We had a long and difficult journey to Australia and without you, we would never…
We had a long and difficult journey to Australia and without you, we would never have felt like Australia was home. Now, we are so happy to have this book with our story in it, for our little son, who was born in Australia. Don't miss out on your copy of the...
While I was doing my degree in Psychology in Singapore, I fell into depression f…
While I was doing my degree in Psychology in Singapore, I fell into depression for a year. It was a pretty tough time. I failed a couple of units and I started thinking, ‘God, my dream is over now.’ I ended up spending a lot of time playing video games – it was my way...
When I left Poland, it was under a communist regime. It was an awful place to be…
When I left Poland, it was under a communist regime. It was an awful place to be then because of the lack of freedom, and for me, the most important thing is to be free and creative. One day, I went out with a friend and there were these demonstrators protesting...
My father was Sudanese, and my mother was Moroccan, and they moved to Saudi Arab…
My father was Sudanese, and my mother was Moroccan, and they moved to Saudi Arabia for work. Growing up, I often felt that I didn’t fit in because I was always curious about the world outside. Then, when I hit 11 years old, I started experiencing same-sex attraction...
I was a sergeant in the Israeli army, and I had a boyfriend who I was going to m…
I was a sergeant in the Israeli army, and I had a boyfriend who I was going to marry after my matriculation. But my lovely aunt living in Melbourne offered to pay for me to come to Australia for a visit, and my boyfriend and I figured that if you get a ticket as a...
We came out on the ten pound scheme from England in the 60’s, when I was 3. My m…
We came out on the ten pound scheme from England in the 60’s, when I was 3. My mum was a teacher at Elizabeth Girls High School in Adelaide and she said, ‘We’re moving out of Elizabeth, because I don’t want any of you guys using drugs.’ And look what happened. How...
One of the things I brought from home was my sister’s artwork. This one says, ‘G…
One of the things I brought from home was my sister’s artwork. This one says, ‘God Bless Our Home’ in Armenian. Although we were born and raised in Syria, my grandparents were Armenians from Turkey who were forced to leave the country in the time of the Armenian...
In 2011, when the war began in Syria, we didn’t realize that it would affect us …
In 2011, when the war began in Syria, we didn’t realize that it would affect us in Aleppo, but in 2012, it came. At first, it was a bit far away. Then, it began to cover the whole city. When we were at home, we could hear bombs, tanks, and snipers, and we were very...
I grew up in Lebanon, but we weren’t citizens there because my family were Pales…
I grew up in Lebanon, but we weren’t citizens there because my family were Palestinian refugees. As a result, we didn’t have many rights, and when the war between Israel and Lebanon started in 2006, my father decided we should migrate to Australia. I was 11 years old...
When I was only six months old, we fled Burma to Bangladesh because of the viole…
When I was only six months old, we fled Burma to Bangladesh because of the violence towards the Rohingyans, crossing the border through the jungles along with 280 000 other people. At first, we had to take shelter under a tree in the open sky. There were thousands and...
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