Summary Of Migrant Woman On A Melbourne Tram

During the years from 1914 - 1918 Australia was at constant battle all over the world fighting for the british. With battles deaths always follow. So many people say, “what did we ever gain from WW1 we lost so many people as a country”. Although we lost almost 60,000 men and 150,000 wounded or taken prisoner. After the war the British Government offered ex-servicemen free transportation to some of the colonies, 17,000 migrants arrived in Australia between 1919 and 1922. Community organisations paid for migrants to come over to Australia. Small numbers also arrived independently. It was also said that up to 300,000 men came over from britain post war to live. The British government gave an incentive to migrate over because so many people

Through the ostracising journey to integration in the Australian society, ‘Migrant Hostel’ depicts the alienation Skrzynecki, his family and thousands of migrants faced. The poem itself depicts a powerful paradox, as the migrants’ primary intention of moving being was to pursue their dreams for an untroubled life when in reality the antithesis was endured. As well as this, the profound motif of a bird is reiterated in

Culture is always changing. Beliefs, behaviours and presentation, religion and language all form part of what is an individual’s or community’s culture. (Bowes, Grace, & Hodge, 2012, p.75 & 77). Due to its intrinsic nature, when people migrate to Australia, they bring their culture with them. As migrants come from all over the world, and not the one place, their

Since World War 2 and the Vietnam War, Australia has become a multicultural country. Before the Vietnam War, though, the Australian government tried their best to keep Australia ‘white’. After the fear of communism from Vietnam, the government thought it would be in the country’s best interest to try and build up the population in Australia, but only allowing ‘white’ Europeans and British people to come. What is included in this report, is to discover how and why the migrants from non-European countries manage to change the face of modern Australia.

‘A Multi-Cultural Society’ is a factual recount in the chronological structure, started with an author’s impression of Australia and concluded with other people’s experiences, with sub-headings. The main theme of this related text is thankful, the author is being thankful to the opportunities herself and her families been given, “My parents just wanted a better life”. Her first impressions of Australia is a contrast to ‘Be Good, Little Migrants’, the author had a favourable experience, she like how Australia is a multi-cultural society with people from different countries. Australian society is diverse compare to India, her mother country. The author came over by an aeroplane with her parents when she was six years of age. She had an extraordinary

Australia... land of the sun, beaches and kangaroo’s, known for being a free and multicultural country accepting you, no matter whom you are... or so we thought. Kevin Gilbert’s insightful poem ‘The New True Anthem’ tries to uncover the faults hidden under Australia’s picturesque surface. It depicts an Aboriginals’ view of Australia, comparing images of Australia to the harsh reality that the author feels is happening in this country. The destruction of the environment and the poor treatment of Aboriginal people are common themes that can be seen throughout the poem which contrast ideas about Australia such as natural beauty and freedom.

“Migrant Hostel”, gives the responder a perspective of the plight of migrants and the trouble they face in building relationships due to the events in their past and the lack of understanding in the world around them. The metaphor of the “barrier at the main gate… Pointed in reprimand or shame” demonstrates how their housing affects them. A person cannot belong if they feel shamed, furthermore they consider themselves “birds of passage” with constant “comings and goings.” The constantly fluctuating events in their life results in an in-ability to form relationships as they have in-adequate time to form them, hindering belonging. Despite this shared “memories of hunger and hate” allowing some belonging, the alliteration emphasises the hardship of

Unfortunately, many migrants that come to Australia find themselves in this situation, struggling to feel included and comfortable with their changing identities. However, these differences make it harder to belong to one group; they can also strengthen bonds with one another. The most immediate and obvious indicator of difference with migrant is that of

The hostel is depicted as a place of insecurity where the individual identity has been removed and replaced with anonymity and insignificance ‘no one kept count of all the comings and goings’ and ‘arrivals of newcomers in busloads’. The poet also highlights the migrants need to seek out the familiar in people with the same nationality or culture, in search of a place to belong and a link to their former identities by connecting with other migrants, ‘ Nationalities sought each other out instinctively’.

On the refugee council website, there are many truly stories by migrants and refugees about their experience of contact with Australian culture. They need to be classified and made the subject of academic research. Nevertheless, the area of interest to the present research project because of their testimony to the input of migrants’ culture into Australian

The concept of being a ‘nation of immigrants’ is at the center of Australian identity.

Through out the process of my research, I gained and developed extensive awareness about the impact of migration to Australia on Persian women. My hypothesis was therefore proved in some aspects of the research. Conclusively, regardless of the changes Persian women are facing as a result of exposure to westernisation, they still tend to continue to value the Persian ideals of beauty, power and gender equality as well as marriage. Therefore my study further proved that migration and the influence of westernisation has heavily influenced the values and identity of these migrant women, however my research also identified that Persian women are able to extract certain ideas of the western culture to express their own ways of thinking when they

The novel Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera brings to light many issues faced by immigrant women. The novel follows the young Makina in her quest to find and bring home her brother from what she imagines to be a mystical far away land. While the novel focuses on the challenges of immigration, the underlying meaning is much more complex. In Yuri Herrera’s Signs Preceding the End of the World, the common misconception that women cannot be the strong character in the novel is challenged. This is achieved by having the female protagonist, Makina, go on a quest to save her brother, be a vital individual in her community, and fight the misogynistic society she lives in.

Fatimah sat down, to shocked stares and disagreeing words. Satisfied that she had gotten her point across, she took in a deep breath. There would always be those who didn’t understand, who would hate and judge. Her family was here for life and opportunity. But maybe Australia isn’t the Land of Opportunity for All. Maybe it’s just the Land of Opportunity for

The poem “They’ll say she must be from another country,” by Imtiaz Dharker explores the challenges of a woman in her everyday life. She feels that she doesn’t belong in the country she is living in, because people can notice how different she is from everyone else. She makes it easy for people to understand why she feels alienated but, at the same time feels proud of who she is. Dharker conveys her message through the many examples of alienation given throughout her poem.