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This volume comprises first person accounts of migrants 'from Iran, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the UK, the Philippines, Germany, Hungary, Silesia, West Prussia, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Holland, Siberia and Czechoslovakia, and one early story of migration [is] included because it reminds us of how many have been migrants in the past.' -- Editor's Introduction, p. vii.
Notes
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'The Shoalhaven has drawn many different people to it: those who fled persecution, those who came for love, those who came because they are adventurous and wanted to explore a different part of the world, those who came for the benefit of their children, and those who saw an opportunity for a new start, freedom and fresh air.
'Some of these stories will make you laugh and some will break your heart but each story is particular and beautiful in its own way.' -- Back Cover
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Wollongong,
Wollongong area,
Illawarra,
South Coast,
New South Wales,:Illawarra Multicultural Services
, 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- New Year's Eve, single work autobiography (p. 1-3)
- From Childhood in the Cultural Revolution to the Chinese Mind in Australia, single work autobiography (p. 4-7)
- Dimitri's Story, single work biography (p. 8-9)
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Our Road to Citizenship,
single work
autobiography
As well as his family's experiences in Germany in World War II, and their migration to Australia, Dannecker writes of his work with Jindivik aircraft for the Defence Department at Jervis Bay, from 1989 to 1998.
- The Mind of a Migrant, single work autobiography (p. 14-18)
- Emigration : Looking for the Dream, single work autobiography (p. 19-23)
- A Time to Change, single work autobiography (p. 24-27)
- Journey, single work autobiography (p. 29-35)
- The Hard Lesson, single work short story humour (p. 36)
- The Lemon in My Mother's Bag, single work autobiography (p. 37-38)
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Before It's Too Late,
single work
biography
This is the biography of Irina, the mother of Nathalie Tatarinoff, as told by Tatarinoff to Paul Merry. Merry also draws on Tubabao Russian Refugee Camp, Philippines 1949-1951 (Russian Historical Society in Australia, 1999).
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A Matter of Faith,
single work
autobiography
Kargarian writes of her and her family's experiences of repression in Iran, due to their Baha'i faith, and of the death of her son who was shot during an incident at Mt Druitt.
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Ellaheh's Story,
single work
autobiography
Kargarian writes a first-person account of religious persecution in Iran as told to her in Persian by Ellaheh.
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Maryam's Story,
single work
autobiography
Kargarian writes a first-person account of religious persecution in Iran as told to her by 'Maryam.'
- Glancing Behind, Looking Forward, single work autobiography (p. 63-67)
- The Story of a Successful Multicultural Marriage, single work autobiography (p. 68-70)
- Culture Clash - Round One, single work autobiography (p. 71-72)
- Our Memoir of Migrating to Australia, single work autobiography (p. 73-77)
- Love Story, single work autobiography (p. 79-81)
- The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, single work autobiography (p. 82-83)
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