Almost half of Australians have a parent born overseas and more than a quarter were born overseas (ABS 2021 Census) … so what are the challenges and benefits of having access to more than one culture?
Regardless of our age or when we or our families arrived, many of us have modified our language, culture, and behaviour to fit in. What does this mean for our workplaces, our recreation spaces, and the world we want to create?
Walking in two worlds: the space between cultures was hosted by UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion and the Centre for Inclusive Design for the inaugural SXSW Sydney 2023.
Event details
When: Saturday 21 October, 11am
Where: International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney
Speakers
- Dr Manisha Amin, CEO of the Centre for Inclusive Design, host of With not For, and published author.
- Dr Elaine Laforteza, Equity and Diversity Project Officer (Cultural Diversity) at the University of Technology Sydney, and host of award-winning SBS podcast My Bilingual Family.
- Dr Bilquis Ghani, Lecturer in Arts, University of Canberra academic, former Head of Inclusion at the Sydney Opera House, Lead of the Hunar collective.
- Senthan Sanchayan, co-founder of Stuck in Between Media, and co-producer of Level: Asian podcast and media network.
Panel resources
Podcasts
Stuck in Between
- Website: stuckinbetween.com
- Instagram: @stuckinbetween_podcast
- Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts
Level: Asian
- Instagram: @levelasianpod
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@levelasianpod
- Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts
My Bilingual Family
- Website: https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast/my-bilingual-family
- Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts
With, not For
- Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts
SBS Filipino
Initiatives
Hunar Symposia
- Website: https://hunarsymposia.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hunarsymposia/
UTS Multicultural Women's Network
- 'Say My Name' campaign: https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/multicultural-womens-network/say-my-name
- 'How I Celebrate' series: https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/multicultural-womens-network/how-i-celebrate
Reports
- Inclusion Compass – by the Centre for Inclusive Design and The Lab. Supported by the UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion.
- The Benefit of Designing for Everyone – by the Centre for Inclusive Design
Articles
- 'Speaking into safety' by Dr Elaine Laforteza
- 'What is "New Asia?" Reading, Writing and Solidarity' by Dr Elaine Laforteza
Publications
- Book: The Somatechnics of Whiteness and Race by Dr Elaine Laforteza