I want to show you a video scandals happen all the time the question is how
happen all the time the question is how
happen all the time the question is how the democracy is finally those animals
the democracy is finally those animals
the democracy is finally those animals and what will it mean for for the wider
and what will it mean for for the wider
and what will it mean for for the wider region I think one of your children is
region I think one of your children is
region I think one of your children is just walked in i mean shift is shifting
just walked in i mean shift is shifting
just walked in i mean shift is shifting shifting sands in the region to the
shifting sands in the region to the
shifting sands in the region to the relations with the north may change I
relations with the north may change I
relations with the north may change I would be surprised to be you know North
would be surprised to be you know North
would be surprised to be you know North Korea North and South Korea’s policy
Korea North and South Korea’s policy
Korea North and South Korea’s policy choices on North Korea have been
choices on North Korea have been
choices on North Korea have been severely limited in the last six months
perhaps some of you seen this video on
perhaps some of you seen this video on social media from 2017 it exposes a
social media from 2017 it exposes a
social media from 2017 it exposes a domestic reality of life as working
domestic reality of life as working
domestic reality of life as working parents but there was a darker side to
parents but there was a darker side to
parents but there was a darker side to the reaction on social media
the reaction on social media
the reaction on social media commentators assumed that Jung a Kim the
commentators assumed that Jung a Kim the
commentators assumed that Jung a Kim the Asian woman who ran into after the kids
Asian woman who ran into after the kids
Asian woman who ran into after the kids out was the nanny and not his wife
out was the nanny and not his wife
out was the nanny and not his wife perhaps some of you has seen that too so
perhaps some of you has seen that too so
perhaps some of you has seen that too so those who thought that Jung a Kim was a
those who thought that Jung a Kim was a
those who thought that Jung a Kim was a nanny it’s worth thinking about why you
nanny it’s worth thinking about why you
nanny it’s worth thinking about why you thought that I’m nya me I was born in
thought that I’m nya me I was born in
thought that I’m nya me I was born in England married an Australian and moved
England married an Australian and moved
England married an Australian and moved to a regional town just outside of
to a regional town just outside of
to a regional town just outside of Melbourne and we have three young
Melbourne and we have three young
Melbourne and we have three young children until 806 so I’m also familiar
children until 806 so I’m also familiar
children until 806 so I’m also familiar with Randy and the children on to the
with Randy and the children on to the
with Randy and the children on to the floor but I’m also familiar with that
floor but I’m also familiar with that
floor but I’m also familiar with that question are you their nanny I was in a
question are you their nanny I was in a
question are you their nanny I was in a shop in City with my son it was a small
shop in City with my son it was a small
shop in City with my son it was a small gift shop in an affluent area and I was
gift shop in an affluent area and I was
gift shop in an affluent area and I was asked the same question
asked the same question
asked the same question are you the nanny no why replies she
are you the nanny no why replies she
are you the nanny no why replies she then asked is he yours at that moment I
then asked is he yours at that moment I
then asked is he yours at that moment I realised I wasn’t in London the perhaps
realised I wasn’t in London the perhaps
realised I wasn’t in London the perhaps exposure multiracial relationships mixed
exposure multiracial relationships mixed
exposure multiracial relationships mixed race or biracial children wasn’t a norm
race or biracial children wasn’t a norm
race or biracial children wasn’t a norm to a lot of people my first reaction was
to a lot of people my first reaction was
to a lot of people my first reaction was to be very defensive because I was being
to be very defensive because I was being
to be very defensive because I was being questioned
questioned
questioned and whether or not there was a mother to
and whether or not there was a mother to
and whether or not there was a mother to my son based on my skin tone I grew up
my son based on my skin tone I grew up
my son based on my skin tone I grew up in London one of the most ethnicity in
in London one of the most ethnicity in
in London one of the most ethnicity in the world and I was surrounded by
the world and I was surrounded by
the world and I was surrounded by different cultures even in my own family
different cultures even in my own family
different cultures even in my own family this is normal but when moving to
this is normal but when moving to
this is normal but when moving to Australia I realised there was a new
Australia I realised there was a new
Australia I realised there was a new normal and I appeared to be a minority
normal and I appeared to be a minority
normal and I appeared to be a minority especially in the affluent areas where I
especially in the affluent areas where I
especially in the affluent areas where I was constantly being asked where are you
was constantly being asked where are you
was constantly being asked where are you from and I reply London then they’ll say
from and I reply London then they’ll say
from and I reply London then they’ll say no where are you really from and I reply
no where are you really from and I reply
no where are you really from and I reply back I was born and raised in London but
back I was born and raised in London but
back I was born and raised in London but then I understood many people in
then I understood many people in
then I understood many people in Australia if they think that your skin
Australia if they think that your skin
Australia if they think that your skin colour defined your ethnicity and that
colour defined your ethnicity and that
colour defined your ethnicity and that British equals white and any variation
British equals white and any variation
British equals white and any variation on that is questioned a person’s
on that is questioned a person’s
on that is questioned a person’s ethnicity say isn’t where we were born
ethnicity say isn’t where we were born
ethnicity say isn’t where we were born my journey into the workplace took me
my journey into the workplace took me
my journey into the workplace took me into child care well my eyes were opened
into child care well my eyes were opened
into child care well my eyes were opened up even more I asked questions like
up even more I asked questions like
up even more I asked questions like because you’re black do you see me as
because you’re black do you see me as
because you’re black do you see me as back when you look at me or are you are
back when you look at me or are you are
back when you look at me or are you are Aboriginal of the TV and can you wash
Aboriginal of the TV and can you wash
Aboriginal of the TV and can you wash your skin so it’s not dirty I made a
your skin so it’s not dirty I made a
your skin so it’s not dirty I made a decision to start taking some sort of
decision to start taking some sort of
decision to start taking some sort of action so I started sending emails to
action so I started sending emails to
action so I started sending emails to childcare centers so we could increase
childcare centers so we could increase
childcare centers so we could increase resources that were more inclusive we
resources that were more inclusive we
resources that were more inclusive we started putting educational books
started putting educational books
started putting educational books directing different families in
directing different families in
directing different families in different race we started putting dolls
different race we started putting dolls
different race we started putting dolls of color in which I had to source from
of color in which I had to source from
of color in which I had to source from overseas it was real easy to find the
overseas it was real easy to find the
overseas it was real easy to find the white princess doll from the film frozen
white princess doll from the film frozen
white princess doll from the film frozen but try and find another doll like Moana
but try and find another doll like Moana
but try and find another doll like Moana and it was almost impossible so our
and it was almost impossible so our
and it was almost impossible so our parents drive in the market demand and
parents drive in the market demand and
parents drive in the market demand and if so why aren’t they buying those like
if so why aren’t they buying those like
if so why aren’t they buying those like milliner or at least both and why did i
milliner or at least both and why did i
milliner or at least both and why did i need to purchase dolls and resources
need to purchase dolls and resources
need to purchase dolls and resources overseas in order to represent an
overseas in order to represent an
overseas in order to represent an Australian family like mine according to
Australian family like mine according to
Australian family like mine according to Australian census from 2016 thirty five
Australian census from 2016 thirty five
Australian census from 2016 thirty five percent of Australians were born
percent of Australians were born
percent of Australians were born overseas and in most states the average
overseas and in most states the average
overseas and in most states the average household had at least one parent that
household had at least one parent that
household had at least one parent that was born overseas and the typical
was born overseas and the typical
was born overseas and the typical migrant moving to Victoria isn’t from
migrant moving to Victoria isn’t from
migrant moving to Victoria isn’t from New Zealand or from England they’re from
New Zealand or from England they’re from
New Zealand or from England they’re from India we live in a very colorful country
India we live in a very colorful country
India we live in a very colorful country and always
and always
and always has but the truth isn’t being exposed
has but the truth isn’t being exposed
has but the truth isn’t being exposed the media paint a picture of race
the media paint a picture of race
the media paint a picture of race khuddam and my children’s heroes in
khuddam and my children’s heroes in
khuddam and my children’s heroes in their books and in a media of Caucasian
their books and in a media of Caucasian
their books and in a media of Caucasian families of all the TV shows that were
families of all the TV shows that were
families of all the TV shows that were produced from 2011 to 2015 a massive
produced from 2011 to 2015 a massive
produced from 2011 to 2015 a massive eighty-two percent of the characters
eighty-two percent of the characters
eighty-two percent of the characters were Caucasian is that the Australian
were Caucasian is that the Australian
were Caucasian is that the Australian that you guys think this is Toit
that you guys think this is Toit
that you guys think this is Toit Australia’s latest contribution to the
Australia’s latest contribution to the
Australia’s latest contribution to the story
story
story [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] play is crucial to every child’s
play is crucial to every child’s
play is crucial to every child’s development and important notice from
development and important notice from
development and important notice from the Australian toy Association there are
the Australian toy Association there are
the Australian toy Association there are so many different people within
so many different people within
so many different people within Australia from so many different
Australia from so many different
Australia from so many different cultures and so many different ethnic
cultures and so many different ethnic
cultures and so many different ethnic groups if you want to see it a real
groups if you want to see it a real
groups if you want to see it a real representation of the Australian
representation of the Australian
representation of the Australian population then hop aboard a tram look
population then hop aboard a tram look
population then hop aboard a tram look at the carriages on the people on board
at the carriages on the people on board
at the carriages on the people on board you will see the real Australia the
you will see the real Australia the
you will see the real Australia the multicultural diverse mix of the
multicultural diverse mix of the
multicultural diverse mix of the Australian population but when you look
Australian population but when you look
Australian population but when you look at our television programs you will see
at our television programs you will see
at our television programs you will see a vastly different cast to the one on
a vastly different cast to the one on
a vastly different cast to the one on the tram why is that the media industry
the tram why is that the media industry
the tram why is that the media industry is predominantly Caucasian and the pupil
is predominantly Caucasian and the pupil
is predominantly Caucasian and the pupil being hired or pretty much all complete
being hired or pretty much all complete
being hired or pretty much all complete Caucasian so how will things change if
Caucasian so how will things change if
Caucasian so how will things change if the industry doesn’t isn’t it’s time
the industry doesn’t isn’t it’s time
the industry doesn’t isn’t it’s time that we start thinking about hiring new
that we start thinking about hiring new
that we start thinking about hiring new generations of diverse cultures for
generations of diverse cultures for
generations of diverse cultures for directors and actors I know things have
directors and actors I know things have
directors and actors I know things have changed and we are taking strides but
changed and we are taking strides but
changed and we are taking strides but it’s just not enough and if I couldn’t
it’s just not enough and if I couldn’t
it’s just not enough and if I couldn’t find what I was looking for then it was
find what I was looking for then it was
find what I was looking for then it was my responsibility to rewrite the story
my responsibility to rewrite the story
my responsibility to rewrite the story my beautiful children shouldn’t have
my beautiful children shouldn’t have
my beautiful children shouldn’t have their hair touched should be wondering
their hair touched should be wondering
their hair touched should be wondering why people look at them strangely and
why people look at them strangely and
why people look at them strangely and shouldn’t be wondering why people are
shouldn’t be wondering why people are
shouldn’t be wondering why people are asking where they’re from when they were
asking where they’re from when they were
asking where they’re from when they were born Australian so I started to write a
born Australian so I started to write a
born Australian so I started to write a book was about my family’s experience of
book was about my family’s experience of
book was about my family’s experience of diversity and acceptance in a kid for
diversity and acceptance in a kid for
diversity and acceptance in a kid for anyway so I started sending it off the
anyway so I started sending it off the
anyway so I started sending it off the Australian publishing companies and
Australian publishing companies and
Australian publishing companies and waited for their response so instead I
waited for their response so instead I
waited for their response so instead I decided not to give up and I started to
decided not to give up and I started to
decided not to give up and I started to fund the book myself and I got it
fund the book myself and I got it
fund the book myself and I got it self-published over the USA and I
self-published over the USA and I
self-published over the USA and I started sending it to educational boards
started sending it to educational boards
started sending it to educational boards childcare centers any place I could
childcare centers any place I could
childcare centers any place I could think of I said to out and then the
think of I said to out and then the
think of I said to out and then the response was positive and I started to
response was positive and I started to
response was positive and I started to get interests people calling me up to go
get interests people calling me up to go
get interests people calling me up to go on to shows and talk about the message
on to shows and talk about the message
on to shows and talk about the message of the book and to come into schools so
of the book and to come into schools so
of the book and to come into schools so when it’s a few schools and I started
when it’s a few schools and I started
when it’s a few schools and I started talking about the book and the main
talking about the book and the main
talking about the book and the main message and the kids were very receptive
message and the kids were very receptive
message and the kids were very receptive and the book was about my family and how
and the book was about my family and how
and the book was about my family and how we may look a little different from each
we may look a little different from each
we may look a little different from each other how our skin colors were different
other how our skin colors were different
other how our skin colors were different or we might have features that look
or we might have features that look
or we might have features that look different but in all our families were
different but in all our families were
different but in all our families were all a little bit different and the main
all a little bit different and the main
all a little bit different and the main thing is that we love each other
thing is that we love each other
thing is that we love each other we’ll all you
we’ll all you
we’ll all you nique and we’re all special in our own
nique and we’re all special in our own
nique and we’re all special in our own way and the kids were so respectful
way and the kids were so respectful
way and the kids were so respectful there are so many questions they talked
there are so many questions they talked
there are so many questions they talked about the book and they’re really
about the book and they’re really
about the book and they’re really interested in the story but the impact
interested in the story but the impact
interested in the story but the impact didn’t just stop at the children and the
didn’t just stop at the children and the
didn’t just stop at the children and the comment was from a mother with her
comment was from a mother with her
comment was from a mother with her blended family she said how her daughter
blended family she said how her daughter
blended family she said how her daughter after reading the book was now embracing
after reading the book was now embracing
after reading the book was now embracing who she was and she could see the way
who she was and she could see the way
who she was and she could see the way her daughter’s thinking and
her daughter’s thinking and
her daughter’s thinking and understanding had changed
understanding had changed
understanding had changed another comment was from a mother who
another comment was from a mother who
another comment was from a mother who said she felt ashamed this is the first
said she felt ashamed this is the first
said she felt ashamed this is the first book she had read to her children
book she had read to her children
book she had read to her children featuring a multiracial family on the
featuring a multiracial family on the
featuring a multiracial family on the front cover books and resources at
front cover books and resources at
front cover books and resources at featuring ethnic or multiracial people
featuring ethnic or multiracial people
featuring ethnic or multiracial people are only for us you know the United
are only for us you know the United
are only for us you know the United States have quotas for racial diversity
States have quotas for racial diversity
States have quotas for racial diversity and they’ve resulted in a record number
and they’ve resulted in a record number
and they’ve resulted in a record number of shows featuring access from all
of shows featuring access from all
of shows featuring access from all diverse backgrounds networks in the
diverse backgrounds networks in the
diverse backgrounds networks in the United Kingdom are also considering
United Kingdom are also considering
United Kingdom are also considering introducing them as responsible
introducing them as responsible
introducing them as responsible all-white cast that that’s happening at
all-white cast that that’s happening at
all-white cast that that’s happening at the moment I think this is something
the moment I think this is something
the moment I think this is something that Australia should also be looking at
that Australia should also be looking at
that Australia should also be looking at because we are still failing to reflect
because we are still failing to reflect
because we are still failing to reflect our multi racial diversity I want to
our multi racial diversity I want to
our multi racial diversity I want to show you something because children see
show you something because children see
show you something because children see want what they see on TV and there are
want what they see on TV and there are
want what they see on TV and there are very few options for us out there the
very few options for us out there the
very few options for us out there the ethnic children might mix race children
ethnic children might mix race children
ethnic children might mix race children minority children we don’t get a say in
minority children we don’t get a say in
minority children we don’t get a say in the media there’s hardly any image
the media there’s hardly any image
the media there’s hardly any image images that are promoting us in a
images that are promoting us in a
images that are promoting us in a positive way and I want ask to feel just
positive way and I want ask to feel just
positive way and I want ask to feel just as beautiful as the children that we see
as beautiful as the children that we see
as beautiful as the children that we see on TV I want people to see that we are
on TV I want people to see that we are
on TV I want people to see that we are just as important as the children and we
just as important as the children and we
just as important as the children and we sit on the TV and we need to fill that
sit on the TV and we need to fill that
sit on the TV and we need to fill that other children see us and they know that
other children see us and they know that
other children see us and they know that we are important and it’s all about
we are important and it’s all about
we are important and it’s all about inclusion when if you seen an advert
inclusion when if you seen an advert
inclusion when if you seen an advert featuring a black child or white child
featuring a black child or white child
featuring a black child or white child holding a black doll or Barbie Hammond
holding a black doll or Barbie Hammond
holding a black doll or Barbie Hammond if you seen that you don’t see that on
if you seen that you don’t see that on
if you seen that you don’t see that on the TV it will see the white doll of the
the TV it will see the white doll of the
the TV it will see the white doll of the blonde hair and the blue eyes and when
blonde hair and the blue eyes and when
blonde hair and the blue eyes and when my child looks at the TV he sees these
my child looks at the TV he sees these
my child looks at the TV he sees these things and he never relates to them he
things and he never relates to them he
things and he never relates to them he can’t write my daughter she wants the
can’t write my daughter she wants the
can’t write my daughter she wants the long hair and the blond hair she doesn’t
long hair and the blond hair she doesn’t
long hair and the blond hair she doesn’t see the children with a curly afro hair
see the children with a curly afro hair
see the children with a curly afro hair or the brown skin on the TV so what she
or the brown skin on the TV so what she
or the brown skin on the TV so what she sees is what she wants we need to be
sees is what she wants we need to be
sees is what she wants we need to be more inclusive I want to show you this
more inclusive I want to show you this
more inclusive I want to show you this photo that was taken by Chris buck it
photo that was taken by Chris buck it
photo that was taken by Chris buck it was featured in The Oprah Magazine
was featured in The Oprah Magazine
was featured in The Oprah Magazine it
it
it makes its readers consider stereotypes
makes its readers consider stereotypes
makes its readers consider stereotypes and this photo reflects what it was like
and this photo reflects what it was like
and this photo reflects what it was like for me and many others growing up and
for me and many others growing up and
for me and many others growing up and why I don’t want it to be for your
why I don’t want it to be for your
why I don’t want it to be for your children or mine
children or mine
children or mine I hope this photo helps you understand
I hope this photo helps you understand
I hope this photo helps you understand how important recitation is if we can
how important recitation is if we can
how important recitation is if we can educate ourselves and our children from
educate ourselves and our children from
educate ourselves and our children from a young age instead of asking are you
a young age instead of asking are you
a young age instead of asking are you the nanny or where are you from they
the nanny or where are you from they
the nanny or where are you from they will ask how is your day and simply come
will ask how is your day and simply come
will ask how is your day and simply come and ask my children to play
and ask my children to play
and ask my children to play multiculturalism is our culture with
multiculturalism is our culture with
multiculturalism is our culture with increasing numbers of blended families
increasing numbers of blended families
increasing numbers of blended families and within different cultures it’s
and within different cultures it’s
and within different cultures it’s important that we recognize this and
important that we recognize this and
important that we recognize this and with embrace it
with embrace it
with embrace it and reflect it in our media to normalize
and reflect it in our media to normalize
and reflect it in our media to normalize this society isn’t it time that we
this society isn’t it time that we
this society isn’t it time that we educate inform and inspire it’s let’s be
educate inform and inspire it’s let’s be
educate inform and inspire it’s let’s be part of the change mix it up Australia
part of the change mix it up Australia
part of the change mix it up Australia [Applause]
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