Asian in Aotearoa

Asian in Aotearoa (New Zealand) is a podcast exploring the lives and work of Asian creatives, one conversation at a time. Learn more about our local Asian creative community as guests ponder questions geared towards courage, creativity, courage and compassion. Musicians, artists, writers, designers, theatremakers, poets & more!

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4. Gemishka Chetty: food, fetishisation & representation

Gemishka Chetty is South African-Indian and a poet, artist, writer and performer – who, with her creative partner Aiwa Pooamorn, brought shows like Go Home Curry Muncha and Have you ever been with an Asian womxn? to life. In Episode 4, Gemishka talks about cultural appropriation and decolonisation, along with sex, festishisation, representation and racism. ☕️ SUPPORT the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/asianinaotearoa 👉 FOLLOW @asianinaotearoa on Instagram asianinaotearoa.com ___ ABOUT THE PODCAST H...

Nov 28, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 4

2. Tanya Barlow: healing, scarcity mindset, fatness & self-love

Tanya is a fat-positive, Singaporean-Pākehā babe and interdisciplinary artist. In Episode 2, we talk about healing from traumatic experiences, fatphobia, diversifying our feeds, finding our voice, being present for others and ourselves. Content Warning: a reminder that this podcast is uncensored, and know that in this episode we discuss physical, verbal and emotional abuse so please skip if and when you need to. FOLLOW @hellotanya & @asianinaotearoa on Instagram ☕️ SUPPORT the podcast: https...

Nov 12, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 2

1. Amanda Grace Leo / 梁宿娴: body connection, dating & consent

In this episode, we have an uncensored conversation around language, dating, consent, connecting with our bodies and MOTHERLAND - New Zealand's first Asian cabaret that Amanda is in the process of creating. ☕️ SUPPORT the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/asianinaotearoa 👉 FOLLOW @asianinaotearoa on Instagram asianinaotearoa.com ___ ABOUT THE PODCAST Hosted by Jenna Wee, Asian in Aotearoa (New Zealand) explores the lives of Asian creatives, one uncensored convo at a time. Questioning our concept of ho...

Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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