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 forms
- Difference as a source of self-confidence
- Feeling seen in SBS world news
- Looking for Alibrandi
Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson
Guest: Damian Marquardt
Edited by: Kate Robinson
Music by: Green Twins
Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts Centre
This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation.
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