• All mixed up with Jason Om

  • May 15 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
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All mixed up with Jason Om

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  • Jason Om is Cambodian/Eurasian Malaysian, an ABC journalist and the author of All Mixed Up.


    We chat about:

    Language around being ‘multiracial’

    Being Eurasian in Malaysia v Australia

    Rebellious women in his family

    His parent’s newspaper personals ad meet cute

    Cultural exemptions

    Being the traditional Cambodian son

    Going to Cambodia with his dad

    Rediscovering his mum while writing this memoir

    Connecting with his half-sister Sarah

    Emailing his dad about the marriage equality plebiscite

    His dad’s coming to, his coming out

    “No fats, no femmes, no Asians”

    Diversifying your dating pool

    How journalism has changed in the last 20 years

    Visible diversity


    Links:

    All Mixed Up


    Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

    Guest: Jason Om

    Music by: the Green Twins

    Edited by: Kate Robinson

    This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.


    You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com


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