EP 12 – Linguistic insecurity

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

Guest: Monique Nair

Edited by: Kate Robinson