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Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Immigration and its impact on our country is a contentious topic at the best of times. That’s why the Office of Ethnic Affairs created the EthnicA Conferences, to provide platforms for discussion within our ethnic communities and the wider public.

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Tuesday, 5 June 2012

The cast and crew of The Bone Feeder, a play that tells the story of the sinking of the S.S. Ventnor in 1902, along with the remains of 499 Chinese gold miners

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Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Future Dragonz, a large network of upwardly mobile Chinese New Zealanders have come up with a public conversation series  to discuss employee discrimination, cultural stereotyping and career competencies.

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Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle talks to the Prayas cultural group in Auckland about themes of social injustice and embracing the community with creative projects.

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Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Living life in constant fear and hunger, something that hopefully not too many New Zealanders need ever experience. This however, has been life for all of the contributors of Refugee Stories, a new publication launched in late 2011, with the School of Language and Cultures and the Centre for Refugee Education at the Auckland University of Technology.

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Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Inspirational reconstructive plastic surgeon, Dr Swee Tan talks about his childhood dream to become a doctor.

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Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets young and talented entrepreneur Graci Kim in Wellington

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Tuesday, 10 April 2012

It’s International Women’s Day and Lynda’s chasing a group of outspoken and inspiring Pan-Asian women during a march for peace throughout the streets of Wellington

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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle gets a crash course in basketball from the Under 18 team at the Wellington Chinese Sports and Cultural Centre, as they take on a visiting team from South Korea.

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Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle checks out the dance moves of the very cool JDK hip hop crew, a group of teenagers with intellectual disabilities in Wellington.

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Tuesday, 20 March 2012

The Chinese Horoscope Show is an exploration of the Chinese zodiac where each artist had to create a piece of work inspired by their sign.

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Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle chats to concert pianist John Chen at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, during rehearsals before his celebratory Chinese New Year performance with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and is treated to an excerpt of China’s most famous Yellow River Concerto by the composer Xian Xinghai (1905-1945).

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Tuesday, 6 March 2012

The Asian Events Trust were finalists for the Community of the Year at the New Zealander of the Year Awards and responsible for bringing the last decade of the popular Chinese New Year Festival to Wellington.

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Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle checks out the annual Chinese New year Festival celebrations in Wellington.

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Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle interviews Lemi about the artistic vision behind the work of MAU, the challenges of touring internationally and why he chose to work with Tame Iti.

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Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Dr Lisa Wu talks to Lynda about her work as a neuropsychologist

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Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle chats to expatriate Chinese New Zealander Dr Lisa Wu.

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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Part 2 of a special focussing on a unique Pan-Asian high school in Auckland that implements a great method of countering the problem of school bullying.

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Lynda Chanwai-Earle kicks off Asian Report for 2012 with a two part special focussing on a unique Pan-Asian high school in Auckland that implements a great method of countering the problem of school bullying.

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Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Part two of a programme looking at groundbreaking research into Asian and Ethnic Minority Health in our country, taking place at Auckland University’s School of Population Health.

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Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Part 1 of a 2 part special looking ground breaking research into Asian and Ethnic Minority Health in our country.

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Tuesday, 6 December 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle went to meet four nervous finalists in Auckland’s CBD, as they shared excerpts of their stories and prepared to find out who the winner is.

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Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Sam Trubridge and collaborative performance art projects in Korea and Japan.

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Tuesday, 22 November 2011

The drama of death from diverse perspectives.

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Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle chats to film-maker Faramarz Beheshti.

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A weekly report that highlights Asians in New Zealand, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of Asian New Zealanders.

Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. Repeated at 5:10 am on Sundays.

Produced by Lynda Chanwai-Earle

The programme features Asians from Iraq to India to Indonesia, and East Asia too. Local-born and immigrant Asian New Zealanders, Asians on short stays, visiting Asians, and anyone working with Asians in New Zealand.

What have we talked about? Individual and organisational achievements, issues, problems experienced, problems caused, culture, lifestyle, politics, religion, arts, music and more - a mix of light and shade.