Loah (31) grew up in The Netherlands with a Brazilian mother and a Taiwanese father. Because of this background she faced racism, whilst also experiencing a turbulent home life. Her parents’ absence throughout most of her life also impacted her life significantly.
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Lianne grew up in the Bible Belt: "There are people who believe that therapy and medication aren’t the right path. They suggest that you should trust in God and that He will help you." Lianne (20) was born in China and was adopted by white Dutch
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Jamie Schaduw (36) is the son of a Moluccan father and a Dutch mother. He is committed to preserving languages and cultures that are prone to disappear in the future. Although the Moluccan-Malay language is important to the Moluccan community, there are few from the younger
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Growing up between different cultures and experiencing discrimination and racism have an impact on our mental health. Asian Raisins believes that this deserves more attention. For the Storytelling project 'Asians Speaking Up: Mental Health,' we asked people from East and Southeast Asian communities about their experiences
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Growing up between different cultures and experiencing discrimination and racism have an impact on our mental health. Asian Raisins believes that this deserves more attention. For the Storytelling project 'Asians Speaking Up: Mental Health,' we asked people from East and Southeast Asian communities about their experiences
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“Racism against East and Southeast Asian people has been normalized in Dutch society under the guise of ‘funny’ or ‘pleasant’,” says Maud, Action program manager at Asian Raisins. During the corona pandemic, she came across Asian Raisins and immediately became a member. Since then, she has
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Growing up among different cultures and experiencing discrimination and racism has an impact on our mental health. Asian Raisins believes that more attention should be paid to this issue. For the Storytelling project 'Asians Speaking Up: Mental Health,' we asked people from East and South-East Asian
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Every few weeks we like to put one of our amazing volunteers in the spotlight. By doing this we all get to know each other a bit better. Because you might have been wondering who all the people are that are working on the stories and
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Children are especially heavily influenced by misleading media-images, especially when it comes to misinterpreted stereotypes and ideologies. If children get the message that their background doesn’t matter, this will create a more negative self-image.
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Hui-Hui Pan is a cultural organiser and founder of network PAC. Find out in this interview how PAC is changing the Dutch media world.
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