The Ethnicity Tag: Sharyn Shufiyan, writer-columnist
  • 4 years ago
The Ethnicity Tag is an exclusive web series produced by Star2 for TheStarTV, which features Malaysians with multi-ethnic roots tracing back their ancestry and answering seven questions about their family tree. Each guest is asked about their history, cultural inheritance and traditions, as they reveal the characteristics that also shape their Malaysianness.

In this episode, former Star2 columnist and 'Tapestry' series writer Sharyn Shufiyan celebrates her Minangkabau-Chinese-Thai-Arab family tree, shows off her knack for speaking in her ethnic languages, as well as her 'tarian terinai' dance skills, and reveals why she will likely never ever visit Yemen.

The original Ethnicity Tag idea started as a social experiment among bloggers all over the world, who were asked by fans to talk about their ethnic and cultural background. Since its première on TheStarTV, this show has featured former Miss Universe Malaysia Vanessa Tevi, actress-director-producer Susan Lankester, theatre practition