"Reawakening": how did a Chinese-Australian pop artist lose her mother tongue?

Growing up in a predominantly white suburb in Sydney, she lost her ability to communicate fluently in my mother tongue with her family by assimilation.

Rainbow Chan in her latest album campaign (supplied, credit to Hyun Lee) Source: Hyun Lee

Rainbow Chan is a Chinese-Australian experimental pop artist who works across music, performance and installation.

Chan's music is known for catchy melodies and off-kilter beats and her Chinese heritage has strongly influenced her work visually and aesthetically. But for a long time, she was struggling with two languages and cultures.

SBS Mandarin spoke to Rainbow Chan about her music, being in-between and the cultural "reawakening" she had in her early 20s.