Programme: Layers of Identity

Episode Published: 21/3/2025 6:15 a.m.

Asya, a Theatre and English student at the University of Otago, reflects on her experiences of living in both Malaysia and New Zealand for an equal amount of 10 years in each country. She shares insights into her acrostic poems 'Home is Where the Heart Is' and 'Malaysian and Loved'. Ōtepoti Dunedin’s creative rangatahi explore their whakapapa through powerful stories of their identity, culture, and belonging through poetry and essays on ‘Layers of Identity’. Proudly supported by Dunedin City Council Arts Grant, Dunedin Public Libraries, Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature and NZ on Air.