Stories from Australians who celebrate Lunar New Year
This podcast series features the stories of leading Australians from the arts, fashion, business, science, politics and more.
Season Two
John Shying is the first known Chinese person to arrive in Australia and make a life Down Under. He emigrated to the colony at Sydney as a young man in 1818, just 30 years...
Mei Quong Tart was one of the most recognised figures in Sydney during the late 1800s. He was an entrepreneur and philanthropist - and most importantly, he opened Sydney’s...
William Liu was a tireless campaigner for the rights of other Chinese Australians to live and settle peacefully in this country. Earlier in his life, he had been instrumental...
Episode 4: Sun Johnson – The linguist, educator and media mogul
1 December 2019 In Season 2
Episode 5: The lives of Sydney’s early Chinese women
30 November 2019 In Season 2
Episode 6: A constellation of Sydney’s Asian communities
29 November 2019 In Season 2
Season One
Marina Go is chair of the Wests Tigers NRL Club and has been named by Boss magazine as one of the country's 20 True Leaders. She is author of the business book for women,...
Episode 2: Elaine Chia, CEO of City Recital Hall
9 January 2019 In Season 1Uncategorized
Born in Australian to Chinese parents who were educated in Australia – but who came from Papua New Guinea – Brad says he wasn’t surrounded by many Asian traditions while...
Episode 4: Jackie M, Chef and Youtube sensation
9 January 2019 In Season 1Uncategorized
Episode 5: Ky Chow, media consultant and journalist
9 January 2019 In Season 1Uncategorized
Pamela See is one of the artists featured in the Sydney Lunar Festival in 2019. Born in Brisbane to Chinese Malaysian parents who migrated to Australia, Pamela is the artist...
Dr Geoff Lee is the Member for Parramatta. In March 2015, Dr Geoff Lee won the NSW seat of Parramatta for the second consecutive term. This is the first time in 60 years the seat...
Angela Foong is a fashion designer who co-founded the Newcastle-based label ‘High Tea with Mrs Woo’ with her sisters, Rowena and Juliana. The siblings were born in Malaysia...
Episode 9: Laurens Tan, Artist
7 January 2019 In Season 1Uncategorized
Kate Bagnall is a historian and expert on Chinese migration in Australia. Kate’s fascination with China start decades ago and she’s currently co-editing a publication...
Dai Le is a champion for diversity and, as a result, founded DAWN, a platform that gives voice to diverse and inclusive talent who are shaping today’s society. Dai speaks,...
Ien Ang, is a Professor of Cultural Studies at Western Sydney University. Ien is Chinese and was born in Indonesia but her parents migrated to The Netherlands when she was 12. Her books,...
Episode 13: Louise Zhang, Artist
7 January 2019 In Season 1Uncategorized
Episode 14: Professor Charlie Teo, brain surgeon
7 January 2019 In Season 1Uncategorized
Episode 15: Eddie Woo, maths evangelist, author and YouTube star
7 January 2019 In Season 1
Your host: Valerie Khoo, City of Sydney Curator of the Sydney Lunar Festival
Valerie is a visual artist, writer and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre. She is passionate about sharing stories from a diverse range of voices about their inspiring journeys and unique Asian-Australian experience.