Fifth Generation Jenny Agnew

Showy Ovaries with Penny Ashton.

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Fifth Generation Kiwi, Jenny Agnew, welcomed fellow 5th Generation Kiwi Penny into her home to chat all about what it is to be a Chinese New Zealander. A descendant of Choie Sew Hoy who moved to NZ in 1869, Jenny was recently awarded a Queen's Service Medal along with her husband Trevor, for their research into her ancestor. She talked to Penny about her menopause, about arriving at school without knowing a word of English, her pride in her four daughters and about the excretions of menopausal Italian Nuns. As you do. #smashthepatriarchy
She is also the "sister-in-love" of my first ever Showy Ovaries guest, Pinky Agnew.
Choie Sew Hoy's Book: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/engage/cup/catalogue/books/merchant-miner-mandarin-the-life-and-times-of-the-remarkable-choie-sew-hoy.html

Italian Nuns: https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/aug/15/food.foodanddrink

Special thanks to Jenny for trusting Penny to talk about such personal matters for the first time.
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