10 episodes
(R)Aging Asians Chloe Wong-Mersereau
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- Society & Culture
Are you tired of raging internally? Or are you looking for folks to rage with out loud?
This podcast is for all of you raging asians and non asians who have things to get off your chest. From juicy, intimate stories to the mundane and everyday micro-aggression, this is the space for you.
We talk about growing up with immigrant families, finding one’s sense of identity within the western context, careers, research and much more.
This podcast initially emerged out of the Anti-Asian racism felt prominently in North America. It is an attempt to showcase the diversity of Asian voices and identit
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Episode 10: Finally, Asian Representation in Media?! Ft Rosaleen & Kaitlin
Season finale of our community-youth series! I chat with Rosaleen and Kaitlin, best friends and students in the class where this podcast all started. Check-in to see what they're up to now and our favourite topic Asian representation in the media.
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Episode 9: Queering Spaces & Places, Pan-Asian Collective & Sticky Rice Magazine
Our special guest is Serene based in Vancouver but moved to Montreal to study history and political science at McGill.
Serene helped start the Pan-Asian Collective at McGill to create a space for BIPOC and queer Asian-identifying students who found it difficult to find a community. PAC is a non-hierarchical group that began with movie nights and they have taken-off since the pandemic and their statement on anti-asian racism. Now they have members who tune into their (Un)PAC events where they discuss all kinds of topics, from all over the world.
Serene talks about what her experience has been like as a queer BIPOC student and organizer working with multiple different organizations. -
Episode 8: Mz. World Wide, Tibetan Road Construction Camps & Community Activism ft. Khando Langri
Khando Langri is a good friend of mine who I met in several of my anthropology classes. We were both active in campus organizing & protesting, and she started the Students for Free Tibet at McGill. She's working on her master's thesis on Tibetan road construction and the camps in India, laying the foundations for her PhD. She talks about what it's like to be born outside of Tibet and what it means to engage with an exiled community and their landscape.
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Episode 7: Monologuing, Self-Reflexions & New Beginnings
This week's episode I went solo on the podcast to give you all a bit more background on where the podcast emerged from, what I'm doing with it and its possible future. Apologies for the rambles, turns out it's hard to stay on track when it's just you and your thoughts. Please share your feedback and comments with me, I love to hear what you all think! Keep Raging!
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Episode 6: Chinfrenglish, Sunday School, 豬血糕 (Pig's Blood Rice Cake) & Nutrition ft. Te An (Dean) Yuan
Te An is a first generation immigrant from Taiwan, she grew up in a Chinese-Christian community, which became an important part of her identity. Listen to her talk about her stories growing up, working as a nutritionist in the hospital during the pandemic and what married life is like for her!
On the (R)aging or Aging Asian game find out what Te An has to say about 1. Asian Lady Visors, 2. Thousand Year-Old Eggs, 3. Durian, 4. Muji Pens. -
Episode 5: 3/16th Asian, Child of the West, and the Baha'i Faith ft. Nathan Palayew
Nathan and I went to elementary school together with primarily Greek orthodox or Italian Catholics. Listen to us talk about our experience with religion and growing up in these environments.