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04/09/2026

Thrilled to feature Jack Woon in our latest Q&A. Talented director, writer and editor bringing Chinese culture to big and small screens with 'Let's Settle This' and 'S*k Fan Lah!' Read the Q&A in the comments!

17/08/2026

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30/06/2026

The second of our Q&A series spotlighting the experiences and perspectives of the Cantonese diaspora!

1. What do you do?/tell us about yourself.
Kia Ora, I’m Nicola. I am a street wear designer and zine maker living in Tamaki Makaurau.
2. What is your ethnicity/cultural background?
Cantonese
3. When did your family leave China? Which province/city/ town did they live?
Goongoong’s family is from Sun G*i and arrived in 1920, Porpors family is from Gwa Leng and arrived in 1896. My Yehyeh’s family was from Bak Shek in Zengcheng whose first generation arrived in Aotearoa in 1892.
4. What diaspora generation are you? I am fourth gen through my Mum and fifth generation through my Dad.
5. How fluent are you in Cantonese? Cantonese language was lost a couple of generations back in my family unfortunately. I went to Cantonese lessons to try and learn a couple of years ago, but I found that the lessons progressed too fast for me to keep up. As someone who didn’t grow up hearing the sounds and tones, I found it difficult to pick up and I also don’t have anyone in my life to practice with.
6. What is your favourite Cantonese food to eat?
Joong – sticky rice dumpling filled with pork belly, lop cheng, yellow mung bean, and egg yolk wrapped in bamboo leaf.
7. Do you have a go-to Cantonese dish you like to cook?
Not specifically Cantonese, but making pork, chive and prawn dumplings – yum!
8. Which city/country do you live? Does it feel like ‘home’?
I feel at home in Tamaki surrounded by my family and friends, even though I don’t feel like I will ever be seen by others as someone who is at home.
9. Have you ever visited or lived in China?
I haven’t, but I would love to visit my ancestors villages.
10. Do you know many other Cantonese people?
I haven’t met many other Cantonese people outside of my family. I was lucky to meet my friend Sarah through work who is Cantonese, and we did the Cantonese lessons together.

25/06/2026

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31/05/2026

24/05/2026

Excited to post the first in a series of Cantotees Q&As, spotlighting the experiences and perspectives of the Cantonese diaspora! Thanks Jennifer Cheuk!

1. What do you do?/tell us about yourself.
My name is Jennifer Cheuk – I am a researcher, writer, curator and the publisher of indie print magazine, Rat World. I currently live in Naarm where I study a Juris Doctor at the University of Melbourne.
2. What is your ethnicity/cultural background?
I am mixed Hong Kong Chinese and Welsh – 早晨 and bore da! I grew up as tangata tiriti in Aotearoa.
3. When did your family leave China/HK/their home country? Which province/city/ town did they live?
My dad grew up in Diamond Hill (鑽石山), Hong Kong. At the time, Diamond Hill was a ‘squatter’ village and home to a lot of illegal ‘shanty town’ dwellings. Fun fact: my dad actually visited the infamous Kowloon Walled City as a teen. He came to Aoteaora when he was 21, with less than $100 in his pocket. My parents met at a lunch bar and my mum went back to Hong Kong with him!
5. How fluent are you in Cantonese? Any particular dialect? Do you speak it often?
I am part of the second-generation diaspora, born in Aotearoa. My Cantonese is rusty, but improving. My dad was really aware about my experience in a foreign, English-speaking country, and wanted me to focus on English. I was also encouraged to learn Mandarin growing up because of the economic and business opportunities. Unfortunately, this led to my Cantonese being left behind. But I understand why my parents did what they did. So, I am never upset that I was not pushed into learning Cantonese. I can always learn now!
(Q&A continued in comments below)

21/05/2026

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08/05/2026

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22/04/2026

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03/04/2026