Projects

 

Maria Sipka

Your Stories
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Being born in a communist country, formerly known as Czechoslovakia, in 1975...
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Bill Kramers

Your Stories
Birthplace: Hilversum, The Netherlands
I was born in Hilversum in 1933. After military service I migrated to Australia at the age of 24 on the Johan van Oldenbarneveld...
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Boh L Yeng

Your Stories
Birthplace Johor Bahru, Malaysia
I was born and raised in the south of West Malaysia, partly educated in New Brunswick, Canada, USA and Australia...
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Charles Jaji

Your Stories
BirthplaceSydney, Australia
I was born in 1955 at Ryde Hospital, Sydney NSW. My parents had just purchased their first home at Meadowbank. Mum and dad, as well as two sisters, had immigrated to Australia from Lebanon...
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Cheryle Yin-Lo

Your Stories
Birthplace Sydney, Australia
I am a 2nd generation Australian born Chinese. After leaving high school I graduated from Sydney College of the Arts...
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Frank L Scicluna

Your Stories
Birthplace: Vittoriosa, Malta
I was born in Vittoriosa (Birgu) Malta but spent most of my childhood and youth at Santa Venera. I migrated to Australia in 1965...
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Indigo Williams

Your Stories
Birthplace: Saigon, Vietnam
I was adopted from Saigon to Sydney in 1972. For the past couple of years I have been driving an online community project...
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Jaji, Peter M.

Your Stories
Birthplace Sydney, Australia
I was born early morning on Australia Day 1959. I have a brother and six sisters. My father (now deceased) and mother came from Lebanon...
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John Harrigan

Your Stories
Birthplace:London, England
Recently I celebrated five years of living in Australia with a friend, also a fellow migrant...
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Joop Mul

Your Stories
Birthplace: Gouda, The Netherlands
I was born in Gouda, the Netherlands during World War II. I migrated to Australia at the age of 12...
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Len Dempsey

Your Stories
Birthplace: UK
I was born in the UK in 1957 and our family migrated to Australia in 1967.We returned to the UK in Nov 1973...
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Lucy Taksa

Your Stories
Birthplace: Walbrzych, Poland
My cultural background has numerous layers that connect me to a number of different countries. My name originates from Latvia...
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Marie-Anne Maakrun

Your Stories
Birthplace Sydney, Australia
I never quite understood why my Italian, Greek Lebanese friends and I had to attend ESL...
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Marisa Cano

Your Stories
Birthplace Madrid, Spain
I was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1959. In 1962 my family migrated to Australia, so my first memories are of this country...
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Nadya Stani

Your Stories
Birthplace: Shanawan, Egypt
I worked at SBS and the ABC as a daily news and current affairs reporter and documentary maker before becoming co-ordinator of the Community Harmony project in Bankstown...
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Rhonda Balzan

Your Stories
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
The Federal Government's Multicultural Policy and the New South Wales Government's Diversity policy raised the stakes for second and third generation Maltese Australians...
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Rudy Ardianto (grakk)

Your Stories
Birthplace: Salatiga, Java, Indonesia
I have been interested in art for as long as I can remember. I first started painting about 1993 when I was living with several other artists in Salatiga...
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Sovannairand Kay

Your Stories
Birthplace: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
I. My life prior to the Pol Pot Communist regime
II. My life under Communist Pol Pot regime
III. My life after the Pol Pot regime
IV. Life in prison
V. Life in the Thai Refugee Camp
VI. Life in Australia
VII. My Employment

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Ursula Dauth

Your Stories
Birthplace: Frankonia, Germany
I was born in a rather remote area of Germany close to the former border of East Germany...
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Vasiliki Nihas

Your Stories
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
My name is Vasiliki Nihas. Or rather, it's Vasilo Nihas if you're my husband or close family...
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Victor Humphries

Your Stories
Birthplace: Kidderminster, UK
My life has 3 parts, the first part of my life up to the age of 18 was the best part. I lived with my Grandmother & Grandfather...
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