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Photos + Art by belongingmagSep 20, 20205:09 pmSeptember 20, 2020
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Art and Migration

ART: Kirandeep Grewal shares with us her migration journey, across three continents and through various artistic media.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagSep 6, 20205:00 pm
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To be or to be

THOUGHT PIECE: Anna Koestenbauer considers the contradictions inherent to ‘being’ a migrant Australian.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagAug 16, 20205:01 pm
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I am Piedmontese

REFLECTION: Mirella Sadkowsky narrates her migration story, exploring the impact of distance on her sense of cultural identity.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagAug 9, 20205:54 pm
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Connections, far away

BORROWED MEMOIR: Dunja Kaczmarek recalls two moments of surprise connection with fellow cross-cultural migrants across two countries.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagJul 26, 20205:00 pm
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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.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagJul 19, 20205:00 pm
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On the move during COVID-19

REFLECTION: Nicola Jones shares her family’s experience of COVID-19, straddling life between Japan and New Zealand.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagJul 12, 20205:05 pmJuly 12, 2020
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Málaga to Canberra, the long way around

MEMOIR: Juan Rodríguez recounts the tale of his long and winding journey from Málaga to Canberra.

Poems by belongingmagJul 5, 20205:07 pmJuly 5, 2020
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Hidden

POEM: Narmadhaa Sivaraja describes how false racial hierarchies are reinforced through a wilful cloaking of non-White players.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagJun 14, 20205:00 pmJune 14, 2020
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Bodies of water

MEMOIR: On a hot summer’s day in Canberra, Dunja Kaczmarek takes in a few unexpected gifts.

Thoughts + Stories by belongingmagJun 7, 20205:02 pm
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The surface

THOUGHT PIECE: Evelina Ericsson describes the persistent worry and longing felt when weathering this pandemic far from people you love.

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