Chinese Chippy Girl

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Award winning podcast* 🥈. Talking about life as a British born Chinese (BBC)/British Asian. The struggles that I've had to deal with whilst growing up in my mum and dad's takeaway in the 1980s/1990s. My parents are immigrants from HK/China and moved to the UK when they were teenagers. I was brought up being Chinese at home and English when I was outside of home - it felt confusing at the time as I couldn't find a sense of belonging. But now I am much older, I am proud of my Chinese heritage and I am proud to be British. I just want to share my story with people.* Silver award at British Podca...

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Chinese Chippy Girl

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S1 Ep4: A story of a British Born Chinese interracial relationship 17.09.2020 1:00:18

Grace from Chimaican.blog is the guest on this episode. We talk about our relationship with our partner who are black/white. We laugh a lot whilst comparing notes on cultural differences and our parents reaction when telling them about our relationship. Grace and her partner Josh are the ultimate #couplegoals. Give them a follow on https://www.instagram.com/chimaican.blog/ and watch their journey...

S1 Ep3: A chat with Chop_Stick_N_Poke | We're fans of Ken Hom 02.09.2020 55:04

A fellow BBC (British born Chinese), Chop_Stick_N_Poke joins me in this episode. A very talented illustrator who designed my Chinese Chippy Girl artwork cover for my pod and Insta page. Her page beautifully illustrates Chinese culture such as cha chaan teng (greasy spoons in East Asia), fruit markets in Hong Kong, white rabbit sweets (remember those????) and so much more. We also talk about growi...

S2 Ep2: The legend that is Viv Yau comes on the show 20.08.2020 50:48

I am so happy to have Viv Yau as my first guest. A fellow BBC who has her own pod called 'But where are you from' - go and check it out. In this episode, we talk about our lives working in the chippy including who's Dad's curry sauce was the best (my Dad's - OBVS), why we started our podcast, racism and the petition that she has created to stop British media from depictin...

S1 Ep1: Highs and lows of being a British born Chinese (BBC) 07.08.2020 36:22

An introduction about me and my life, growing up as a BBC (British Born Chinese). The struggles of being brought up with 2 cultures and the racism that came with it. But now I am older, I can now appreciate my life and my upbringing a lot more. In this episode, I talk about the highs and lows of being a BBC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.