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SIDEWALK POLITICS. racism reflections Mar 13, 2021

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As pedantic as this might sound, I find the small interactions that occur when two people pass each other on the street, really fascinating to obse...

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RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS PART 2. racism Feb 28, 2021

This is part two of our conversation about racial microaggressions. You can read part one here.

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Whenever weĀ approach the topic of racism, we must ...

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"YOU'RE SO ASIAN!" AND OTHER RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS. racism Feb 20, 2021

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I’m in the workplace kitchen amongst some colleagues, talking about the weekend. Someone says something funny and everyone laughs. I also la...

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Social media induced anxiety. racism Nov 08, 2020

After watching the Social Dilemma, I made a conscious effort to balance out my so-called algorithm and lean into views that differed from mine (becaus...

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Strategies for working through internalised racism. racism May 10, 2020

What will happen to us if we continue to live with internalised racism and never try to work through it?

I think very simply stated; it would mean th...

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What internalised racism looks and feels like. racism May 03, 2020

I know that ā€œinternalised racismā€ is not a very fun topic: it sounds heavy, too theoretical, too ā€œactivistā€-y.

But this is something that we, the Asi...

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International students vs Long term diaspora. racism Apr 20, 2020

Right now, there are around 700,000 international students from Asia enrolled in Australian universities. Although many were unable to return or move ...

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An icky guy explains ikigai. racism Feb 09, 2020

As is the case with all of us who haveĀ had employment in this country, I’ve had the pleasure of working with an arrogant, unqualified, insecure, middl...

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The most awkward time to say, "Ni Hao" racism Dec 16, 2019

Last year, I sat down for my 14 hour transit flight to Dubai and as I settled in, a middle aged Caucasian couple arrived in the seats next to me. As t...

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