The Brown Box
The Brown Box
Podcast Description
This podcast celebrates the lives of Brown women in Singapore, capturing the rich spectrum of their experiences. Through intimate storytelling, we reclaim hidden histories, challenge stereotypes, and explore identity, belonging, and marginalization. There’s no single “Brown woman” experience—we're a kaleidoscope of cultures and perspectives. By sharing our stories, we shape a more inclusive future. Join me as I unpack The Brown Box. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast explores a range of themes including sustainability, identity, grief, and the diversity of experiences among Brown women. Episodes cover topics such as building social enterprises from discarded materials, navigating colorism in media representation, and the journey of self-discovery through art, with guests sharing personal stories that challenge stereotypes and societal expectations.
This podcast celebrates the lives of Brown women in Singapore, capturing the rich spectrum of their experiences. Through intimate storytelling, we reclaim hidden histories, challenge stereotypes, and explore identity, belonging, and marginalization. There’s no single “Brown woman” experience—we’re a kaleidoscope of cultures and perspectives. By sharing our stories, we shape a more inclusive future. Join me as I unpack The Brown Box.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of The Brown Box, we chat with Yulianna Frederika, co-founder of Lepak Conversations — an online advocacy platform bringing vital Malay Muslim issues into the mainstream.
This is a deeply personal conversation, with Yulianna consciously moving away from the version of herself that tried to fit into the moulds people expected, and towards a more authentic and truthful way of being.
We speak about:
• Growing up in an interfaith family, with Muslim prayers and Christian music woven into daily life
• Her Indonesian heritage — a great-grandmother with royal roots, and a great-grandfather who was an artist
• The auntie who shared her room and opened up the world for her
• A difficult relationship with her mother, who used her Malayness against her, and whose love language was food
• Wearing the hijab, and later understanding the prejudice hijab-wearing women face
• Starting Lepak Conversations
• Its work supporting Malay/Muslim mental health through campaigns like You Ok Bro?
• Speaking up for Palestine
• Batik — and finding her way back home through its patterns and stories
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