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For young Chinese-Australians, travelling back to China can involve a mixed bag of emotions. On the final episode of Chinese-ish, Mark and Wing unpack the concept of ‘going home’ with law student Catherine Wen.

From PE classes to professional sport in Australia, sport isn’t something Chinese-Australians are typically well-represented in. On this episode of Chinese-ish, Mark and Wing contrast their experiences with Gronya Somerville, Olympian badminton player and eight-time Oceania champion.

For young Chinese-Australians, the Chinese language can be a gateway into a culture they no longer live in. On this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark discuss the challenges of literal and cultural literacy with researcher Osmond Chiu and businesswoman Lucy Du.

On this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark are joined by Qi Zhang and Maggie Zhou to unpack how young Chinese-Australians today are making friends, keeping in touch and navigating big life transitions.

Heartwarming? Frustrating? Both? Chinese-Australian families seem to run the full spectrum. On this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark unpack the extremes with chiropractor and Australian Survivor contestant Melissa Chiang, and journalist and young mum Sonia Feng.

In this episode of the podcast Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark are joined by Thomas Feng and Yanni Jiang to discuss how we’re talking to our families about politics.

For young Chinese-Australians today, food means something a little different from the traditional dishes of their parents. On this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Mark along with two uni students, YoYo Yang and Chelsea Chum, unpack our relationship with food.

In an age of increasing globalisation and increasingly tense geopolitics, how does the Chinese-Australian experience compare to the Chinese-American one? Find out on this episode of Chinese-ish, with special guests Ella Shi and Dr Rennie Lee.

Being asked ‘where are you from?’ can be a common experience for young Chinese-Australians, and it isn’t necessarily easy to answer. This episode of the Chinese-ish podcast tackles that question, and how it feels to be asked it, with research students Christopher Cheng and Alexandra Lee.

Being asked ‘where are you from?’ can be a common experience for young Chinese-Australians, and it isn’t necessarily easy to answer. This episode of the Chinese-ish podcast tackles that question, and how it feels to be asked it, with research students Christopher Cheng and Alexandra Lee.

In the first episode of the new SBS podcast Chinese-ish, we look at how young Chinese-Australians celebrate the biggest holiday in our cultural calendar: Lunar New Year.

Too Aussie for your parents. Too Chinese for your Aussie friends. From awkward dinner table conversations with parents and the annual family holiday to China, to being frequently asked ‘where are you really from?’, Chinese-ish unpicks the experiences of young Chinese-Australians in today’s Australia.