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Facing death in Colombia to life in NZ
3 Apr 2017Daniel Gamboa is 22, an actor, son, humanitarian, student, young leader and former refugee. In 2006 Daniel and his mother fled Colombia when rebels threated to kill the then 12-year-old boy because…
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Break Free - a lifeline for ethnic youth
27 Mar 2017"Break Free", a practical handbook for migrant and refugee youth breaking free from family violence has just been published by the Shakti Youth Unit. It was inspired by young women from our ethnic…
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The Bone Feeder - a haunting new opera
In 1902, a steamship called the SS Ventnor sunk off the coast of the Hokianga. On board were the bones of nearly 500 Chinese gold miners for burial in their homeland of Canton. A century later their…
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Samaroh – The Great Indian Carnival
13 Mar 2017Indian theatre veterans take dance and song to the heart of Auckland's Sandringham community to recreate an authentic carnival experience.
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Beban’s Beijing - Sounds from behind the red gate
Musician and sound artist Daniel Beban shares highlights of the underground music scene with Lynda Chanwai-Earle, the locals and the more surreal moments of his time in Beijing.
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Aftermath: what would we do without water?
27 Feb 2017What would you do with your last bag of drinking water? NZ Filipino artist Josephine Jowett asks this question in "Aftermath" her public art installation inspired by growing up with poverty and water…
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Love and Dumplings
20 Feb 2017Chinese New Year is now the largest community festival held in the capital. Lynda Chanwai-Earle finds out from three generations of the Tom family why it's such a special time of year.
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My name is Mohamed
13 Feb 2017What is it like living with the world's most common name? Mohamed Hassan sets out to meet others in Auckland who share his name - and there are a lot of them.
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Want a job? Change your surname
Does institutionalised racism exist within the job market in this country? Are highly qualified ethnic graduates and migrants struggling to gain meaningful employment? Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Sonia…
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Busting the bamboo ceiling
23 Jan 2017Is there institutionalised racism within New Zealand's public and private sectors? Does a bamboo ceiling exist? If it does, a group of Asian leaders are working to tear it down.
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Asian men are hot too!
19 Dec 2016On Voices this week, young actors says roles for Asian people on stage and screen in NZ are just too few and far between. They want 'more Asians in people's faces!'
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The media – who is in control?
12 Dec 2016"The media" - who is in control? How do you deal with ethnic stereotyping? Lynda Chanwai-Earle asks these questions at Mai Chen's Super Diversity Leadership programme and hears from experts on how to…
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Stars: Dreaming in music
5 Dec 2016New Zealand musicians collaborated with a world-renowned artist recently on both ancient and modern compositions in a wild ‘science experiment’.
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'The guru of Paraparaumu'
28 Nov 2016The Kapiti Coast District has just voted in its first ethnic mayor, Malaysian-Indian K. Gurunathan. Lynda Chanwai-Earle travels up the shaken post-quake, tsunami-alert region to meet the new "Guru of…
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Fighting for your livelihood
21 Nov 2016A spike in aggravated dairy robberies across the country has placed many owner/operators in danger. The Police Association says drug users needing cash are targeting dairies, many of which are owned…
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Post-Trump: Diversity or division - Are we racist?
16 Nov 2016The election of Donald Trump has stoked fears of a backlash against minorities. In NZ, ethnic communities are wondering what impact his win will have on them?
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Food for the soul - Pomegranate Kitchen
7 Nov 2016An initiative that unites a group of former refugees - women from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Africa - is launching in Wellington. They're making a living from what they love doing best - cooking and…
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Tea anyone?
31 Oct 2016Tea anyone? In the face of immigration concerns and the refugee crisis, some Kiwis feel it is time to celebrate the positive role migrant communities play in making New Zealand a great place to live…
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Equal pay? Not for women of colour
24 Oct 2016According to Statistics NZ, women from our Pasifika communities earn the least in our country, on average only 67% of what a Pakeha male might earn. Gender inequity is a global issue but how does it…
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Kiwi writer returns to the Shanghai rain
17 Oct 2016Award winning and new literary talent Heidi North-Bailey is the second New Zealand writer to undertake the prestigious Shanghai Writer's Residency this year. Heidi shares her dreams with Lynda…
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'We need a lot more Aunty Ranjnas in New Zealand'
Known as "Aunty Ranjna" she's a champion for the high needs communities in South Auckland. She's also the first ethnic woman to become a finalist in our most prestigious business award; The Ernst and…
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On the door knock: young Indian and ground-breaking
3 Oct 2016Politics runs in the family, Lynda Chanwai-Earle joins one of the youngest Indian New Zealanders on the campaign trail in Mt Roskill, Auckland.
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The race for Auckland's ethnic communities
26 Sep 2016More than 65% of new migrant, ethnic New Zealanders live in Auckland and the race for votes on, but how much thought have mayoral candidates given to the needs of their ethnic communities? Lynda…
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Dr X is in the house! Asian newcomers to local body elections
19 Sep 2016Are local boards too white? See Dr "X" for the remedy. Asian new comers are vying for representation at local governance level in Auckland because of their deep connections with our Asian communities…
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