Ep 6 - All mixed up with jason om

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