Layers of Identity
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Host: OAR FM Dunedin
Categories: Arts and Literature
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Produced By: OAR FM Dunedin
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On Race Relations Day and UNESCO World Poetry Day, Ōtepoti Dunedin’s creative rangatahi explore their whakapapa through powerful stories of their identity, culture, and belonging through poetry and essays. Proudly supported by Dunedin City Council Arts Grant, Dunedin Public Libraries, Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature and NZ on Air.
All Episodes
Layers of Identity - Aahana Mundamattam
Published: 21/3/2025 7:30 a.m.
Aahana, a Year 11 student at Taieri College, explores her "complex relationship" with the idea of home in her poem Home is a Feeling. She draws on her experiences as an Indian living in Bangladesh, Malawi, and now New Zealand. 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.
Layers of Identity - Tunmise Adebowale
Published: 21/3/2025 7:15 a.m.
Tunmise, a Nigerian-New Zealander studying at the University of Otago, grew up in South Africa. She shares her poem 'Pancakes, Teddy Bears', which reflects on her experiences of moving to New Zealand from South Africa. 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.
Layers of Identity - Malak Tamimi
Published: 21/3/2025 7:00 a.m.
Malak, a student at Queen’s High School, was born in Ōtepoti and traces her whakapapa and heart to Palestine. She shares insights from her personal reflective essay, Belonging in Between, which references the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish. 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.
Layers of Identity - Ajax Banstola
Published: 21/3/2025 6:45 a.m.
Ajax, a student at Kaikorai Valley College, shares his connection to his Nepalese roots and his journey of moving to Aotearoa at the age of three in his Whakapapa essay. 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.
Layers of Identity - Ocean Jade
Published: 21/3/2025 6:30 a.m.
Ocean, a biracial African-American from the United States, has lived in Aotearoa for eight years. She reflects on her poem 'Blackbird Sings Kum Ba Yah', dedicated to her mother’s experiences as an African-American woman. She studies at the University of Otago. 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.
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