Josephine VargheseJosephine Varghese

Josephine Varghese is PhD candidate with research interests in postcolonial studies, inequality and gender, and is a keen follower of politics.

Busting myths about arranged marriage

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Shane Jones’ inflammatory comments last week failed to understand the complexity of arranged marriage, serving only to repeat deeply entrenched racist colonial stereotypes, writes Josephine Varghese. Last night I, an Indian immigrant, was having dinner at a small Vietnamese BYO in Christchurch (run by Vietnamese immigrants), happily savouring the lemongrass flavour in my favourite dish. … Read more