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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Celebrations! : Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Women in Canberra : Testimonies and Memories
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Memories of Sinhalese and Sri Lankan women who have lived in Canberra within the last three decades.

'Badra Karunarathna has collected what the book's subtitle refers to as 'testimonies and memories'. The story of what migration means for women is told through many voices. The reader is offered a glimpse of life in Sri Lanka and an excellent collage of images of life for Sri Lankan women in Australia.' -- from the Foreword by Patricia Easteal

Notes

  • 'This project was made possible with assistance from the ACT Government's Women's Grants Program'
  • Forewords by K. Balpatabendi PC, High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Australia, and by Patricia Easteal, Adjunct Professor in Law, University of Canberra.
  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to all the Sinhalese and other Sri Lankan Women ... Who are less well-known, often invisible private and quite shy and not seeking recognition keeping low profile and those who do not want others to know even whether they existed.
  • Epigraph: 'Oneness' We are birds of the same nest, / We may wear different skins, ... - Atharva Veda

Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Badra Kamal Karunarathna , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Australia - A Migrant Experience, Samantha Fernando , single work prose (p. 1-6)
Sri Lanka - A Journey of Discovery, Nipuni Wijewickrama , single work autobiography
Presented at diary entries, this is an account of Wijewickrama's trip with her mother to Sri Lanka.
 (p. 7-14)
Sri Lankan Memories, Nadeshka Withanage , single work autobiography (p. 15-19)
It's Great to Be a Canberren, Maduka Jayawardana , single work prose (p. 21-23)
A Tapestry of Experiences, Ranjini Rebera , single work autobiography (p. 25-33)
Untitled, Renuka Goonatilleke , single work autobiography (p. 35-37)
Blurred Boundaries : Reflections on a Sri Lankan-Australian Life, Romaine Rutnam , single work autobiography (p. 39-51)
Miragei"Swift as a doe I run..", Kanthi Fernando , single work poetry (p. 55)
Untitled, Pushpa Fernando , single work autobiography (p. 61-66)
Untitled, Pushpa Enkanayake , single work autobiography (p. 67-70)
Untitled, Dhammika Munashinghe , single work autobiography (p. 71-75)
Untitled, Pali Wijesekere , single work autobiography (p. 77-79)
Wilhelmina Dantanarayana, Ramani Wijeratne , single work biography
A piece written in honour and remembrance of the author's mother.
 (p. 81-83)
A Woman's Migration Journey, Priyani Nanayakkara , single work prose (p. 85-88)
Untitled, Melani Abeygoonawardana , single work autobiography (p. 89-90)
My Life in a Nutshell..., Aruni Fernando , single work autobiography (p. 91-92)
Untitled, Lalani Weeraratne , single work autobiography (p. 95-104)
Untitled, Nirmalie Wijesiriwardana , single work autobiography (p. 105-106)
Untitled, Priyanthi Weragoda , single work autobiography (p. 107-110)
Footprints, Badra Kamal Karunarathna , single work autobiography (p. 111-133)
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