

Asian Bitches Down Under
Helen Stenbeck
Roughly one in 10 Aussies come from somewhere in Asia, yet when you look at our representation on TV, film, radio and literature, you’d think we were completely non-existent. What do you do when the world doesn’t give you the space to be heard? You make your own space. Each week, sisters and Sydney locals Helen Stenbeck and Jessie Tu give searing intersectional feminist critiques on social and cultural issues relevant to those living in Australia and abroad. Join us as we traverse the complex intersectionality of gender, race and culture.
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Sep 7, 2023 • 46min
It takes practices to express love and setting boundaries. Feat. Amy Yip
Amy Yip, a Somatic Transformation and Mental Fitness Coach, discusses her journey from the corporate world to coaching and writing a book about communicating with immigrant parents. Topics include intergenerational barriers, setting boundaries, freezing embryos, and the impact of motherhood on career.

Aug 31, 2023 • 1h 27min
Archive: Asian immigrants and mental health
Hey fellow listeners, since moving to a new distributing platform, some earlier episodes are no longer avilable in Apple Podcast and Spotify. In the next few weeks, we will be retunring to the highlights and offer the new listeners a chance to listen to our 'baby episodes' when we first began our journey with Asian Bitches Down Under.
April 2020: Mental health is rarely openly discussed among Asian societies. Why? Does shame and conservative gender roles contribute to this hidden struggle? Jessie and Helen unpack their own experiences and highlight other factors that may be exacerbating this often invisible condition, especially among Asian communities.
Mental health research and evaluation in multicultural Australia: developing a culture of inclusion Immigration-Related Factors and Mental Disorders Among Asian Americans
Mental Health Among Asian-Americans
Why Asian- American and Pacific Islanders don’t go to therapy
Asian Americans Are Undergoing a Silent Mental Health Crisis
Tackling taboos: Young people talk about Asia’s mental health problems
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Aug 24, 2023 • 1h 3min
Archive: Do Asian Females have White Fever
Hey fellow listeners, since moving to a new distributing platform, some earlier episodes are no longer avilable in Apple Podcast and Spotify. In the next few weeks, we will be retunring to some of the highlights and offer the new listeners a chance to listen to our 'baby episodes' when we first began our journey with Asian Bitches Down Under.
April 2020: Some Asian women only date white guys. I am guilty. This is a somewhat unsavoury thing to admit. But why? Jessie and Helen discuss the possible reasons.
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Aug 17, 2023 • 29min
Performing arts and consent. feat. Merlynn Tong
In this episode Helen speaks with Merlynn Tong who had rediscovered her passion for performing arts after arriving in Australia at the age of 22. Her latest performance idk is a collaboration of dance and narrative on the concept of consent.
Playlab: Merlynn Tong
Carriageworks: idk
Melbourne Art House: idk
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Aug 10, 2023 • 38min
Chungking Express | Ghost Girl, Banana | Postpartum care in Taiwan. Pt.2
Hi folks, this is part two of this week's episode, enjoy
(00:08) Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter
(02:00) Diary of Void, Ghost Girl, Banana (audio correction at 05:50, half million, not half billion)
(10:44) West Girls and racial complexity
(20:25) Postpartum care, confinement culture in Taiwan
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Aug 10, 2023 • 29min
Chungking Express | Ghost Girl, Banana | Postpartum care in Taiwan. Pt.1
Hey folks, this is part one of this week's episode, enjoy!
(00:50) anticipation of Love in Taipei, Love Boat Taipei
(10:30) Chungking Express
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Jul 27, 2023 • 37min
Yellowface | Miss Peony | Barbie | Welcome to sex pt.2
(00:05) We continue our conversation about Barbie
(03:50) Barbie’s impact on our cultural and social environment
(08:30) Simu Liu as the Asian Ken
(11:58) Gerwig’s construction of Barbie in manipulating our emotions
(09:30) our relationship with Barbie
(14:35) Welcome to Sex
(27:00) Special guest!
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Jul 27, 2023 • 27min
Yellowface | Miss Peony | Barbie | Welcome to sex pt.1
Our long discussion over several cultural items of the fortnight, therefore we've divided it into two parts. Enjoy
(02:00) Yellowface, RF Kuang
(05:40) Terry Ngyuen’s review on Yellowface
(13:10) Miss Peony
(19:35) Barbie
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Jul 20, 2023 • 24min
Organising feeling through art-making. feat. EJ Son & Min Wong
In this episode, Helen speaks with EJ Son and Min Wong, two of the six finalists of 2023 Visual Arts (Emerging) Fellowship, check out their amazing art installations at Carriageworks in Sydney from the 27th July to 27th August.
EJ Son Website
EJ Son Instagram
Min Wong Website
Min Wong Instagram
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Jul 13, 2023 • 7min
2023 Taiwan Film Festival In Australia
Get your tickets now Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
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