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MODERN Minorities - New Name, Same Conversations
MODERN Minorities - New Name, Same Conversations
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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MODERN Minorities - New Name, Same Conversations
“Model Minorities” is a provocative term - often used to create a wedge between racial groups. After all, if one minority is a model, what does that say about the others? This podcast is meant to be about conversations on work and life, told thru the lens of race and gender. As two Asian American hosts, we thought “Model Minorities” - while of negative origins - was a name we could take back, and turn on it’s head.
We were wrong. After some heavy conversations - with guests, friends, and strangers - it’s time for a new name.
We uncover the stories, perspectives and often unspoken truths about how people uniquely experience the world. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, the color of your skin, or who you love - we are no one’s Model Minority - but we are all MODERN Minorities
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“Model Minorities” is a provocative term - often used to create a wedge between racial groups. After all, if one minority is a model, what does that say about the others? This podcast is meant to be about conversations on work and life, told thru the lens of race and gender. As two Asian American hosts, we thought “Model Minorities” - while of negative origins - was a name we could take back, and turn on it’s head.
We were wrong. After some heavy conversations - with guests, friends, and strangers - it’s time for a new name.
We uncover the stories, perspectives and often unspoken truths about how people uniquely experience the world. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, the color of your skin, or who you love - we are no one’s Model Minority - but we are all MODERN Minorities
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Melissa Haughton is a (Canadian) Storyteller Who Likes to Pod: Melissa Haughton is a storyteller of Jamaican descent living in Toronto - where she also happens to work for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company). Yep, even Canada has Black people, and it ain’t all roses and maple leaves up there. by Modern Minorities