Ep.21 — Fransisca Dodiarto: Indonesian Identity, Reconnection and Life Beyond Work
Francisca Dodiat joins Banana Lab for a conversation about growing up Indonesian in New Zealand, reconnecting with culture as an adult, working in addiction and mental health, and taking a year away f...
14 Sep 45min
Ep.20 — Mariah Templonuevo: Growing Up Filipino in New Zealand, Career & Identity
Here's a podcast description that matches the tone of the episode and your previous Banana Lab episodes:In this episode of Banana Lab, we sit down with Mariah to explore her journey from the Philippin...
31 Aug 38min
Ep.19 — Andrea Halal: Leaving Everything Behind for New Zealand
What makes someone leave behind a successful career, family, and everything they've built to start over in a country where they know no one?In this episode, Alex and Romy sit down with Andrea Halal to...
17 Aug 36min
Ep.18 — David Fu: Following Curiosity, Not Expectations
Photographer David Fu joins Banana Lab to share a life that rarely went according to plan.Growing up in Kaitaia as the only Asian kid, David watched his parents build a takeaway business from almost n...
3 Aug 37min
Ep.17 — Diana Winter: Resilience, Creativity and Curiosity
Growing up in China, Diana Winter's childhood was shaped by fear, instability and responsibility beyond her years. After her parents divorced, she learned to become independent early, before eventuall...
20 Jul 36min
Ep.16 — Youjin Choi: Growing Up, Moving Abroad and Finding Contentment
Youjin Choi joins us on Banana Lab to share her journey from moving to New Zealand from Korea at the age of nine to building a career in hospitality marketing, leaving home for a working holiday in Ge...
6 Jul 39min
Ep.15 — Jin Kim: Pharmacy, YouTube and Finding Balance
Jin Kim joins us on Banana Lab to share his journey from moving to New Zealand as a child to becoming a pharmacist, content creator and traveller.We talk about growing up Korean in New Zealand, arrivi...
22 Jun 31min
Ep.14 — Ashley Bautista: Growing Up Filipino in New Zealand
Ashley joins us on Banana Lab to share her experience growing up Filipino in New Zealand and finding her own identity between cultures.Born in the Philippines and raised in Hamilton, Ashley reflects o...
8 Jun 34min
