Heaven Leigh – Females & Mixed Race in Hospitality + The End & The Beginning of Bodhi | Ep. 27

In Part 2 of our episode with Heaven Leigh, we hear about her struggles with identity growing up as a mixed-race kid. Heaven shares with us how Bodhi has allowed her to embrace both her cultures by enabling her to combine her Western and Eastern cultures through food. 

We also chat about the closure of Bodhi Restaurant & Bar, reflecting on the last 20+ years and plans coming up for the future.

You can listen here if you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:28 The ‘Wasian’ Identity & Retracing Your Roots
• 18:16 From Favouring the ‘West’ to Idealising the Motherland
• 22:51 Dealing with Generational Trauma & Asian Love Language
• 29:49 Shutting Down Bodhi
• 42:14 The Future of Bodhi
• 49:02 Heaven’s Advice For Young Asian-Australians Who Want to Pursue a Career in the Hospitality Space
• 1:04:51 Outro