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 Redi…

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 …

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 …

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 fo…

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 …

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. Th…

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 Kuan…

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? Wha…

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 = pe…

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 Aborigin…

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 B…

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…

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…

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 workpl…

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…

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 a…

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 - Bein…

Asimenia Pestrivas is Greek/Filipino and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people. We chat about: - Growing up in Mildura where being mixed was common - Compartmentalising your friendships - Learning and teaching a language that isn’t related to your heritage - Greek naming traditions - Having a long ethnic …

Steph Amair is Jamaican/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. We chat about: - The Jamaican motto “out of many, one people” - Waves of colonisation in Jamaica - Being one of the only POC in town - “I wasn’t black enough” aka internalised racism - Talking about race in therapy - Identifying as ‘purple’ …

Monique Nair is Indian/Italian/Polish and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. We chat about: - Coming from Bombay to Bahrain and Mildura to Melbourne - Growing up with Bollywood - The Family Law, Ginny and Georgia and Never Have I Ever - Tokenism v representation - Why saying you’re a POC out loud is hard - Not bei…

Shuklia is Japanese/Australian and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - Japan isn’t as homogeneous as you think - Being seen as a foreigner - Japan’s indigenous Ainu people - Family language policies - Slice of life autobiographical comics - Manga's gendered nature - Fetishisation of Japanese women - Whether w…

Jamal Bawazier-Edgecombe is Indonesian/NZ European and lives in Tauranga, Aotearoa. We chat about: - Indonesian and Arab ancestry - Growing up with a single dad - Being Muslim - A name that doesn’t look like you - Parental expectations - Feeling connected to culture through language - The things white people say in front of white passing people - R…

Craig Birch-Morunga is Maori/misc white and lives in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa. We chat about: - Being the whitest sibling - Trauma = anger - Micro-aggressions at work - Fake birthdays - How to lay a Hangi - Kaimoana (seafood) and fishing quotas https://www.ngaitahuseafood.com/sustainability/quota/ - The parts of yourself you get from parents - Onc…

Alayna Kunitake is Japanese/British and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - Our parents' controversial relationships - White passing privilege - Sushi balls v Sandwiches - The grudge - Leaning into being the ‘token’ - Going to a Japanese high school at 14 years old - Being an idolised other - Fashion as an ac…

Damian Marquardt is from Canberra and is Chinese Malay/German. We chat about: - Christmas Island - Dragon mothers - Cantonese, Teochew, Mandarin, German - Hanging out with the “asians” - Being ethnically ambiguous - German dancing classes - Nyonya pineapple tarts - Fried Bread - Gender roles and masculinity - Selecting "other" when filling out form…

Alisa Tanaka-King is Japanese/Australian and lives in Creswick on Dja Dja Wurrung country. We chat about: - Stereotypes about mixed asian families - When people say you're lucky to be bilingual - Looking more Japanese as a child - Parents crushing your dreams of being an actor - Being biracial in media - The grey areas of tokenism - The most “diver…

Nick Hermanus is South African/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - Apartheid - Lilydale in the 90s - Racist nicknames in school - The term coloured in South Africa - Basketball and music as a gateway to identity - Footscray’s African restaurants - Maria’s best white life - Iranian house parties - Afr…

Katie Henderson is Anglo-Burmese/Australian and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - Anglo-Burmese history - Being an outsider in Melbourne’s Burmese community - People guessing where you’re from - A family recipe that starts with ... a chicken - Anglicised names - University as a gateway to identity - Looking…

Lauren Nguyen is Laos/Vietnamese and lives in Melbourne’s west on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples. We chat about: - The Laos community in Melbourne - Maria’s submission to a 90s TV show - Soaking your hands in warm water for traditional Laos dancing - Not having any white in your mix - Returning to the ‘motherland’ …

Anusha Kenny is Sri Lankan/Irish and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - un Projects - The Sri Lankan civil war - Parental power imbalances - Divorce in Sri Lankan communities - Uber drivers asking “where are you from?” - The white father thing - Conditional passing - Microaggressions - Our auto-reply to raci…

Welcome to the first episode of Being Biracial. Today we’re interviewing...each other! We chat about: - Ourselves.... and it is scary - The Iranian Revolution - Complicated family histories (CW: domestic violence) - How we met - The western suburbs of Melbourne - How to introduce yourself in Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) - Racial imposter syndrome …

Welcome to Being Biracial, a new show about navigating the world as a mixed race person. Being Biracial is filled with stories told by people of many different mixes about the significance of our names, complicated family histories and childhoods in different languages. Enjoy this sneak peek of what’s to come! Coming September 2021. Hosted by Maria…