EP 4 – Unclaimable heritage

Written By Being Biracial Podcast
 
 

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

Guest: Katie Henderson

Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga

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