The View From A Broad
Hi welcome to The View From A Broad. I'm Teresa Norton and this podcast dives into my past, revisiting columns I wrote for the South China Morning Post between 1993 and 2000 during my 40 years living in Hong Kong.
These often funny, sometimes tender, occasionally provocative musings cover everything from marriage and working motherhood, to national identity and global events. As a weekly columnist I aimed to capture the quirks of human interactions, carve up a few sacred cows and tell it like it is... but did I? In the 30 years since those columns were written much has changed and... so have I.
In each episode I read a column and talk to a guest about how the piece stands up today - what still rings true and what feels out of sync with today’s world. They then share a true story from their past that's been unearthed by something in the column.
The result is an engaging and honest conversation about the evolution of social norms, culture and humor, re-examining the past through the lens of today’s values.
By looking back with compassion and curiosity, my hope is that The View From A Broad encourages reflection on how our perspectives have changed... or not... and why.
The View From A Broad
Tea for Tung and Tung for Tea |Teresa talks to Staci Ford
The newspaper column, written by Teresa 30 years ago, and chosen for discussion in this episode by Affiliated Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Arts at University of Hong Kong, Staci Ford, was one that shared a hopeful look toward the future of Hong Kong under the leadership of newly appointed Chief Executive Tung Chee-haw.
Teresa and Staci discuss the complexities of expatriate life in an environment undergoing sociopolitical change, and the impact that column had on Staci's view of Hong Kong as "home". The conversation explores the role of media in shaping perceptions of masculinity and the importance of diverse perspectives in understanding contemporary issues
Staci shares insights from her book, Troubling American Women, and discusses the narratives of gender and leadership in Hong Kong, her research on the intersections of gender, generation, and leadership in Asia/Asian Diasporic contexts informs a new book she's writing.
Troubling American Women can be purchased on Amazon and at https://hkupress.hku.hk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=492
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