Episodes

  • What’s it like being a young Chinese-Australian in today’s Australia?

    What’s it like being a young Chinese-Australian in today’s Australia?
    Jan 25 2022
    Too Aussie for your parents. Too Chinese for your Aussie friends. From awkward dinner table conversations with parents and the annual family holiday to China, to being frequently asked ‘where are you really from?’, Chinese-ish unpicks the experiences of young Chinese-Australians in today’s Australia.
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    2 mins
  • Chinese-ish: How are young Chinese-Australians celebrating Lunar New Year?

    Chinese-ish: How are young Chinese-Australians celebrating Lunar New Year?
    Jan 31 2022
    In the first episode of the new SBS podcast Chinese-ish, we look at how young Chinese-Australians celebrate the biggest holiday in our cultural calendar: Lunar New Year.
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    26 mins
  • Chinese-ish: “Where are you from?”

    Chinese-ish: “Where are you from?”
    Feb 15 2022
    Being asked ‘where are you from?’ can be a common experience for young Chinese-Australians, and it isn’t necessarily easy to answer. This episode of the Chinese-ish podcast tackles that question, and how it feels to be asked it, with research students Christopher Cheng and Alexandra Lee.
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    29 mins
  • Chinese-ish: A tale of two diasporas

    Chinese-ish: A tale of two diasporas
    Feb 28 2022
    In an age of increasing globalisation and increasingly tense geopolitics, how does the Chinese-Australian experience compare to the Chinese-American one? Find out on this episode of Chinese-ish, with special guests Ella Shi and Dr Rennie Lee.
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    35 mins
  • Chinese-ish: What counts as ‘authentic’ Chinese food?

    Chinese-ish: What counts as ‘authentic’ Chinese food?
    Mar 14 2022
    For young Chinese-Australians today, food means something a little different from the traditional dishes of their parents. On this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark along with two uni students, YoYo Yang and Chelsea Chum, unpack our changing relationship with food.
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    31 mins
  • Parties, politics and pandering? Young Chinese-Australians and the 2022 federal election

    Parties, politics and pandering? Young Chinese-Australians and the 2022 federal election
    Mar 28 2022
    In this episode of the podcast Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark are joined by Thomas Feng and Yanni Jiang to discuss how we’re talking to our families about politics.
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    35 mins
  • Learning to understand your 'tiger' parents

    Learning to understand your 'tiger' parents
    Apr 11 2022
    Heartwarming? Frustrating? Both? Chinese-Australian families seem to run the full spectrum. On this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark unpack the extremes with chiropractor and Australian Survivor contestant Melissa Chiang, and journalist and young mum Sonia Feng.
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    33 mins
  • Why are adult friendships so hard?

    Why are adult friendships so hard?
    Apr 25 2022
    On this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark are joined by Qi Zhang and Maggie Zhou to unpack how young Chinese-Australians today are making friends, keeping in touch and navigating big life transitions.
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    35 mins