I started 2021 as a Sino-Mauritian-Canadian and ended it with “American” added to the mix. I’ve since been unpacking what this means and…
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Mar 5 2022
Reconnecting with my many muses — what I’ve learned from writing 14 songs in 28 days
Every songwriter starts their journey longing to convey the complexity of the human condition into digestible nuggets of perspective…
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Jul 26 2021
Resort to Love: how I got to help represent my island in Netflix’ upcoming flick
June 2020. Long before the film even had the vague title “Untitled Alicia Keys Project”, the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius was abuzz…
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Jun 30 2021
What is an American name? What Bob Dylan and Chloe Bennet have in common.
Some of the biggest names in entertainment industry were Wonsal, Gershowitz, Bulsara, Beilin, Konigsberg. Don’t recognize any of them…
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May 29 2021
How Spotify failed AAPI Heritage Month and what the music industry could learn about representation…
The perception of us as Asians who happen to be in America, as opposed to Asian Americans is so deeply-rooted that even well-meaning…
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Aug 10 2020
Help Mauritius survive Wakashio — a guide for the Mauritian diaspora and visitors.
Help Mauritius 🇲🇺 survive Wakashio — a guide for the Mauritian diaspora.
Fuel leaking from the cargo ship, spilling into the marine park lagoon. Photo by Eric VillarsIt is hard to watch helplessly as the dark fluid oozes onto…
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Jun 2 2020
Powerful ways we can all be better allies.
Why is this country still treating African Americans so poorly? Inertia. Sadly, it’s that simple.
May 7 2020
Coronavirus: What’s the problem?
Apr 19 2020
Nice one. I’ve read that this is more prominent in millennials than previous generations.
Nice one. I’ve read that this is more prominent in millennials than previous generations. Do you think it applies to all? I know I have refused many interviews just on the basis of the company’s cultural reputation, eg if female…
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Apr 19 2020
Hi, thanks for reading and responding.
Hi, thanks for reading and responding. I did not mean to imply that Canada was involved in each one of those wars, but more that they have both taken federal action to go to war multiple times and thus, are…
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