Seeking asylum : our stories
2021
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This beautifully illustrated hardback captures the stories of those who have lived the experience of seeking asylum. In their own voices, contributors share how they came to be in Australia, and explore diverse aspects of their lives -- growing up in a refugee camp, studying for a PhD, changing attitudes through soccer, being a Muslim in a small country town, campaigning against racism, surviving detention, holding onto culture, dreaming of being reunited with family. There are stories of love, pain, injustice, achievement and everything in between. Accompanied by beautiful portrait photographs, they show the depth and diversity of people's experience and trace the impact of Australia's immigration policies. Seeking Asylum also includes a foreword by Liliana Maria and an essay by Abdul Karim Hekmat on the human, social and political impact of Australia's treatment of people seeking asylum over the last fifty years. Seeking Asylum redefines assumptions about people who have sought asylum and inspires readers to take action to create a more welcoming Australia.
Main title:
Seeking asylum : our stories / Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
Author:
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, issuing body
Imprint:
Melbourne : Black Inc, [2021].
Collation:
166 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm.
Notes:
'The voices Australia should hear' --Cover.
ISBN:
9781760643300 (hardback)
Dewey class:
305.9069 SEE305.9069
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
39164
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