Projects

Ongoing project

Drawing by Nguyen Thanh Hong Read the stories... A good life in Australia A happy life in Australia A journey from Greece to Australia A multi-cultural society A New Hope A new start in Australia A new life in Australia An Interview with Youssef Harb An Interview with Michael Peros Anusha's Homeland Australia is home Coming from Macedonia to Australia Coming from The Philippines to Australia Coming to Australia Differences between Spain and Wollongong Experiences We Faced From Abbazia, Italy to Australia From Cyprus to Australia From Cyprus to Wollongong From Delhi to Pennant Hills From Manila to Medowie From Poland to Newcastle From There (Vietnam) to Here (Australia) From Vietnam to Wollongong God bless Australia Hard work pays off Hopes for a better life. How my life has changed Impressions of Australia Interview with Charalambia Interview with Maria Xuereb Interview with my grandmother Journeys from Spain to Wollongong Kristina's story Life after Vietnam Life in a new land Memories of Spain Mina's story Moving to Australia My Australian Home My Dad's Trip to Australia My experience of migration My grandfather's story My grandmother Yasuko's story My Pappau Kosmas No regrets Our new life in Australia Our parents' stories of migrating to Australia The From There to Here of Sakkarn Chaichim Sotorios'story The Interview The Life of my Aunty The life of my grandmother, Anna The story of my grandparents migration experiences. Three Generations in the New Land Two different cultures What was life like during migration?

Who's involved

Migration Heritage Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
Association of Illawarra Community Language Schools Incorp.
Hunter Parents & Teachers Association of Community Languages Schools
Community languages schoolteachers, students and their families
Migrant communities



When and where

Project location:
Across NSW
Project status:
Ongoing project

Project description

From There to Here is a project of the NSW Community Languages Schools Program in the NSW Department for Education and Training and was launched in September 2002. Community Languages Schools have functioned successfully in NSW since the first migrants arrived in Australia. Through weekend and evening classes, students are able to study, value and practise the traditional languages of their homeland.

In this project, young people interview a grandparent, older family member or community elder in the language they are learning. The students then write stories on issues such as:

life in their homeland;

reasons for leaving their homeland to come to their new home, Australia;

settlement experiences;

views on what it means to live in Australia today; and

other current issues of importance.

These stories are written in a language other than English. Students are encouraged to accompany their stories with photographs and other visual aids. The stories - with versions in English - are collected on the MHC website.

What does the project achieve?

Greater exposure to the Community Languages Schools and their achievements.
Stronger links between Community Languages Schools and their communities.

A resource which will promote family stories and cultural heritage, operating in an ongoing and self-renewing manner.

From There to Here was winner of the Multicultural Heritage category at the 2003 Energy Australia National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards.


Project contact

Len Ball - Education Officer
Community Language School Program, NSW Department of Education and Training

Phone 02 9266 8060
Fax 02 9266 8505

Email len.ball@det.nsw.edu.au

Address:
Locked Bag 53
DARLINGHURST NSW 2010
AUSTRALIA

Website
www.det.nsw.edu.au