Author: belongingmag

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POEM: Teena Saulo describes her homesickness upon arriving in Canberra, Australia.

ART: Mariana del Castillo explores the resilience of migrants in the face of unfamiliarity and impermanence.

ART: Janhavi Salvi explores the complications of adopting and navigating an imperial language.

POEM: Luoyang Chen describes the clash between shouldering the responsibility of subverting stereotypes and honouring one’s own ways.

POEM: Jasmine Soukieh considers the importance of place at the end of a life.

REFLECTION: Nina Marković Khaze recalls childhood memories of snow in Rooster’s Hill, Serbia, from her place in sunny Manly, Australia.

EXHIBITION: At the opening of ‘Creating Space’ – an exhibition of artworks by the Migrant Women’s Art Group.

INTERVIEW: Part 2 of our conversation with contributor, Anna Koestenbauer.

POEM: Luoyang Chen grapples with the burden of expectation – both personal and societal – that a cross-cultural person carries.

SONG: Evan Crommett combines elements of south and north American music traditions in his exploration of his Ecuadorian-American day-to-day.