Not Your Token Minority

By Tao

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Episodes: 53

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Not Your Token Minority explores the stories and experiences of people of the global majority. The aim is to create a space where our stories can shine, where we can challenge the existing narratives and define our identities on our own terms.

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Episode Date
Dil Khosa: From burnout to helping women entrepreneurs thrive
Jun 26, 2023
Celebrating indigenous queer identities with Shaneel Lal
Jan 16, 2023
Abhi Chinniah on loving her melanin
Oct 10, 2022
Closing the digital divide with Vivian Chandra
Sep 12, 2022
Growing up on your own reality TV show with Iori Forsyth [episode rerun]
Aug 15, 2022
The kids are not alright: the mental health plight of Asian youth in Aotearoa NZ
Jul 25, 2022
Telling the untold history of Chinese New Zealanders with Talia Pua
Jun 26, 2022
What's diversity got to do with space?
Jun 06, 2022
Two cultures, three countries and a whirlwind of a childhood with Emi Chiba
May 16, 2022
Finding the joy in activism with 이혜 지 Hye Ji (Erica) Lee
Apr 18, 2022
Too Arab to be Russian, too Russian to be Arab
Apr 03, 2022
From Me to You: Documenting the past, the present and the future with Sochetha Meng
Mar 20, 2022
Florence & Athina: Inclusive eyewear, diversity in fashion, and growing up in the US
Mar 07, 2022
Representation and diversity in gaming with Dhayana aka “MissDeusGeek”
Feb 20, 2022
Golriz Ghahraman: What it means to be a truly representative MP
Feb 07, 2022
Rerun: experiences at the intersection of sexuality and race with Alex Nguyen
Jan 25, 2022
Rerun: Shilo Kino on reclaiming her indigenous identity
Jan 16, 2022
Rerun: Growing up as the "token" Asian, becoming a business owner & coping with the grief of losing a loved one with Sheila Ye
Jan 09, 2022
Lisa: challenging the "fairytale" narrative of transnational adoption
Nov 29, 2021
Leo: Finding his place in the global migration story
Nov 14, 2021
Gigi: Why being invited to the party isn’t enough
Oct 31, 2021
Learning to take life slower with Bonnie Hu
Oct 17, 2021
So you want to talk about racism?
Oct 03, 2021
Steph: behind Auckland's #StopAsianHate march
Sep 26, 2021
Jemaima: why a cultural approach matters in suicide prevention
Sep 12, 2021
Leon: leaving the tech industry to pursue music in LA
Aug 29, 2021
Nilam: navigating the hyphen between two identities
Aug 15, 2021
Iori: being the bridge between two cultures and what it was like being on Japanese reality TV
Aug 09, 2021
Fara: dismantling the stigma of being a teen mum
Jul 25, 2021
Yukari: on embracing and celebrating difference and her hopes for the future of women in Japan
Jul 18, 2021
What's in a name? Exploring "name angst" and why pronouncing names right matters
Jul 05, 2021
Alex (Part II): challenging the status quo about what it means to be Asian and gay
Jun 27, 2021
Alex (Part I): on the intersection of being Asian and gay
Jun 20, 2021
Kaya (Part II): changing the narrative on cannabis
May 30, 2021
Kaya (Part I): conforming to racial oppression to fit in & breaking free of the "Western box"
May 23, 2021
Aki: from high school drop-out to education company founder
May 16, 2021
Mi-La's Place: lessons in business failure & the importance of nurturing creativity
May 09, 2021
Terhys: travelling the world as a black woman & growing up in the US with Caribbean-Indian heritage
May 02, 2021
Jenny: the anxieties of being a first-time mum, raising a biracial child & the taboo of mental health in Chinese culture
Apr 25, 2021
Mel: the realities of freelance life & owning her identity as an Indonesian-born Kiwi
Apr 18, 2021
Bun: surviving the pandemic as a small business owner & continuing the legacy of Satay Noodle House
Apr 11, 2021
Sam: intergenerational identity in Malaysia's Chinese diaspora
Apr 04, 2021
Shilo Part II: the journey of reclaiming her own identity & language
Mar 28, 2021
Shilo Part I: the struggle & power of being a Māori journalist
Mar 21, 2021
Tao: from law school to journalism and my dreams for this podcast
Mar 14, 2021
Shahad: on rewriting her own story, lessons from the finance world & being a solo mum
Mar 08, 2021
Bel: why Fiji will always be home and the road to embracing her heritage
Feb 28, 2021
Nadia: growing up biracial, finding belonging as a Third Culture Kid & how life is changing in Hong Kong
Feb 21, 2021
Happy Lunar New Year!
Feb 14, 2021
Sheila: being the "token" Asian, becoming a business owner & coping with the grief of losing a loved one
Feb 14, 2021
“When you’re thinking about everyone else, but nobody else is thinking about you"
Feb 09, 2021
The "Why"
Jan 16, 2021
Trailer
Jan 16, 2021