A brown migrant can live in Aotearoa New Zealand for ten years and still find themselves puzzled by two very simple questions. What exactly is ethnic, and what exactly is multiculturalism? They may have filled in enough government forms by then to know which box they are expected to tick. They may have attended Diwali … Continue reading Identity Without Destiny
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Beyond Appearances: Rethinking Ethnic Leadership
This blog continues the reflections sparked by reader feedback to my earlier piece: Leadership in Crisis. In that blog, I questioned how leadership across various sectors often fails those it claims to represent. Since then, conversations have expanded, particularly around the visible but often hollow performances of ethnic leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is … Continue reading Beyond Appearances: Rethinking Ethnic Leadership