Being Biracial

Leah Manaema Avene is a Tuvaluan-Irish mother, researcher, musician, therapist, broadcaster and artist.Theresa ‘Tea' Angela is a Filipino-Australian artist, storyteller and wellbeing facilitator and the communications manager at MAV.Lauren Mullings is an Afro-Caribbean artist, writer and the CEO of MAV.We interviewed Leah, Tea and Lauren, as part of Multicultural Arts Victoria's Block Partee.We chat about:Everything being relationshipsCultural safetyHow productivity can destroy the creative processThe arts ecologyStretching and settling timeRetracing the history of MAVLand-based practiceUnpacking the violence of assimilationClosing your voiceThe larger than life characters that make up our livesArt threading all of life togetherHaving the space to speak our truthsHosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate RobinsonGuests: Leah Manaema Avene, Theresa Angela and Lauren MullingsMusic by: The Green TwinsEdited by: Kate RobinsonSpecial thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, City of Darebin, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, Melbourne Polytechnic, Victoria Government and VicHealth's Future Reset Program.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matisse Laida is an artist whose practice is based around community and food. They are the founder of We Eatin' Good, a platform for queer people of colour to come together.Anthony 'Banda' Bandalan is a producer who cares deeply about community cultivation and uplifting his creative counterparts. Nickila De Silva is an artist who creates across video, music and writing. Her work explores collaboration and how it can exist alongside hierarchy and power. We interviewed Matisse, Banda and Nickila, as part of Multicultural Arts Victoria's Block Partee.We chat about:Hierarchy and power in the artsNetworking being a white conceptPerformative leadershipWhen gatekeeping is goodQueer people becoming removed from our culturesConnecting people through foodArt is archival and friendshipCode switching your practice Reflections on creating art together and apart How sharehouses shape usThe challenges of working within institutions Food that makes us feel the mostHosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate RobinsonGuests: Matisse Laida, Anthony Bandalan and Nickila De SilvaMusic by: The Green TwinsEdited by: Kate RobinsonSpecial thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, City of Darebin, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, Melbourne Polytechnic, Victoria Government and VicHealth's Future Reset Program.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vijay is an audio-visual and laser artist of Sri Lankan Tamil and Cornish descent, born in Naarm. His practice fuses analogue sound synthesis with cutting-edge creative technologies. Vijay is known for creating immersive environments under the moniker Xenosine. We chat about: A Glastonbury love storyFamily attempts to break up his parentsA Hell's Angel member ends racismLeaning into music as an identityExploration and play in creative practice The Melbourne Electronic Sound StudioBringing Oblation to lifeWorking with Pirashanna Thevarajah & Hari SivanesanDislocation and taking up spaceHosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate RobinsonGuest: Vijay ThillaimuthuMusic by: the Green TwinsEdited by: Maria Birch-MorungaSpecial thanks: The SubstationThis podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayman Kaake is a photo-media visual artist and performance creator whose work explores the complexities of isolation that come from starting a new life away from Lebanon.MzRizk is a Lebanese Australian DJ, radio presenter, live performer and event curator. Ezz Monem is a photo-based artist, who repurposes and transforms images, drawing on his experience growing up in Egypt and migrating to Australia. We interviewed Ezz, Ayman and MzRizk at the Arts Centre Melbourne, as part of Art Souk.We chat about:Everyone being an EngineerComing out as an artistDan's first radio show at 6 years oldZaffé The rebrand of gossip to community newsManipulating found footageDance as resistanceUsing your camera to talkHow family relationships change when you leave homeNostalgic supermarket piecesHalal v Haram art projectsSally Field was the real kickstart for IslamophobiaHosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate RobinsonGuests: Ayman Kaake, Ezz Monem and MzRizkMusic by: the Green TwinsEdited by: Kate RobinsonSpecial thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, City of Melbourne and MzRizk for curating this incredible event. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to the Elders of these lands past and present and also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bexx Djentuh-Davis is a Māori and Ghanaian filmmaker, producer, event curator and queer youth worker.Gabriela Gonzalez is a Chilean visual artist, sound producer, photographer and broadcaster. We interviewed Bexx and Gabriela at the Arts Centre Melbourne, as part of Art Souk.We chat about:Bexx on her Nana's boxes of letters and photosGabriela talks bad break up one linersCollaborating across the world The necessity of creating art while the world is burningArt as a personal archiveGabriela's pivot to pottery to move away from misinformation on screensBexx stepping into her creative main character energy The tightrope of creating personal art - Am I ganna get smacked?Pointless meetings The We Eatin Good Bitch filmHosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate RobinsonGuests: Bexx Djentuh-Davis and Gabriela GonzalezMusic by: the Green TwinsEdited by: Maria Birch-MorungaSpecial thanks: Multicultural Arts Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, Creative Victoria, Creative Australia, City of Melbourne and MzRizk for curating this incredible event. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to the Elders of these lands past and present and also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scotty So is a Melbourne/Narrm-based artist who works across media, including ceramic, painting, photography, sculptures videos, and drag performance.Joel Bray is Wiradjuri artist, dancer, choreographer, actor and writer. We interviewed Scotty and Joel at MPavilion, as part of their season 11 Homeground series.We chat about:Kimono collectionsPlaying with perspectiveDouble entendreIncorporating sex into artScarlett So Hung Son popping up on the newsHow humour shows up in their practiceLip synching to celloJoel's guide to audience participationScotty is a time travellerJoel's two degrees of separation from BeyonceCreating site specific workCollaborating with EldersFoyer chats and openings: yay or nay? Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate RobinsonGuests: Scotty So and Joel BrayMusic by: the Green TwinsEdited by: Maria Birch-MorungaSpecial thanks: MPavilionThis podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the final episode of season 2 of Being Biracial! Today we are chatting to each other about: Our reflections on this season  How age impacts our conversations about being mixed-race Processing identity through the creation of art Maria's experience at the Matariki wānanga  Threads at the Immigration Museum The difficulty of creating work about deeply personal things Family secrets Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Steph Tisdell is Aboriginal (Yindiji) and white Australian. She is an actor, tv writer, former comedian and author of the YA novel The Skin I'm In. We chat about:  Her white Dad's surprising DNA results Hearts mown into lawns The responsibility we feel in our family units Diversity within diversity Well intended white teachers Bringing The Skin I'm In to life How the characters relate (and don't relate) to Steph's life The self indulgent joy of writing young adult fiction Reactions to her book Kinship adoption Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Steph Tisdell Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations, and our guest joined us from land of the Turrbal and Jagera people.  You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Faustina Agolley (Fuzzy) is Ghanaian and Chinese Malaysian. She hosted Video Hits, was a DJ for Oprah and is a writer, producer and presenter.  We chat about:  A london love story ft The Temptations  Growing up in a multi-generational Chinese household Having too much on her plate to study Chinese Learning about her dad through his music Going to Ghana Blackness being a celebration of the self  DJing for Oprah Hosting Video Hits Learning from Alicia Keys Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Faustina Agolley Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations, and our guest joined us from land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Olana Janfa is an Ethiopian-Norwegian, Naarm-based artist. We interviewed Olana at The Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre in Dandenong where his exhibition Too Much Drama is showing till September 2024. We chat about:  How Olana began creating The works in his current exhibit Too Much Drama Olana's iconic font and art style What home means to him Being black in Australia and Norway What's next for his art career Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Olana Janfa Special thanks to: The City of Greater Dandenong & The Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga This podcast was recorded live on the lands of the Boon Wurrung people of the eastern Kulin Nations.You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Kitiya Palaskas is a Greek/Thai multi-disciplinary designer living in Naarm. We chat about:  Discovering her mix through DNA testing Her art sabbatical in Thailand Turning 40 and entering a new phase of life Having an identity crisis Can you appropriate your own culture? Feeling seen in colours, plants and precarious piles Growing up moving around the world Your bedroom as home Being ethnically ambiguous Family as a complicated site for cultural connection Greek statues were colourful! Links: https://kitiyapalaskas.com https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/color-chromophobia-and-colonialism-some-historical-thoughts-185710 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/29/the-myth-of-whiteness-in-classical-sculpture https://www.npr.org/2022/07/12/1109995973/we-know-greek-statues-werent-white-now-you-can-see-them-in-color Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Kitiya Palaskas Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Milo Hartill is Botswana/Australian, and a model, performer & fat queer content creator living in Naarm. We chat about:  Musical theatre school Growing up in Perth Always being the only black person in the room “I'm not racist but…” Capitalism catching on to race  Triple bi - bisexual, biracial, between fat and skinny Being asked to be ‘sassy' in auditions Their show, Black fat and fa**y Using your trauma for good Black hair being seen as ‘unprofessional' in casting DMs from her dad Surviving the arts industry as a black person How Milo was scouted to be a model Being credited as a hair stylist Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Milo Hartill Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

This weeks episode is just us gals.   We chat about:  Maria started going to a queer Maori singing group Maria does her pepeha (introduces herself in te reo maori) The line between private and public when creating art and content Feeling pigeonholed to only talking about race in projects Visible diversity vs white decision makers POC artists carving opportunities in order to have a seat at the table We are tired lol Diversity is not a threat to white people Links:  https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-ve-never-seen-so-many-white-people-being-really-anxious-about-being-racist-20231102-p5eh16.html Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Jason Om is Cambodian/Eurasian Malaysian, an ABC journalist and the author of All Mixed Up. We chat about:  Language around being ‘multiracial' Being Eurasian in Malaysia v Australia Rebellious women in his family His parent's newspaper personals ad meet cute Cultural exemptions  Being the traditional Cambodian son Going to Cambodia with his dad Rediscovering his mum while writing this memoir Connecting with his half-sister Sarah Emailing his dad about the marriage equality plebiscite  His dad's coming to, his coming out “No fats, no femmes, no Asians”  Diversifying your dating pool How journalism has changed in the last 20 years Visible diversity Links:  All Mixed Up Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Jason Om Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Jen Cloher is Māori (Ngāpuhi & Ngāti Kahu) and Pākehā. They are a song-writer and performer living on unceded Wurundjeri land in Naarm (Melbourne). Jen joins us ahead of her solo Australian tour in June and July. We chat about:  Being multiracial as opposed to biracial Growing up away from Aotearoa Those awkward and joyful moments when reconnecting to culture The “colonised critical parent” What is a marae? Whanau is so much bigger than immediate family How their reconnection journey permeated their latest album, Ko Au Te Awa, Ko Te Awa Ko Au - I Am The River, The River Is Me Legal personhood of the Whanganui River Te Ataarangi and the Kōhunga Reo (language nest) movement Being takatāpui Links: https://www.jencloher.com  https://everybodystryingpodcast.com/  Mana Takatāpui (Official Video)⁠ Hirini Melbourne & Marlon Williams Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Jen Cloher Song: Mana Takatāpui by Jen Cloher  Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks to Jen and Milk Records for letting us use Mana Takatāpui in this episode This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nation. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Today we are chatting to each other, about: Do biracial apples taste better? Our fav mixed-race comedians at Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Aurelia St Clair, Lizzy Hoo, Rose Matafeo and Nina Oyama Raewyn, Maria's mum, visited Naarm Beyonce's Cowboy Carter Jen Cloher and Te Hononga o nga iwi at Creative West Links:  Deadlock Cowboy Carter I Am The River, The River Is Me Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Darcy Vescio is a Chinese/Italian AFLW player.  We chat about:  Growing up in country Victoria Language barriers with grandparents  Moving in with their Goong at eighteen Relationships born of bitter melon and lasagne The Carlton doco Bloodlines which took Darcy to Italy and Hong Kong to explore their family history Being a multicultural ambassador for the AFL Using sport as currency at school Racial vilification in the AFLW last season Bringing your whole self to sport Then Aurelia St Clair, a German-Cameroonian comedian, does a stand-up set and joins us all to chat about:  Moving to Melbourne  Kilmore the new queer capital  Kate's new Persian rug Tiger balm in Darcy's locker Seasoning your food Looking for Alibrandi Finding Zadie Smith's White Teeth in German JW life Finding meaning in small rituals This event was recorded on Thursday 21 March 2024 at The Round on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations. Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guests: Aurelia St Clair and Darcy Vescio Special thanks to: The Round and The Wheeler Centre Music by: the Green Twins

Lizzy Hoo is a Chinese/Malay and Australian stand up-comedian. We chat about:  Lizzy's parents' movie meet cute The accidental ethnic friend group Looking back on the safeguards you put in place as a child The White Mums Club  Subtle Asian Traits FB group  Being a chameleon  Feeling more Asian than her brothers Ethnic aunty energy  Lizzy's parents want her to pay superannuation How Lizzy got into comedy Lizzy's dad Chan is an absolute icon Visible diversity Moving beyond cracking identity jokes Reclaiming her name Links:  https://www.lizzyhoo.com/  https://www.instagram.com/lizzyhoo/  Hoo Cares on Amazon Prime Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Lizzy Hoo Special thanks to: Footscray Community Arts Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

We are back with the first episode of season 2 of Being Biracial! Today we are chatting to each other about: Maria's experience in Rotorua being surrounded by more Maori people than she's ever seen.  Maria and her friend connecting on a deeper level now that they've both explored their culture. Kate's Aunt is visiting and she's immersed in Farsi. The structure of season two. You'll be hearing more from us as we reflect on our interviews, media we consume and the world around us.  We are in our Taylor Swift era and can't stop talking about the Eras Tour. Kate is starting to grow her wheatgrass for Nowruz. She is stressed. The artistic process of creating our video work Threads, in collaboration with Melbourne Museum.  The full circle moment our artistic practice being influenced by artists we interviewed in season 1. Kate went to see Maxine Beneba Clarke talk about adapting her memoir The Hate Race for the stage.  Will Maria ever read a book again? We are getting hype for Melbourne International Comedy Fest. Our next guest, Lizzy Hoo, is hosting the MICF gala this year!  Our upcoming events in March at The Round and Melbourne Museum. Links:  Threads at Melbourne Museum: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/threads/  Maxine Beneba Clarke's The Hate Race at the Malthouse until 17 March: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/what-s-on/malthouse-theatre/the-hate-race/  MICF shows:  Rose Matafeo: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/on-and-on-and-on  Brown Women Comedy: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/brown-women-comedy  Lizzy Hoo:  https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/hoos-that-girl  Aurelia St Clair:  https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/can-i-be-mean-for-a-minute  Melbourne Museum Nocturnal: Worlds Apart on 14 March: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/nocturnal-worlds-apart/  Being Biracial Live at the Round with Aurelia St Clair and Darcy Vescio on 21 March:  https://www.wheelercentre.com/events/being-biracial-live-at-the-round-with-aurelia-st-clair-and-darcy-vescio/  Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: the Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

It's a bonus live episode of Being Biracial. We interviewed each other and chatted about: - Maria's complicated return to Aotearoa - Biracial baby names - The Woman Life Freedom movement  - Kate's exhibition Zendegi at Arts Gen  - Whether the conversation about race has moved on?  - Cultural diversity training Mixed Media: Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou and the musical A Strange Loop. Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Maribyrnong City Council and Bluestone Church Arts Space Footscray.  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

It's the last episode of season 1 of Being Biracial. Today we're interviewing each other. We chat about: Having difficult conversations with our parents about the podcast A PSA for all the white people listening What being Persian means to Kate Family gossip The racist American visa process Kate maybe isn't a POC and Maria maybe isn't biracial? What being Maori means to Maria A place to put your feet Building a marae on Aboriginal land Finding joy Mixed Media: Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah. The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race by Neda Maghbouleh. Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Kristina Naray is Filipino/Hungarian and lives in the city of Maribyrnong on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. We chat about: The Subanen people of Mindanao, an indigenous group in Philippines Class dynamics in the Philippines, urban v rural, labourers vs non labourers The impact of colonisation and religion The 80's version of online dating = pen pals Surprising similarities between parents despite ethnic and cultural backgrounds Her Dad's refugee story after Yugoslavia dissolved Having to defend your parents relationship The Entree Pinays, finding growth and healing in community Small town life as a dark brown girl Tennis was the place where Kristina was seen for her skills Serena and Venus Williams representing diversity in sports What it's like to attend a school with a reputation for being racist Leaving home early for the city, and being close to homelessness Connecting to culture is connecting to loved ones Mixed mentions: More on The Entree Pinays: https://www.entreepinays.com/ King Richard - Williams sisters movie Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Kristina Naray Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

Meena Singh is Yorta Yorta and Indian and is the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in Victoria. She lives on the lands of the Kulin people. We chat about: The history of Indian indentured labour in Fiji Her dad came to Australia to be a provider for his family Her mum always grew up with family and culture Asserting her Aboriginality more because of her very Indian name. A key mistranslation - Buppa FBIs - Fijian Born Indians The many ways parents show love - giving you packets of biscuits, cutting up your fruit, and making your bed Names that reinforce identity - my Blackest angels ‘Mother' tongue Colourism in India v being proud of being Blak Getting a lifelong love of learning from her mum The alienating experience of studying law Bringing your lived experience into work as a lawyer The recipe that is the colonial project Child protection involvement in Aboriginal communities and the fact that removal of children needs to be the last resort Pre-colonisation community structures Mixed Media: The Cummeragunja Walk-Off https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2022/02/03/what-was-cummeragunja-walk More Meena on SBS Hindi https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/combat-stereotypes-with-stories-melbourne-lawyer-giving-voice-to-aboriginal-communities Educating Rita, play by Willy Russell Margaret Thornton https://law.anu.edu.au/people/margaret-thornton Mari J. Matsuda, ‘When the first Quail calls: multiple consciousness as jurisprudential method' https://www.northeastern.edu/lawstudentaffairs/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/When-the-First-Quail-Calls.pdf Our Youth, Our Way https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/inquiries/systemic-inquiries/our-youth-our-way/ Koori Youth Council Ngaga-dji project: https://www.ngaga-djiproject.org.au/ Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Meena Singh Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Elijah Money is Wiradjuri and lives in Naarm/Melbourne on Kulin land. We chat about: - White mums and DNA tests - Embracing healing instead of trauma - Being tokenised at school - A white racial guidance counsellor - Learning how to use your voice - University is a cringe colonial institution - Internalised white guilt - Standpoint theory - Being Blak is a hot topic atm - Identity in art leaves us exposed - White women and the caucasity - Eli's drag persona transitioned alongside himself - Queerness in a pre-colonial context - The pressure on POC to be overachievers and exceptional, but why can't we just focus on joy - Racial and trans fetishisation Mixed Media: White Woman by Elijah Money, My Wiradjuri Colour by Elijah Money, Stan Grant Senior and his work on Wiradjuri language. Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Elijah Money Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Marco Cher-Gibard is half-Chinese (but it's more complicated than that) and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples. We chat about: - Learning and relearning Chinese culture - From the circus to the slums, the Merchant Navy to Batik Bazaar - His mum was a hippy escaping Footscray - Not fitting in with your family - Marco's artist residency in Beijing - When your reference point for a place (Singapore) doesn't exist anymore - Anything that happens in public in China you can watch - Portraiture through sound - Marco Polo - The privilege of travelling on a western passport, being male but not white - Taxi drivers are the only people who are welcome to ask “where are you from?” - All of a sudden becoming attractive - Not leaning on the POC box - Art about identity is trendy and this could change Mixed media: ‘Spiderboys' by Ming Cher, Sax People by Marco Cher-Gibard Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Marco Cher-Gibard Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts Centre, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Shomudro Das is Bengali/Pākehā and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand). Shomudro is formally known as Sarita. You'll hear Sarita during the episode once or twice because they were going by that name during our interview. We chat about: Our rebellious parents Missionaries rebranding as aid workers Parents who don't accept your queerness International boarding school life The assumption that a good education is a western education Honey Birdette working conditions are terrible Somatic sexology The intersection of social work and sex education in Aotearoa Picking which Bangladeshi outfits to wear as a non-binary person We are not just biracial Shomudro's one person show Perfect Shade about colourism in South Asia Leveraging light skinned privilege to do the mahi (work) around colourism Body Haus a queer strip club night to empower queer people of all shapes, sizes and genders ‘Marginalised' is something a white saviour would say before they try and help you POC & non-binary are placeholders Mentions: The Institute of Somatic Sexology in Queensland Mixed media: BodyHaus co-founded with Kyah Dove and Brown Boy Magik: https://www.instagram.com/bodyhausnz/ Associate Professor Katie Fitzpatrick's work: Sexuality Education: A Guide for Principals, Boards of Trustees and Teachers (2015) Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Shomudro Das Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Kiyo Egashira is American and also Japanese/Irish. He lives in the UK. We chat about: - Limited connections to the ‘homeland' - ‘Acting' white - Before anything being American - A moment of silence for Pearl Harbour - Keeping a lid on racial trauma - Internment camps in the USA - The impact of 911 - Hawaii: the racial melting pot - Non-white workplaces - Hapa (mixed) people being more normal - White privilege everywhere (except Hawaii?) - Getting the Japanese entry form - White first-names and Japanese middle-names - Blossom and Fast Eddy - The pressure of naming your baby Mixed media: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum by Katherine Paterson Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Kiyo Egashira Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts Centre, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Nevenka Galic is Croatian/Latina and lives in the city of Maribyrnong on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples. We chat about: - Two immigrants who didn't speak English met in Australia… - Starting the Peruvian community in Melbourne - Peruvians knowing how to party - Visiting Croatia as a child and experiencing a culture shock - Croatian soccer teams in Melbourne (sports omg) - Juggling three cultures - Growing into your strong Croatian name - Naming your sibling…David - People's curiosity overriding comfort when asking ‘where are you from' - Defining yourself as POC when you're white passing - Looking ethnically different than your siblings - The pressure on migrants to integrate - Feeling at home in Peru - The Baby-Sitters Club Mixed media: The photojournalistic project and instagram whereareyoufrom__ by Sabina McKenna Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Nevenka Galic Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Frankie Lai is Chinese/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. We chat about: - DNA testing - Choosing to raise kids as ‘white' and not teach them Cantonese - The desire to assimilate to avoid racism - Language and connection barriers with grandparents - Mispronouncing your own name - Niche Italian names - Tattoos as representations of heritage - People assuming you have no roots to a place - Excluded yourself from your culture by being vegetarian - Looking less asian over time - Worrying about taking up space as a person ‘of colour' - Tiger parenting - Why Frankie and Kate are lawyers - Chinese vs white love languages - The position of white passing people in racist conversations - Processing being biracial using the language of being bisexual - Ethnic family secrets Mixed media: Subtle Asian traits, The Farewell Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Francesca Lai Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Abby Sullival is coloured South African/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people. We chat about: - Whether Abby is biracial - The education = success pipeline - Koeksisters (South African donuts) - Interracial marriages before and during apartheid - People not knowing where to place her - Being a model immigrant in Japan - Diversifying your social media feed - Being part of a legal system that isn't for us - Representation in professional settings - Her hair journey - “Don't make waves” - I still call Australia home Mixed media: Incubate Foundation and the Accelerating Potential conference, Zione Walker-Nthenda, Afropunk Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Abigail Sullival Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Asimenia Pestrivas is Greek/Filipino and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people. We chat about: - Growing up in Mildura where being mixed was common - Compartmentalising your friendships - Learning and teaching a language that isn't related to your heritage - Greek naming traditions - Having a long ethnic name - Naming and parenting multiracial children - The yellow power ranger - Travelling to Greece and the Philippines - Chatting about biracial life with siblings and friends - Being called ‘exotic' is YUCK - The words we use to describe ourselves are important - How Kate and Maria decided to name the podcast - Who gets to be white? - The difference between having one or two migrant parents - Asking ‘where are you from?' in a better way Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Asimenia Pestrivas Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Steph Amair is Jamaican/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. We chat about: - The Jamaican motto “out of many, one people” - Waves of colonisation in Jamaica - Being one of the only POC in town - “I wasn't black enough” aka internalised racism - Talking about race in therapy - Identifying as ‘purple' - Cringe race related nicknames that call for hard conversations - Struggling with your hair growing-up - We find another Scary Spice - How race & body image translate into Steph's ceramics - The history of jerk chicken. Further reading: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-jamaican-jerk-180976597/ Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Steph Amair Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Monique Nair is Indian/Italian/Polish and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. We chat about: - Coming from Bombay to Bahrain and Mildura to Melbourne - Growing up with Bollywood - The Family Law, Ginny and Georgia and Never Have I Ever - Tokenism v representation - Why saying you're a POC out loud is hard - Not being seen as Indian - Her mum's Italian mindset - Reclaiming your own name - The many Kate Robinsons - Having a sibling who is more white passing than you - The foreigner line in India - Writing stories based in culture - Blame and loss in language learning Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Monique Nair Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts Centre, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Shuklia is Japanese/Australian and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - Japan isn't as homogeneous as you think - Being seen as a foreigner - Japan's indigenous Ainu people - Family language policies - Slice of life autobiographical comics - Manga's gendered nature - Fetishisation of Japanese women - Whether we look like our parents - Feeling a sense of belonging in Pakistan - Archie Comics - Picking an artistic pseudonym - Art modelling when you're asian - Why Madama Butterfly is racist - Emotional labour for yts Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Shuklia Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts Centre This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Jamal Bawazier-Edgecombe is Indonesian/NZ European and lives in Tauranga, Aotearoa. We chat about: - Indonesian and Arab ancestry - Growing up with a single dad - Being Muslim - A name that doesn't look like you - Parental expectations - Feeling connected to culture through language - The things white people say in front of white passing people - Religion vs. race - Different voices in different languages - Code switching Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Jamal Bawazier-Edgecombe Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga 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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Craig Birch-Morunga is Maori/misc white and lives in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa. We chat about: - Being the whitest sibling - Trauma = anger - Micro-aggressions at work - Fake birthdays - How to lay a Hangi - Kaimoana (seafood) and fishing quotas https://www.ngaitahuseafood.com/sustainability/quota/ - The parts of yourself you get from parents - Once Were Warriors - Dating a white person - Dame Whina Cooper and the Maori land rights march in the 70's https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5c32/cooper-whina - Whakapapa (geneology) Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Craig Birch-Morunga 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 Nation. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Alayna Kunitake is Japanese/British and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - Our parents' controversial relationships - White passing privilege - Sushi balls v Sandwiches - The grudge - Leaning into being the ‘token' - Going to a Japanese high school at 14 years old - Being an idolised other - Fashion as an act of defiance - What makes you white? - Names and having too many of them - Only child life - Working in advertising and fighting for diversity - Gwen Stefani as your example of Japanese representation - Rina Sawayama Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Alayna Kunitake 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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Alisa Tanaka-King is Japanese/Australian and lives in Creswick on Dja Dja Wurrung country. We chat about: - Stereotypes about mixed asian families - When people say you're lucky to be bilingual - Looking more Japanese as a child - Parents crushing your dreams of being an actor - Being biracial in media - The grey areas of tokenism - The most “diverse” person in the room - The influence of mixed identity on Alisa's many art practices - Who can claim traditions? Who can create fusions? - Japanese week on the Great British Bake-off - Cultural appropriation v cultural appreciation - “Stop Asian Hate” - Playing games with people when they ask “where are you from?” - Japan as an insular nation - Naomi Osaka You can find out more about Alisa's art here: https://www.alisatanakaking.com/ Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Alisa Tanaka-King Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga Music by: The 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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Nick Hermanus is South African/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - Apartheid - Lilydale in the 90s - Racist nicknames in school - The term coloured in South Africa - Basketball and music as a gateway to identity - Footscray's African restaurants - Maria's best white life - Iranian house parties - Afrikaans and Xhosa - Cape Malay food and hospitality - Manaakitanga - BLM - New Zealand's hip hop nationals - Noodles and the Michelle Obama dress Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Nick Hermanus 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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Lauren Nguyen is Laos/Vietnamese and lives in Melbourne's west on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples. We chat about: - The Laos community in Melbourne - Maria's submission to a 90s TV show - Soaking your hands in warm water for traditional Laos dancing - Not having any white in your mix - Returning to the ‘motherland' - The 12 Nguyens in chemistry class - Multiracial/multi-religion relationships - Craving Laos food as you get older - How a raw onion destroyed Kate's lifelong vegetarianism - Laying a hangi - Pirated videos from Footscray Market - Turning into your parents Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Lauren Nguyen 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 Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Anusha Kenny is Sri Lankan/Irish and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation. We chat about: - un Projects - The Sri Lankan civil war - Parental power imbalances - Divorce in Sri Lankan communities - Uber drivers asking “where are you from?” - The white father thing - Conditional passing - Microaggressions - Our auto-reply to racism - Racial weathering https://www.self.com/story/weathering-and-its-deadly-effect-on-black-mothers - Learning to love your name - Becoming a mother - Repatriation of smuggled artefacts - Sinhalese privilege - How representation isn't the end game Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Anusha Kenny 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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the first episode of Being Biracial. Today we're interviewing...each other! We chat about: - Ourselves.... and it is scary - The Iranian Revolution - Complicated family histories (CW: domestic violence) - How we met - The western suburbs of Melbourne - How to introduce yourself in Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) - Racial imposter syndrome - Fake tanning when you are brown - Naomi Osaka's mini-series - Raceless by Georgina Lawton - Young Adult fiction - Kaitiaki - being caretakers for people's stories Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson 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. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Being Biracial, a new show about navigating the world as a mixed race person. Being Biracial is filled with stories told by people of many different mixes about the significance of our names, complicated family histories and childhoods in different languages. Enjoy this sneak peek of what's to come! Coming September 2021. Hosted by Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson. Music by the Green Twins. Being Biracial was developed with the support of Footscray Community Arts Centre, through the use of their podcast studio on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples.