Racial and National Identity | Tuak Talk EP4

Welcome to another episode of TuakTalk! Host Sydney Atin is joined by guest host Ashweein Narayanan and special guest Bethany Luhong Balan to dive into the complex and timely question of racial identity versus national identity. Prepare for fascinating analogies, quirky facts, and plenty of humor as we explore how cultural and national identities intersect and collide. As the Tuak fills us up, the words gets looser and some strong shots of opinion joins the heated debate too. Our delicious Tuak sponsor, Ngirupp Tuak-making the debate so lively and funny! Pour yourself a glass and join us for a mind-bending, soul-searching, tuak-sipping adventure on TuakTalk! Cheers!
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[@frankiejawan9829]

I dont know why, but i'm enjoy watching Tuak Talk. Teruskan tuan.

[@EnseraCreatives]

Thanks! More to come! Any topic u wud like us to explore?

[@bernardlokman5442]

I’m a 5th gen Chinese in Sumatra. The culture we followed would probably be recognised in Malaysia and Singapore as Peranakan, but I refuse the label of Peranakan. (Not even talking about bahasa-speaking nationalist, as unlike them, our language and culture is very creolised. We even kept some Malay words not spoken by locals anymore). I simply would tell people that I am Chinese, but I follow the old Peranakan culture.

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Thanks for coming!

[@thejon1988]

Interesting topic. But the thing that catches my eye is the tuak. Dini meli nya neh? Bisi link endur ngoder?

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[@bernardlokman5442]

There is no such thing as race tbh. In reality, the thing that separates us the most is language. Language itself is like an imprint of locality. In the beginning, human migration was heavily based on the place they settle on and move to. Foraging and hunting civilisations would have to limit their population to ensure their livelihood in their nature is sustainable. One Language group would eventually split into other language groups to maintain territorial balance. The more challenging the terrains, the less the ethnic groups communicate and interact between each other. Those groups eventually became different languages. Genetically they would have the same ancient lineage, but eventually language became the division. The language group is also the reflection of its locality and nature. Eventually that exclusivism created its own culture and tradition. The reason why Asians have smaller eyes and darker skin is more due to language and cultural exclusivism. The physical features associated to race are just reflection of the language and cultural excusivism, which was the product of nature. Every ethnic language is the reflection of its native land. Most national languages became widespread due to rise of feudalism and god king/ god anointed kings tradition and also some became trade languages, particularly of coastal nation.

[@EnseraCreatives]

That's one way to look at it. I however would like to maintain that race is real and there are roots to it. Race associated to physical features is a way for us to categorise it and can be useful in some circumstances like social/historical, scientific studies.
Yes, language evolves as communities split simply because language is a reflection of culture. People change and adapt to the environment hence adjusting their previous ways to better survive and with it comes new habits and understanding of the world which leads to what we call as traditions and cultures.
I'm definitely respecting the existence of races not to be racist but to respect the history and the meaning of their culture and helping to feel like they belong. And the end of the day, humans are social beings. We wanna belong somewhre. Whether you wanna belong to a race, a country, a state, or even your village, that's all up to you.
Thanks for watching! Love the discussion!