EP 16 – Being Bi

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

Guest: Francesca Lai

Edited by: Kate Robinson