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A collection of writing with a focus on the experiences of migrant students from Adelaide high schools.
Notes
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Acknowledgements: South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission / Multicultural Education Coordinating Committee / Multicultural Artsworkers Committee / Writer's Centre
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This publication is the result of the Multicultural Writing Project organised by Maria Vig, Vice-President of Multicultural Writers Association. Four metropolitan Adelaide high schools participated: Croydon High, Norwood High, Enfield High and Mitcham Girls' High School.
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'Children were asked to write about a topic of interest to them. They were given the choice of writing in English or in their own language' (140).
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains works by Asian-Australian students.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Henley Beach,
Charles Sturt area,
Adelaide - Northwest,
Adelaide,
South Australia,:M. Vig
, 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sang Su Is Greati"Sang Su is beautiful,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Along Southern Vietnami"Along southern Vietnam I see the jungle of mangroves", single work poetry (p. 2)
- What's the Hurry?i"Ding dong ding dong", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Poemi"Sitting Around me are three different cultures", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Thoughti"I wish", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Migrant Motheri"Pain from child birth", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Vietnami"Vietnam my loving country,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Silent but...i"I may be silent, but", single work poetry (p. 8)
- I Have Witnessed the Coup D'Etati"I have witnessed the coup d'etat in the Philippines", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Freedomi"The moment I sat my foot on that boat", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Poemi"A sad and lonely face", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Beliefsi"There are two things in life people believe in", single work poetry (p. 11)
- I Saw Him Standing Therei"I saw him standing there", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Poemi"Happiness", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Plant the Little Treei"Like feeding a baby", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Freedomi"Freedom means to have the right", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Back to My Homeland in My Dreami"A few weeks ago", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Multicultural Poemi"The sun will rise from between", single work poetry (p. 18)
- My High Schooli"Enfield High School", single work poetry (p. 19)
- My Villagei"My village is a small town", single work poetry (p. 20)
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