Migration Stories

(Asian)-Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi

I believe that institutional racism is a much greater problem in Australian society than we are prepared to acknowledge, and it informs behaviours without people even realising it – even in people who think they are embracing a multicultural society. My “story” is a discussion of my observations and experiences as a first-generation, Asian-Australian woman [...]

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A Better Life?

Author: Charles Wong, urban dweller Migrants hope for a better life, but how far short do they ever think their expectations may fall? Since my arrival here in 1985, I have led, it seems to me, a thoroughly uneventful, middle-class existence. Many Australians deny that a class system exists in this country: if that line [...]

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A Good Life In Australia

From There To Here » Read the Vietnamese version of this story Author: Hoang Yen Nhi Storyteller: Hoang Yen Nhi Community Language School: Wollongong Vietnamese School Main School: to be added A description of our life in Wollongong. Hello! My name is Hoang Yen Nhi. This year I am 9 years old. I am studying [...]

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A Multi-Cultural Society

» Read the Tamil version of this story Author: Amudhan Annamalai Storyteller: Amudhan Annamalai Community Language School: Balar Malar Tamil School Holsworthy Main School: Hurlstone Agriculture High School My impressions of arriving in Australia. Australia is a multi-cultural society and lots of people migrate to Australia from different cultures. My life in India I was [...]

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A New Hope

From There To Here » Read the Tamil version of this story Author: Saisson Rajendran Storyteller: Saisson Rajendran Community Language School: Homebush Tamil Study Centre Main School: James Ruse Agricultural School The story of how we began a new life in Australia. On the banks of Jaffna, the war torn scanty street stays still, quite [...]

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A New Life In Australia

» Read the Vietnamese version of this story Author: Nguyen Thanh Vyen Storyteller: Nguyen Thanh Vyen Community Language School: Wollongong Vietnamese School Main School: Towradgi Public School The story of how my family came to Australia. My family. I live in Fairy Meadow, 2519. I live with my parents, my older sister Van, my older [...]

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A New Start In Australia

» Read the Vietnamese version of this story Author: Nguyen Phi Son Storyteller: Nguyen Phi Son Community Language School: Wollongong Vietnamese School Main School: Berkeley Public School We love to live in Australia. Come and Meet My Family Hello everyone! My name is Nguyen Phi Son and I am 11 years old. There are 5 [...]

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Adib Marabani

Adib Marabani Canterbury’s People: Adib Marabani is a highly respected leader in the Lebanese Muslim community in Canterbury. He played a major part in the establishment of Ali Ben Ali Mosque and the Lebanese Muslim Association at Lakemba. Life in Lebanon Born in 1928, Adib Marabani grew up in Tripoli, Lebanon. Adib’s father ran a [...]

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All Four Corners

From All Four Corners – Stories Of Migration To Wagga Wagga is a Museum of the Riverina exhibition researched in partnership with the NSW Migration Heritage Centre that celebrates, explores and captures the personal stories of migrants coming to Wagga in New South Wales – both past and present, individual and group – who have [...]

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An Interview With Michael Peros

From There To Here » Read the Greek version of this story Author: Penny Sanantis Storyteller: Michael Peros Community Language School: Greek School Wollongong Main School: St Patrick’s A story about my grandfather. Where do you come from? I come from Greece from an island called Lipsi. Describe the place where you lived. It is [...]

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An Interview With Youssef Harb

An Interview with Youssef Harb. Author: Wafa Whitney Storyteller: Youssef Habib Harb Community Language School: South Coast Lebanese Association School Main School: St Patrick's From Lebanon to Wollongong. Where do you come from? Youssef Habib Harb was born in Tanourine. He is the fourth eldest child of ten. He was raised on a farm by [...]

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Andrew Fabinyi

Cultural background: Hungarian
Place of origin: Hungary
Date of arrival: 1939
Andrew Fabinyi was born on 27 December 1908 in Budapest, son of Imre Fabinyi, lawyer, and his wife Margit, née Nagel. Andor was educated at Minta Gymnasium and Pazmany University…

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Angelina Gonano

Angelina Gonano Canterbury’s People: Angelina and Arno Gonano came to Australia from Italy in 1953. Together they established a successful automotive repair business in Petersham. Now retired, Angelina exceeds in charity work and has won many awards for her beautiful garden in Beverly Hills. Life in Cavasso Nuovo Angelina was born in 1938 in Cavasso [...]

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Angelina Todoroska

With her two children, Angelina came to Australia in 1970 to join her husband who had been working at the steelworks in Port Kembla. Angelina is from the village of Meseista, near Ohrid… Bookmark on DeliciousRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersTweet about it

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Anna & Giovanni Tomc

Anna & Giovanni Tomc Canterbury’s People: Anna and Giovanni Tomc were born in what is now Bosnia, formerly part of Yugoslavia. They arrived in Melbourne in 1959 as refugees. Anna and Giovanni have established an extremely happy life in Australia and particularly in Lakemba, where they have raised their two children. Anna’s early life in [...]

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Anusha’s Homeland

» Read the Tamil version of this story Author: Rani Arjunamani Storyteller: Rani Arjunamani Community Language School: Ashfield Balar Malar Main School: Homebush Public School The story of Anusha’s life in Australia. Anusha was only 10 years old. It was January 14th, 1989. Anusha was enjoying the sweet pongal her grandma had made. It was [...]

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Attila J. Urmenyhazi

Cultural background: Hungarian

Place of origin: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of arrival: 8 Jan.1960

I was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1938 from ethnic Hungarian Roman Catholic parents originally from Budapest. My father was a tradesman hat maker, later an industrialist in that field…

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Australia is home

» Read the Greek version of this story Author: Spyros Vouyioukas Storyteller: Thanasis Vouyioukas Community Language School: Hellenic Orthodox Community of Bexley North and Districts Main School: Kingsgrove Public School The story of my grandmother’s life and her experiences of adapting to a new country. I have chosen my grandmother to interview about her experiences [...]

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Ben Fatto Bene (Well made: well done)

The Italian-Australian community is ageing. How do elderly people spend their days? View stories of seven people who have left their mark on the Illawarra through their talents and skills.

An It.So.Wel. Wollongong documentary supported by the Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW.

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Blaguna Nikolovska

Blaguna migrated to the Illawarra in 1997 with her husband. Her children were already living here and she now lives with them. She is from the village of Dolenci… Bookmark on DeliciousRecommend on FacebookShare with StumblersTweet about it

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Boh L Yeng

Name Boh L Yeng Birthplace Johor Bahru, Malaysia Lives Sydney, Australia Profile I was born and raised in the south of West Malaysia, partly educated in New Brunswick, Canada, USA and Australia. I migrated to Australia in August 1987 and I still believe it is a good move. Initially I missed attending San Francisco 49ers' [...]

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Building Sand Castles

From All Four Corners – Stories Of Migration To Wagga Wagga is a Museum of the Riverina exhibition researched in partnership with the NSW Migration Heritage Centre that celebrates, explores and captures the personal stories of migrants coming to Wagga in New South Wales – both past and present, individual and group – who have [...]

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Buntha Nhem

This story is part of our upcoming exhibition focusing on migrants who arrived in Australia after 1974.

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By The Seat Of His Pants

From All Four Corners – Stories Of Migration To Wagga Wagga is a Museum of the Riverina exhibition researched in partnership with the NSW Migration Heritage Centre that celebrates, explores and captures the personal stories of migrants coming to Wagga in New South Wales – both past and present, individual and group – who have [...]

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Caterina Taviani

Author: Caterina Taviani,  Italian community, George Hanna Memorial Museum It was 1959. I was 30. My husband and I made a huge decision to emigrate to Australia. We left with our two young children. Our motto was “Dove si finisce il mondo, stare asieme”. For us it meant “we may go to the end of [...]

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Censina Micallef migrated from Malta to Australia in 1963

“I was 16 and a half years old when I left Malta.”

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Charles Jaji

Name Charles Jaji Birthplace Sydney, Australia Lives Sydney, Australia Your organisation/community Bosco Hockey Club at Engadine NSW and Sutherland Shire Women's Hockey Assoc Profile 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 [...]

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Cheryle Yin-Lo

Name Cheryle Yin-Lo Birthplace Sydney, Australia Lives Blue Mountains, Australia Your organisation/community Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW Profile I am a 2nd generation Australian born Chinese. After leaving high school I graduated from Sydney College of the Arts with my B.A in Visual Arts in photography and printmaking. After trying to work out how [...]

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Christopher Abela migrated from Malta to Australia in 2010

“I came to Australia to be with the love of my life.”

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Close Knit

From All Four Corners – Stories Of Migration To Wagga Wagga is a Museum of the Riverina exhibition researched in partnership with the NSW Migration Heritage Centre that celebrates, explores and captures the personal stories of migrants coming to Wagga in New South Wales – both past and present, individual and group – who have [...]

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