The As I Am podcast
Episode 33: Tu Le
Our latest episode features Tu Le, a community worker, advocate and organiser. Tu shares her journey in community advocacy and the pivotal moments in her much spotlighted political career. We also discuss the changing landscape for representation in Australian politics, and how the 2022 Australian election brings with it a sense of relief and hope for Australians around the country. Listen to our episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
Episode 32: Colournary
Tune in this episode with Rushani Epa (@epa___), Editor-in-chief and Founder of Colournary Magazine (@colournarymag) and food editor at Hardie Grant Books (@hardiegrantbooks). We hear about the journey of Colournary blooming during the pandemic lockdown and giving a space for Asian cuisine to be written by POC’s. Ruhani enlightens the conversation around food in sharing: people’s connection with food, curating articles on authenticity and letting people write their own stories. Episode out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
Episode 31: Names & Accents
Tune in our recent episode, with Jeff and Isabella share their experiences behind having dual names one of their ethnicity and one of the West. We hear the implications in on bias norms where names hold an intrinsic value in society. Whilst, touching on the normalisation how accents are conveyed from the everyday to media. Listen to our episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
Episode 26: Food and Authenticity
This episode features a chat about the obsession with authenticity that many Asian people hold as it pertains to food, particularly Asian food. We discuss the relevance of authenticity, the reasons why we've tried to gatekeep "traditional" food in the past, as well as the importance of not allowing authenticity to be a barrier to innovation and creativity. This is an episode where we tried very hard to take the logical path, however the discussion highlights that we still have much to learn in terms of navigating this complex issue.
Episode 24: Lunar New Year
Our first episode of 2022 is all about the new year, and more specifically, new years according to the west vs. new years according to the east. We give our thoughts on the obsession with new years resolutions, the new year traditions within our families, in addition to the broader sinofication of Lunar New Year. On another exciting note, look forward to fortnightly episodes from us moving forward!