Category: disability grief

• S3 E11: Nastassia Jagatsingh on deconstructing her Mauritian and Canadian identities, unlearning colorism, and living with chronic illness.

  

  Nastassia Jagatsingh & I debunk some myths about Canada and Mauritius. As two Mauritian Canadians of different ethnic backgrounds, we grapple with our place in these conversations as privileged expats as we unpack what white supremacy looks like in Mauritius, how the Indian caste system still rules Mauritius, and why the Canadian dream isn’t as…

  sherrylynnlee

  August 27, 2023

  Asian Canadian Guests, Caste system, De-centering whiteness in liberation movements, disability grief, Disability justice, Indo-Mauritian, Intersectionality, journalism/writing, Mauritius, Patriotism, Sino-Mauritian, Systemic oppression

  1999 mauritian riots, bipoc, blm protests, canadian dream, Caste system, disabilitygrief, indomauritian, kaya, mauritiancanadian, nuancespod, sexism in mauritius

• S3 E05: Dani Saldo is a hot, talented, disabled bisexual pop-star on the rise, who had to break up with her old (able-bodied) self.

  

  Dani Saldo is a Filipino Canadian queer, disabled, super hot and talented songwriter and artist. She is committed to bringing sexy back with her walker, all while writing hits and being a loud and proud disability and queer advocate. We talk about the grief that comes with knowing you’ll never be your old self again,…

  nuancespod

  July 15, 2023

  Asian Canadian Guests, Bisexual, Christianity, disability grief, Disability justice, filipino canadian, grind culture, LGBTQIA+, Media representation, Mental health, Microaggression, Music, pansexual, Racism, Racism at school/in childhood

  bisexuality, disability benefits, disability grief, Disability justice, disabled pop star, filipino canadian, grind culture, guelph, listen to your body, music business, nuancespod, ODSP, ontario, self love, toronto