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No Nation

No Nation

By: esther manito
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Essex Arab girl comedian and writer Esther Manito is inviting her guests to help her unload what it means to have multiple identities. At a time where labels are so important and racism has become invogue again being mixed race, biracial, dual nationality holding, half breed, non nation….(I could go on but you get the gist) Esther wants to hear the experiences of what it really means to grow up between two countries, two cultures, two religions, two cuisines...again…. you get it.


Listen to guests from the world of comedy, academia, law, journalism, TV and sports to chat over their heritage, traditions, culture clashes and experiences of being duel heritage in modern day Britain.


What happens when your mother tongue “dont match ya lingo”? Or your voice don't match your face? Or your dad is mistaken as your cab driver? Or you’re asked if you’re your child’s nanny…..it does start to chip away at your sense of identity when you are asked for the 40000th time “But mate! Where you from from?”


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