New Stories, Bold Legends: Stories from Sydney Lunar Festival

New Stories, Bold Legends: Stories from Sydney Lunar Festival

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From artists to brain surgeons, fashion designers to board directors – this series brings you the unique stories of people who celebrate Lunar New Year. Hosted by Valerie Khoo – Curator of the City of Sydney’s annual Sydney Lunar Festival – it’s a journey into the Asian Australian experience. You’ll discover the personalities and passions of people who meld their cultural traditions with the sunburnt country that they call home.

Recent Episodes

  • S2 Episode 6: A constellation of Sydney’s Asian communities

    5 years ago
  • S2 Episode 5: The lives of Sydney’s early Chinese women

    5 years ago
  • S2 Episode 4: Sun Johnson – The linguist, educator and media mogul

    5 years ago
  • S2 Episode 3: William Liu – The pathfinder who fought for Chinese rights

    5 years ago
  • S2 Episode 2: Mei Quong Tart – The entrepreneur who started Sydney’s first cafes

    5 years ago
  • S2 Episode 1: John Shying – The story of Australia’s first known Chinese settler

    5 years ago
  • S1 Episode 15: Eddie Woo, maths evangelist, author and YouTube star

    6 years ago
  • S1 Episode 14: Professor Charlie Teo, brain surgeon

    6 years ago
  • S1 Episode 13: Louise Zhang, Artist

    6 years ago
  • S1 Episode 12: Ien Ang, Professor and Author of ‘On Not Speaking Chinese’

    6 years ago