(3/3) When my dad was released from the detention centre to mainland Australia, …
(3/3) When my dad was released from the detention centre to mainland Australia, he sent us this photo of himself in JB HiFi. He was always trying to keep us connected to his life, so he used to send us photos of really simple things. It has a message scrawled on the...
(2/3) My dad came here by boat in 1999 as an asylum seeker. He was detained on C…
(2/3) My dad came here by boat in 1999 as an asylum seeker. He was detained on Christmas Island for a few months, but back then the policies were much better for people seeking asylum, so he was able to file for a Family Reunion visa four years later, and my mother,...
(1/3) I was six years old when the war broke out in Iraq, so my memories of even…
(1/3) I was six years old when the war broke out in Iraq, so my memories of events are very fragmented. I do remember being in an underground part of my grandparents’ house during what I now know were airstrikes. For a six-year old, not knowing what was really...
I met Rod ten years ago via one of the dating sites, when he was on a round the …
I met Rod ten years ago via one of the dating sites, when he was on a round the world tour. After the first time we met, he left his hostel in Manchester and came to stay with me for three days. Rod was so different from anyone else I’d ever met. Like most Aussies, he...
My marriage unraveled when I was seven months pregnant. I think I had a nervous …
My marriage unraveled when I was seven months pregnant. I think I had a nervous breakdown at that time. It’s hard for someone to go through a betrayal, but for a pregnant woman, it’s devastating. That was the defining moment in my life which led me to who I am now,...
We came to Australia from Jordan when I was 9, and we ended up living in Castle …
We came to Australia from Jordan when I was 9, and we ended up living in Castle Hill, a very Christian area. As a result, I went to a public school filled with Christian teachers, where I was one of the few Muslims in my school. So I was already different, but then...
In October, my town was liberated from ISIS, and some of the residents eventuall…
In October, my town was liberated from ISIS, and some of the residents eventually went back. There was nothing left in my house, not even the children's beds, but one of my neighbours found my photo album and some individual photos scattered in the street, so he...
I’m from a Syriac Catholic group who lived in Iraq. As Christians, we didn’t hav…
I’m from a Syriac Catholic group who lived in Iraq. As Christians, we didn’t have any problems with others in our country. We were hard workers, we were faithful to our country and to the Arab citizens, but unfortunately, the situation in our country made big problems...
I am Karen, one of the ethnic groups from Myanmar subjected to ethnic cleansing …
I am Karen, one of the ethnic groups from Myanmar subjected to ethnic cleansing for many decades. When I was five months old, civil war struck our village and my family had to flee to a refugee camp on the border of Thailand, where I lived for 12 years. During summer,...
My tummy was never once full in our whole life until two years after we came to …
My tummy was never once full in our whole life until two years after we came to Australia. Our family was from the poorest place in Vietnam that you could find, and when I was growing up, most of our food consisted of stuff collected from the side of the road, if you...
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