THOUGHT PIECE: Anna Koestenbauer considers the contradictions inherent to ‘being’ a migrant Australian.
Category: Thoughts + Stories
I am Piedmontese
REFLECTION: Mirella Sadkowsky narrates her migration story, exploring the impact of distance on her sense of cultural identity.
Connections, far away
BORROWED MEMOIR: Dunja Kaczmarek recalls two moments of surprise connection with fellow cross-cultural migrants across two countries.
Home
REFLECTION: Božana Pašić contemplates the restoration of connections lost to time and war, and tracks how her family’s notion of ‘home’ has changed over multiple migrations.
On the move during COVID-19
REFLECTION: Nicola Jones shares her family’s experience of COVID-19, straddling life between Japan and New Zealand.
Málaga to Canberra, the long way around
MEMOIR: Juan Rodríguez recounts the tale of his long and winding journey from Málaga to Canberra.
Bodies of water
MEMOIR: On a hot summer’s day in Canberra, Dunja Kaczmarek takes in a few unexpected gifts.
The surface
THOUGHT PIECE: Evelina Ericsson describes the persistent worry and longing felt when weathering this pandemic far from people you love.
The malban that was not
FOLK + FOOD: Unable to travel to access her favourite treats, Jasmine Soukieh tackles the formidable challenge of making malban herself at home.
Da li se setiš / Do you remember
ART/REFLECTION: Ivana Jovanović invites us along with her on her search for her Yugoslavian roots, and shares with us four very special pieces of art.
