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The Rest and Reflect Program is finally here but it's actually been in the works since December 2019. And the reason why the program took so long to c...

In our discussions about Asian Australian mental health so far, we’ve forgotten to address one giant elephant in the room. We’ve discussed topics like...

There is a huge disparity that exists between the over-representation of Asian-Australians amongst elite university graduates versus the vast under-re...

Music is a strange and unique “phenomenon” that has played some kind of role across all human cultures, spanning both time and geographical location. ...

There is much research that highlights the way in which mental health issues are equally prevalent across all racial groups in Australia. However, it ...

Last winter, I found myself working in an unheated basement on King Street. It was definitely one of those experiences that makes you question all the...

Last week, I shared a story (over HERE) about the ways in which non-Anglo names can really throw people off. Little did I know that this story would r...

This title seems very prescriptive and click-bait-y however, in my experiences of calling out racism in Australia, I really have found that there is a...

I always thought that I had a bit of a free pass when it came to conversations about Australia’s past and current treatment of Aboriginal and Torres S...

Each month, Shapes and Sounds chats with a prominent Asian Australian doing great things in the world. We ask the same three questions to everyone, re...

Self-reflection, self-awareness, self-inquiry.

Time and time again, we are told that such processes, of getting to know ourselves intimately, can “he...

What will happen to us if we continue to live with internalised racism and never try to work through it?

I think very simply stated; it would mean th...