppa FBIs - Fijian Born Indians The many ways parents show love - giving you packets of biscuits, cutting up your fruit, and making your bed Names that reinforce identity - my Blackest angels  ‘Mother’ tongue Colourism in India v being proud of being Blak Getting a lifelong love of learning from her mum The alienating experience of studying law Bringing your lived experience into work as a lawyer The recipe that is the colonial project Child protection involvement in Aboriginal communities and the fact that removal of children needs to be the last resort Pre-colonisation community structures

    Mixed Media:

    The Cummeragunja Walk-Off https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2022/02/03/what-was-cummeragunja-walk

    More Meena on SBS Hindi https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/combat-stereotypes-with-stories-melbourne-lawyer-giving-voice-to-aboriginal-communities

    Educating Rita, play by Willy Russell

    Margaret Thornton https://law.anu.edu.au/people/margaret-thornton

    Mari J. Matsuda, ‘When the first Quail calls: multiple consciousness as jurisprudential method’ https://www.northeastern.edu/lawstudentaffairs/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/When-the-First-Quail-Calls.pdf

    Our Youth, Our Way https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/inquiries/systemic-inquiries/our-youth-our-way/

    Koori Youth Council Ngaga-dji project: https://www.ngaga-djiproject.org.au/

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Meena Singh

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Queer Blak joy

    Queer Blak joy

    · Being Biracial

    Elijah Money is Wiradjuri and lives in Naarm/Melbourne on Kulin land.

    We chat about:

    - White mums and DNA tests

    - Embracing healing instead of trauma

    - Being tokenised at school

    - A white racial guidance counsellor

    - Learning how to use your voice

    - University is a cringe colonial institution

    - Internalised white guilt

    - Standpoint theory

    - Being Blak is a hot topic atm

    - Identity in art leaves us exposed

    - White women and the caucasity

    - Eli’s drag persona transitioned alongside himself

    - Queerness in a pre-colonial context

    - The pressure on POC to be overachievers and exceptional, but why can’t we just focus on joy

    - Racial and trans fetishisation

    Mixed Media: White Woman by Elijah Money, My Wiradjuri Colour by Elijah Money, Stan Grant Senior and his work on Wiradjuri language.

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Elijah Money

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • East meets west

    East meets west

    · Being Biracial

    Marco Cher-Gibard is half-Chinese (but it’s more complicated than that) and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples.

    We chat about:

    - Learning and relearning Chinese culture

    - From the circus to the slums, the Merchant Navy to Batik Bazaar

    - His mum was a hippy escaping Footscray

    - Not fitting in with your family

    - Marco’s artist residency in Beijing

    - When your reference point for a place (Singapore) doesn’t exist anymore

    - Anything that happens in public in China you can watch

    - Portraiture through sound

    - Marco Polo

    - The privilege of travelling on a western passport, being male but not white

    - Taxi drivers are the only people who are welcome to ask “where are you from?”

    - All of a sudden becoming attractive

    - Not leaning on the POC box

    - Art about identity is trendy and this could change

    Mixed media: ‘Spiderboys’ by Ming Cher, Sax People by Marco Cher-Gibard

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Marco Cher-Gibard

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts Centre, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Ruin the dinner party

    Ruin the dinner party

    · Being Biracial

    Shomudro Das is Bengali/Pākehā and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand).

    Shomudro is formally known as Sarita. You’ll hear Sarita during the episode once or twice because they were going by that name during our interview. 

    We chat about:

    Our rebellious parents Missionaries rebranding as aid workers Parents who don’t accept your queerness International boarding school life The assumption that a good education is a western education Honey Birdette working conditions are terrible Somatic sexology The intersection of social work and sex education in Aotearoa Picking which Bangladeshi outfits to wear as a non-binary person We are not just biracial Shomudro’s one person show Perfect Shade about colourism in South Asia Leveraging light skinned privilege to do the mahi (work) around colourism Body Haus a queer strip club night to empower queer people of all shapes, sizes and genders ‘Marginalised’ is something a white saviour would say before they try and help you POC & non-binary are placeholders

    Mentions: The Institute of Somatic Sexology in Queensland

    Mixed media: BodyHaus co-founded with Kyah Dove and Brown Boy Magik: https://www.instagram.com/bodyhausnz/

    Associate Professor Katie Fitzpatrick’s work: Sexuality Education: A Guide for Principals, Boards of Trustees and Teachers (2015)

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Shomudro Das

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • The chameleon

    The chameleon

    · Being Biracial

    Kiyo Egashira is American and also Japanese/Irish. He lives in the UK.

    We chat about:

    - Limited connections to the ‘homeland’

    - ‘Acting’ white

    - Before anything being American

    - A moment of silence for Pearl Harbour

    - Keeping a lid on racial trauma

    - Internment camps in the USA

    - The impact of 911

    - Hawaii: the racial melting pot

    - Non-white workplaces

    - Hapa (mixed) people being more normal

    - White privilege everywhere (except Hawaii?)

    - Getting the Japanese entry form

    - White first-names and Japanese middle-names

    - Blossom and Fast Eddy

    - The pressure of naming your baby

    Mixed media: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum by Katherine Paterson

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Kiyo Egashira

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts Centre, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Love translates

    Love translates

    · Being Biracial

    Nevenka Galic is Croatian/Latina and lives in the city of Maribyrnong on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples.

    We chat about:

    - Two immigrants who didn’t speak English met in Australia


    - Starting the Peruvian community in Melbourne

    - Peruvians knowing how to party

    - Visiting Croatia as a child and experiencing a culture shock

    - Croatian soccer teams in Melbourne (sports omg)

    - Juggling three cultures

    - Growing into your strong Croatian name

    - Naming your sibling
David

    - People's curiosity overriding comfort when asking ‘where are you from’

    - Defining yourself as POC when you’re white passing

    - Looking ethnically different than your siblings

    - The pressure on migrants to integrate

    - Feeling at home in Peru

    - The Baby-Sitters Club

    Mixed media: The photojournalistic project and instagram whereareyoufrom__ by Sabina McKenna

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Nevenka Galic

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Being Bi

    Being Bi

    · Being Biracial

    Frankie Lai is Chinese/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.

    We chat about:

    - DNA testing

    - Choosing to raise kids as ‘white’ and not teach them Cantonese

    - The desire to assimilate to avoid racism

    - Language and connection barriers with grandparents

    - Mispronouncing your own name

    - Niche Italian names

    - Tattoos as representations of heritage

    - People assuming you have no roots to a place

    - Excluded yourself from your culture by being vegetarian

    - Looking less asian over time

    - Worrying about taking up space as a person ‘of colour’

    - Tiger parenting

    - Why Frankie and Kate are lawyers

    - Chinese vs white love languages

    - The position of white passing people in racist conversations

    - Processing being biracial using the language of being bisexual

    - Ethnic family secrets

    Mixed media: Subtle Asian traits, The Farewell

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Francesca Lai

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

  • Embracing the fro

    Embracing the fro

    · Being Biracial

    Abby Sullival is coloured South African/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people.

    We chat about:

    - Whether Abby is biracial

    - The education = success pipeline

    - Koeksisters (South African donuts)

    - Interracial marriages before and during apartheid

    - People not knowing where to place her

    - Being a model immigrant in Japan

    - Diversifying your social media feed

    - Being part of a legal system that isn’t for us

    - Representation in professional settings

    - Her hair journey

    - “Don’t make waves”

    - I still call Australia home

    Mixed media: Incubate Foundation and the Accelerating Potential conference, Zione Walker-Nthenda, Afropunk

    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Abigail Sullival

    Music by: Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

    If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at [email protected]

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