Alice Pung

For our first episode of 2021, we had the pleasure of speaking with Alice Pung, an award-winning writer, editor, teacher and lawyer based in Melbourne. She is the bestselling author of Unpolished Gem and Her Father’s Daughter and the editor of the anthologies Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Our discussion spans stories about Alice's family, her experience of giving birth and raising a child in the wake of COVID-19, the future of Asian parenting and much much more. Speaking with Alice has been one of the biggest highlights of our podcasting career and we're so excited for you to listen. TIMESTAMPS (1:25) Alice's time in lockdown and her newborn baby (7:19) Alice's family and their experience moving to Australia (10:09) Career in Law (14:10) Discovering her voice in Writing (20:50) Raising a newborn during COVID (22:33) The influence of Alice's upbringing on her own parenting choices (32:40) "Growing Up Asian in Australia" - the future of the Asian Australian identity (34:47) The language surrounding racism (38:00) The spectrum of Asians in Australia , Ali Wong and Asian hierarchy stereotypes (46:23) Navigating the Law industry as an Asian woman (55:15) Alice's podcast guest pick (56:48) Navigating the Writing industry as an Asian woman (61:13) Identity politics, sharing BIPOC stories and allyship (68:26) Diversity checklists and Jeff's favourite new words Have thoughts or concerns? Send us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asiam.podcast/ Visit our website: https://www.asiam.me/ Find us on: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/as-i-am-podcast/id1506747439 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hw3zKWqz1eN2udaUvXDCX?si=0z2-K8j-TDmxBv_nfj2SnQ Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2FzaWFtcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA As I Am