Chinese Chippy Girl

Featuring my takeaway sister from another Mister! We speak about the story of the campaign we created to share and celebrate ESEA (East and South East Asian) food culture. We're not foodies (well not me anyway)! But we're proud of the food we've been brought up with from our families and we want the world to know that it doesn't need refining and our food is pretty much perfect the way it is!

Anna is Founder and Director of Asian Leadership Collective.  She also champions ESEA community in Tech at her work and as a side hustle. Please check out her work on Insta. Plus, how cute is the story she shares of her mum speaking to her grandkids on whatsapp (she's not even a grandma yet).

Checkout some online articles that have covered #ESEAeats

Huffington Post - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/peope-are-sharing-their-best-asian-meals_uk_5fc76329c5b64c880a7ea1f0
Eater London - https://london.eater.com/22064138/eseaeats-hashtag-instagram-philli-masterchef-professionals-response
Clock Diner - https://clockdiner.co.uk/eseaeats-instagram-hashtag-responds-to-chef-philli-on-masterchef.html

If you want to see more ESEA food stories from people who can describe the history, cooking methods and flavours in a better way than I can, please check out these accounts...

Kelvin Tan - https://www.instagram.com/kelvintanwc/
The God of Cookery - https://www.instagram.com/thegodofcookery/
Rangoon Sisters - https://www.instagram.com/rangoonsisters/
Celestial Peach - https://www.instagram.com/celestialpeach_uk/
Tony Chan - https://www.instagram.com/tonychan86/
Huong Black - https://www.instagram.com/mrshuongblack/

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BLM (aka Black Lives Matter), one of the most talked about topic this year. As part of this movement, a huge campaign called Blackout Tuesday was created on Tuesday 02 June where 28 million people across the world posted a black square ⬛️ within 48 hours to support the BLM movement. And to talk about this topic, I bring my friend Wendy (thanks babe) onto my show to talk about her point of view as a black woman, born and raised in Paris and now living in London with her partner Aky (hi Aky).

We hear from Wendy on her views on whether Blackout Tuesday created an impact - or was it just a trend? So if you're one of the 28 million (or more) who posted a black square in June, this one's for you!

Wendy and I also discuss our lives growing up as a minority and some of the allyship between blacks and asians. How Yellow Peril came about in the US and how it was repurposed to support the Black Panther Group in the 60's. Also, in the UK, I discuss the Grunwick Strike (a company that owned Tripleprint, Doubleprint and Bonusprint (blast from the past) where 80% of the workforce were Asian and getting paid 60% less than the UK average and working in poor conditions.

Do you have any feedback on this episode? You can find me on insta https://www.instagram.com/chinesechippygirl/ or email me [email protected]. And feel free to send Wendy some love https://www.instagram.com/wen_dydylyns/. We'd love to hear from you.

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In this episode, Christina (my sister) and I talk about our family upbringing. We also compare notes on how we raise our own children as 2nd generation BBC (British born Chinese) and how we balance out the cultural identities to make sure we carry both the British and Asian culture.

We also talk about my mum who lived with my sister for 10 years and how that's the 'norm' in Asian culture. And why do Asian Aunties feel the need to body-shame us?  

Listen to find out more.

And don't forget to follow me on Insta @Chinesechippygirl https://www.instagram.com/chinesechippygirl. And give my sister's restaurant a follow too @Goldendragonedinburgh https://www.instagram.com/goldendragonedinburgh/

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🥟 I'm delighted to introduce fellow BBC Yee onto this episode. Co-Founder of one of the best places to eat dumplings... DUMPLING SHACK. I'm such a fan girl and I still can't believe I managed to speak with Yee. Dumpling Shack started off their street food stall in Broadway Market in 2014 selling pan fried dumplings (aka shengjianbaos) and now they're one of the most successful Chinese food stalls in East London.  I still remember the soup bursting with flavour in my mouth with my first bite 🤤. In this episode, we talk about our time working with our parents at the Chinese takeaway, whether Yee would open a Chinese bakery shop in East London 🤔, how she met her husband John (Boss man) and their Chinese wedding ceremony (covid style). If you're in London, go and check out Dumpling Shack (and their cute bro Fen Noodles) at Spitalfields Market and the new Dumpling Shack in South Quay. Give them a follow on insta https://www.instagram.com/dumplingshack/

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I received my first hate messages online for being in an interracial relationship.  I reported this to Instagram and to the police who have done nothing about it and advised me to block/ignore the user. Out of frustration and disappointment, I decided to change my podcast schedule around and speak about what had happened in this episode.  Hate crime on ESEA has increased by 300% in the UK since the coronavirus and we need to speak out about it and encourage organisations such as Facebook (who own Instagram), the police and the government to make changes. Please check out these pages if you want more information and/or would like to support the ESEA community.  Thanks for tuning in :))

End the virus of racism: https://www.instagram.com/endracismvirus/?hl=en
Besea.n : https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/?hl=en
Segregasian: https://www.instagram.com/segregasian/?hl=en

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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 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/Chimaican. #BritishBornChinese #BBC #BritishAsian #BritishEastAsian #InterracialRelationship #ThanksGrace

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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 growing up with racism, our chippy days, more racism, our siblings who are doctors and whether she prefers Jamie Oliver or Ken Hom.  Please follow her for some Chinese nostalgia www.instagram.com/chop_stick_n_poke.  Hope you enjoy this pod 🎙

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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 depicting East and South East Asians with the coronavirus. If you haven't already, please sign the petition!  Google 'Change org asian images' and it's the first link that comes up in Google.

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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.

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