I’m an Aussie born local who runs a social media talk show. I communicate issues of local concern to leaders in government and industry, and, by having them address your queries and commit to responses on our platform, we can build a true multicultural Australia that exhibits balance in power, representation, and policy debate.
Hello, I’m Andy.
A Local Story Of Becoming An Asian-Australian To Immigrant Parents
Andy’s journey is a classic tale of an Australian immigrant child: repaying parental sacrifice with hard work, giving back in service to a community which has afforded him so much and being emboldened with an energy that is youthful but tempered by experiences usually reserved for years beyond his age.
Born in Camperdown at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and raised in the Inner West Suburbs of Sydney, the old electorate of Strathfield has been the center stage of Andy’s entire life.
As the son of hard-working immigrant parents, Andy spent much of his childhood as a taxi boy assisting with the newly established family business – collecting mail for Mum from the Five Dock post office and greeting drivers for Dad at the local petrol station in Ashfield during shift changeovers.
Like many immigrant Australians, Andy encountered racism from an early age on the bus, in the playground, and even in the press. In such a challenging environment, Andy forged his Asian-Australian identity by championing core Liberal Values of family, being a self-starter in business and one’s personal development, and safeguarding individual liberty in thought and expression.
Family. Business. Responsibility.
Family and business are the cornerstones which lay foundation a warm, inclusive, and prosperous community. In providing care, employment, and leadership, responsibility entwines both institutions and these are values which I cherish, champion, and celebrate in daily practice.
ANDY One-on-One
Andy One on One is Andy’s most recent and meridian project in realising his and our collective vision for a multicultural Australia that co-shares a balance of power. By communicating local concerns to senior public officials and corporate executives and having them address such issues on camera, and by relaying said information back to our local community, Andy One on One seeks to empower and inform our local citizens with access, a voice, and a platform to acquire meaningful and committed responses from our government and corporate leaders.
Andy is the host and presenter of Andy One-On-One, an Australian local talk show that identifies local concerns and presents them in question format to leading and influential Australian figures, both in public and corporate realms, such as our 28th Prime Minister of Australia Hon. Tony Abbott AC and Hon. Anthony Roberts MP, NSW Minister for Planning and Homes.
Andy broadcasts this show on WeChat, YouTube, and Facebook, and to date has achieved spectacular viewership statistics in NSW with the
the pilot episode of Hon. Anthony Roberts MP exceeding more than
30,000 views and 1000 shares & likes on WeChat alone in less than 24 hours of broadcast (and without any promotional efforts).