Episode 41

What does it mean to be Singaporean? Listen to Mishti share her stories of growing up and living in Singapore and abroad as a Singaporean woman with a multifaceted identity, and her ongoing journey in asserting her identity.

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Transcripts of episode:

ENG / FR / DE / IT

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Recommended sources:

On race-related issues in Singapore

Mathew Mathews, “Tharman is president-elect. Is Singapore a post-race society?” The Straits Times, September 6, 2023.

Vanessa Lim, “Growing number of people in Singapore feel racism is an important problem: CNA-IPS study,” CNA, April 2, 2022.

On Mishti’s identity

Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan, “The beautiful dichotomy of home,” Singapore Global Network, August 4, 2022.

Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan, “Remaining rooted in Singapore: ‘Where are you really from?’”, Singapore Global Network, April 22, 2022.

Others

Meghan Markle, “The demystification of Dragon Lady with Margaret Cho & Lisa Ling,” Archetypes, October 2022. [a podcast on archetypes defining the experiences of Asian women, and the power of representation]