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Notes
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All of the essays in this collection have been published anonymously.
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Editor's note: Careful consideration was given to the sequencing of this book. We decided not to arrange the stories in any specific order, but to allow them to come together as randomly as the women did, when they came and told their stories.
This selection of stories aims to acknowledge each women's personal experience, rather than stereotyping by countries of origin, age, etc.
We thank these women for their trust and generosity.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Migrant Women Writers' Group
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Poland : 'The Main Objective Is For My Daughter to Complete Her Studies ...', single work autobiography (p. 7-8)
- Sri Lanka : 'I Think It Will Take Three Years or More to Really Know What Australia Is About ... !', single work autobiography (p. 9-11)
- Chile : 'My Qualifications Were Recognised Here but That Doesn't Mean You Find a Job Easy ... ', single work autobiography (p. 12-14)
- Turkey : 'I Push Myself to Learn English but I Get Tired ... ', single work autobiography (p. 15-17)
- Bolivia : 'Australia Was a Great Change for Me ... ', single work autobiography (p. 18-19)
- England : 'My Feet Got Itchier to Go Somewhere and See ... ', single work autobiography (p. 20-26)
- Vietnam : 'Being Pregnant Could Be Considered a Blessing ... ', single work autobiography (p. 27-28)
- Cyprus : 'I Was Afraid Sometimes My Friends Didn't Want Me ... ', single work autobiography (p. 29-31)
- Argentina : 'Never the Truth Can Offend ... ', single work autobiography (p. 32-33)
- France-Rumania : 'I Thought, It's Either Me Who Is Wrong or They Are Total Morons ... ', single work autobiography (p. 35-40)
- Philippines : 'A Loss of Status for Me, That I Was Experiencing ... ', single work autobiography (p. 41-44)
- Italy : 'Being Married to a Man Who Didn't Want to Work ... ', single work autobiography (p. 45-47)
- Lebanon : 'This Is Great, Women's Liberation ... ', single work autobiography (p. 48-57)
- Israel : 'On One Hand, Don't Lose Your Roots, on the Other Hand, Be Proud of It ... ', single work autobiography (p. 58-61)
- Holland : 'So When I Learned English, I Became Accepted ... ', single work autobiography (p. 62-65)
- Cambodia : ' ... No Freedom. If You Rebel You Get Shot ... ', single work autobiography (p. 66-69)
- Switzerland : 'It's Just Right For Me in Australia ... ', single work autobiography (p. 69-70)
- Bangladesh : 'I Could, as a Woman, Have a Decent Life on My Own, in Australia ... ', single work autobiography (p. 71-73)
- Vietnam : 'Few Might Be Rich, Most Might Be Poor, But We All Flee the Country for Our Life ... ', single work autobiography (p. 74-80)
- Israel : 'I Wouldn't Give Up; I Didn't Want to Be a Loser ... ', single work autobiography (p. 81-82)
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