Pass the Poutine

09 - From Refugee To Doctor


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Hey listeners! I found one in the wild... a Vietnamese Australian living in Vancouver. Cybelle and I talk about moving to Canada from Australia (1:20), Quebec (2:00), Refugees in Montreal (2:55), Vietnamese parents choosing names (4:30), Being an asian creative (8:30), first Vietnamese refugee to get a university degree in Australia (9:10), looking half Asian (11:15), growing up in a very white area (13:45), FOBs (14:50), I'm white on the inside!!? (15:40), cooking pho (17:40), Canadian stereotypes (19:20), Vancouver is very isolating (20:00), flakes (21:00), dating (26:00), hookup culture (28:45), finding yourself (30:00), refugee hardship and kids born abroad (32:30), guilt tripping your children (33:15), the differences between men and women (34:35), online dating abroad (39:33), Kim’s convenience (43:30), Asian Australian woman in Vancouver (44:50), political reasons for not visiting Vietnam (45:35), hierarchies of Asians (53:00) and more. Please enjoy the episode!
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