So you want to talk about racism?

10/03/21 • 45 min

Have you ever heard someone say: "Why is everything about race these days?" or "I can't joke about anything, everything is so PC"? If these comments make you uncomfortable, then this episode could be for you.
In this episode, Steph Tan - who was my wonderful guest in the previous episode - joins me again to break down comments that we most commonly hear and see when addressing race and racism. We look at why those comments can be damaging in the context of racism against people of Asian background and how someone might address them.
I don't intend this episode to be a complete, incontestable conversation - just what Steph and I currently understand of and have learnt about racism so far. There is still so much to learn and I'm always open to constructive and healthy discussions.
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Previous Episode

Steph: behind Auckland's #StopAsianHate march

In March 2021, Steph Tan organised the #StopAsianHate peaceful march in Auckland - a first for her and a first for me, too. It was my first time attending a protest like that and it was a really incredible experience - one that helped me feel more part of a community than I ever had and one that raised a lot of questions in me around the value of protest, what true activism looks like and what my position is when it comes to advocating for causes I believe in.
Steph and I explore some of those questions around protest hesitancy and what action in activism means. She also shares her own experiences growing up in New Zealand, why it was so traumatic for her and how life is going now that she lives in the US, where she's currently studying at Yale University.
As a public health scientist, Steph has also been instrumental in bringing COVID-19 saliva testing to New Zealand. She shares her experiences with that process and why saliva testing could be a game changer for our country in the battle against COVID-19.
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Next Episode

Learning to take life slower with Bonnie Hu

Most of us are familiar with the busy-ness that life can bring and how easily we can get caught up in it. This was no less true for this episode's guest, Bonnie, who is a fellow podcaster and a business owner based in Auckland. This year for her, though, has been about slowing down and having more gratitude for the smaller things in life. We talk all about that mindfulness journey she's on, as well as the biggest lessons she's learnt as a small business owner and her love of sky diving.
Bonnie's podcast is called The Everyday Us and is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Play.
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