Margin Notes Margin Notes

We hear from guest writer, Phi Phi Nguyen, who shares her story of growing up as the child of migrants on the NSW South Coast. Watching her family work incredibly hard to make a life in their new home shaped Phi Phi's attitude towards work, which we explore alongside what it's like to grow up in a majority white town as a migrant, and more!

This episode, we talk animals and culture. How do we treat animals? And how does our culture inform this? 

Ah, our twenties. We remember those years fondly - full of sexual awakening, poor decision making, and riotous fun. We get nostalgic, talk love and sex, and our halcyon days of youth.

What's it like being in an interracial relationship? How do we navigate the expectations of our families, and society at large? And when does cultural difference become a challenge?

In this episode, we feature guest writer, Gemma Killen. Gem and Yen share their experience of losing their son to stillbirth. Trigger warning - we talk about grief, infant death, and loss. 

We talk about microaggressions - when racism, homophobia and other prejudice is experienced, even in 'small doses', it builds up and corrodes our sense of self and belonging.