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Challenging perceptions and discrimination has been a running theme across this Strong Manchester Woman’s life; from being judged simply because of her ethnicity, to nursing children with learning disabilities. It’s these experiences that have influenced her values and approach to her award-winning voluntary work. In this episode your host Vic Elizabeth Turnbull speaks to Denise Yuen Megson, a former learning disabilities nurse who came to the UK over 40 years ago from Malaysia. Denise now lectures at Salford University, volunteers at the Wai Yin society (who support minority groups) and presents a weekly radio show for the Chinese community to help breakdown barriers, especially around mental health. Denise lovingly talks about, growing up in a different country juggling school work, whilst working at the family’s roadside cafe challenging people’s misconceptions towards herself & others not speaking Cantonese, her ‘mother tongue’ using Tai-Chi to relax training to become a radio presenter  running projects to support, bring together and share stories of the Chinese community in Manchester straddling Western & Eastern culture with her family “I'm not conscious of ever thinking ‘because I'm a woman, I can't do this’. I'm quite happy with walking into a pub by myself and ordering a drink.” Denise Yuen Megson Links and information ‘Crossing The Borders’ (https://www.waiyin.org.uk/2019/07/crossing-the-borders/) project  Listen to Denise’s Radio show, Radio Sheunglok (https://www.mixcloud.com/radio_sheunglok/)   All FM (https://allfm.org/) (radio training & more)  For a full transcript of this episode and listen to other Strong Manchester Manchester Women podcast episodes visit, www.MICmedia.co.uk/StrongManchesterWomenPodcast (http://www.micmedia.co.uk/StrongManchesterWomenPodcast) Strong Manchester Women  The podcast is inspired by the annual Strong Women campaign. The 14 women profiled in this series were selected for the 2019 campaign. For more information about the women visit The Pankhurst Trust’s website (https://www.pankhursttrust.org/get-involved/events/strong-manchester-women-display) Credits  Produced, edited and artwork by MIC Media www.MICmedia.co.uk (http://www.micmedia.co.uk) @MICmediauk (http://www.twitter.com/micmediauk) facebook.com/MICmediaUK (http://www.facebook.com/micmediauk) Share, comment & love the Strong Manchester Women podcast using the hashtag #StrongMCRwomen Next Episode Released 31st July 2019