INFO
| Name | Asian in Aotearoa |
| Start Date | 11 March 2020 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Presenter | Jenna Wee |
| Presenter(s) | Jenna Wee |
| Producer(s) | Jenna Wee Alyssa Medel (Season 2 Assoc. Producer) Marc Conaco (Year of the Dragon Panel & Podcast Recording Producer) |
| Artform | Podcast |
ABOUT
Launched in November 2020, Asian in Aotearoa is a longform interview podcast created by host Jenna Wee. Each “uncensored” hour-ish long episode explores “the lived experiences, thoughts and hot takes of young(ish) Asian creatives” covering everything from “our concept of home and transnational ties, identity, parents, relationships, sex, racism, body/beauty, healing - and how this all shapes the way we move through the world and influences our creative work.”
The podcast has been praised for Wee’s interviewing style, where she is “able to extract beautiful observations from her guests through her attentive listening and intelligent questions” and has “a remarkable ability to dexterously straddle a multitude of tones within single episodes, allowing space for humour and pathos to exist side-by-side.”
Guests have included Poet Laureate Chris Tse, chef Sam Low, DJ Jess Fu, director Jane Yonge and designer Steven Junil Park.
The podcast is supported by Foundation North, Creative New Zealand and Big Fan.
