For many young Australians, moving to the UK is a right of passage. With the ease of the two-year youth mobility visa and the promise of more opportunities and adventures, it's a temptation that's hard to resist. But is all that glitters actually gold? In this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing Kuang, Bertin Huynh and Dennis Fang speak to Mark Yin, co-host of season one and now PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. They chat about the reality of being a young Chinese-Australian living in the UK, the hardships and wins, and whether or not moving to the UK will actually fix your problems.
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Confronting the past: Understanding our parent’s mental health
For many, migration is closely linked with periods of conflict, displacement, and political upheaval. Wars, socio-political movements and tensions have caused many Chinese people to migrate to other countries. As younger generations grow up with more distant ties to their Chinese heritage, and limited knowledge of the historical traumas that shaped their families, how can they begin to understand the pain that their parents and communities have often left unspoken? In this episode, Wing Kuang and Dennis Fang talk to Hong Kong-Australian mental health advocate Jocelyn Chan and Indigenous Chinese journalist Phoebe Mcilwraith on how to look after our parents and our mental health through the lens of history.
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After Marriage Equality: Growing Up Queer with Chinese Parents
Since the Marriage Equality Plebiscite in 2017, attitudes toward LGBTQI+ rights within some parts of the Chinese-Australian community have become more progressive. Yet for many young people, coming out to their Chinese parents remains deeply challenging. Cultural expectations, generational gaps, and evolving views about identity can make the experience far from easy. In this episode, Wing Kuang and Bertin Huynh sit down with Lucy Xu, a 24-year-old postgraduate student in Melbourne, and Victor Wu, a 39-year-old filmmaker in Sydney, to talk about coming out in 2025. What does it mean to be queer and Chinese-Australian today? How do you honour family while living authentically? Join us as we explore how queer Chinese-Australians are navigating identity, tradition, and family expectations—while carving out space to live openly.
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Are Australian workplaces free from ‘guanxi’?
With Australians spending about one third of time at the workplace, it's clear that maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships with colleagues and managers is essential to our wellbeing. How is it then that Aussies are reporting the second-highest rating of stress in the workplace in global reports? As Gen Z workers across the world are revolutionising workplace culture by saying no to workplace bullying and overtime working, how do young Chinese Australians navigate workplace relationships - or ‘guanxi’ in the Chinese context - while protecting themselves? In this episode, Wing Kuang and Dennis Fang spoke to two Gen Z corporate hacks to dive into the art of guanxi in Australia. You'll hear hot takes and tips from Cathy, a former Chinese international student now working for several multinational corporations, and Joe, a Chinese-Australian engineer-turned-data analyst.
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Sex-ish: The talk our parents never gave us
For a lot of young Chinese Australians, growing up in stereotypical conservative Chinese household means that sex is a forbidden topic. So it begs the question, what do you young Chinese Australians know, or want to know about sex? In this episode of Chinese-ish, Wing and Bertin talk to Hong Kong Australian sex therapist Hailey Lin and Vietnamese Chinese Australian relationship therapist Ronald Hoang. They chat about their diverse experiences learning about sex and relationships, debunk the myths, and give you tips on how to have great sex in the most Chinese-Australian way.
Chinese-ish is a podcast about what it’s like being a young Chinese-Australian in today’s Australia, and the many different things that can mean. Hosted by Wing Kuang, Dennis Fang, and Bertin Huynh, Chinese-ish brings you conversations you're keen to have on topics important to you. Joining the team each episode are guests who share their experiences - from running for office, buying a house, the generational divide, and of course the tricky question of sex. Chinese-ish asks the difficult, practical and spicy questions for you - with heart, humour, and a dash of chilli oil.
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