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I'm not exotic, I'm not a bird
Manage episode 321718526 series 3281901
Asimenia Pestrivas is Greek/Filipino and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people.
We chat about:
- Growing up in Mildura where being mixed was common
- Compartmentalising your friendships
- Learning and teaching a language that isn’t related to your heritage
- Greek naming traditions
- Having a long ethnic name
- Naming and parenting multiracial children
- The yellow power ranger
- Travelling to Greece and the Philippines
- Chatting about biracial life with siblings and friends
- Being called ‘exotic’ is YUCK
- The words we use to describe ourselves are important
- How Kate and Maria decided to name the podcast
- Who gets to be white?
- The difference between having one or two migrant parents
- Asking ‘where are you from?’ in a better way
Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson
Guest: Asimenia Pestrivas
Music by: Green Twins
Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga
Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.
If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Manage episode 321718526 series 3281901
Asimenia Pestrivas is Greek/Filipino and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people.
We chat about:
- Growing up in Mildura where being mixed was common
- Compartmentalising your friendships
- Learning and teaching a language that isn’t related to your heritage
- Greek naming traditions
- Having a long ethnic name
- Naming and parenting multiracial children
- The yellow power ranger
- Travelling to Greece and the Philippines
- Chatting about biracial life with siblings and friends
- Being called ‘exotic’ is YUCK
- The words we use to describe ourselves are important
- How Kate and Maria decided to name the podcast
- Who gets to be white?
- The difference between having one or two migrant parents
- Asking ‘where are you from?’ in a better way
Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson
Guest: Asimenia Pestrivas
Music by: Green Twins
Edited by: Maria Birch-Morunga
Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.
If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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