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 up your tattoo in the lonely planet dictionary
- Sewing, fabrics and clothes as markers of ethnicity
- Princess Jasmine and Moana
- ‘Scary’ Spice being a racist name
- Digital Blackface
- IVF and donor selection
Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson
Guest: Katie Henderson
Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga
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 Nations.
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