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Who are we?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Supported by 2023\/24 Public Engagement Funds from Edinburgh Napier University<\/a>, Asian!MacAsian! podcast<\/a> has been created to directly address the issue of Scottish Asian\u2019s under-representation in public media outlets. We launched this podcast programme in the hope that it would become a window for the Scottish public to get to know more about its Asian population. In order to achieve this goal, Asian!MacAsian! Asians in Scotland storytelling podcast will bring together Scottish Asian communities and individuals, researchers, practitioners, politicians, and government officials, to present the most authentic narratives and interactions concerning social affairs relevant to its Asian population in various forms, including storytelling, interview, debate and discussion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

To do so, Asian!MacAsian!<\/a> aims to promote the Scottish public’s culturally-focused understanding of its Asian population, while also enhancing the Asian community’s sense of belonging and unity in Scotland. Ultimately, the podcast programme promotes cross-cultural dialogue and social inclusion across different ethnoracial groups within the wider Scottish society. And further combat racism to achieve better racial and ethnic justice in Scotland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n


The first season of the podcast will focus on \u201cAsian Storytelling\u201d. Wherein different generations of Asians from a range of geographic and cultural origins will share with you the stories about their culture, family dynamics and migration journey settling in Scotland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n


The first episode of Season 1 Asian!MacAsian! was published on the 1st of September 2024, and new episodes will be published every two weeks after that until the end of 2024. Follow us on Spotif<\/a>y<\/a> or Apple Podcasts<\/a> to listen to the latest episodes of the Asians in Scotland storytelling podcast, and remember to rate us as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n


Do you have interesting stories about the Asians living in Scotland? Please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Dr Guanyu Jason Ran is a lecturer of sociology and social policy in the social science programme at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. His research investigates the process and outcome of immigrants’ settlement in major Western societies, with a particular focus on Asian immigrants in Australasia, continental Europe, and the UK.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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