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This Is Us Australia Sharon Southwell
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This Is Us Australia interviews members of the Australian community with a migration story, be this one of coming to Australia or being born here to parents who migrated. The project is also keen to interview people with other stories of difference. It aims to foster understanding, challenge stereotypes and present a broad and diverse picture of who “we” are as Australians.
For Season 1 (2017) interview transcripts and photos, Season 2 (2018) podcast notes and photos, and information about how to take part in the project, and how to contact us, visit the This Is Us Australia project website (https://thisisusaustralia.wordpress.com)(see Blog, Project Description, and Contact). You are welcome to leave comments or feedback.
Listeners can also follow This Is Us Australia and be in contact on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thisisusaustralia and Twitter at https://twitter.com/thisisusaus.
Many thanks to Rambo2100 via Flickr for the photograph ‘Flinders Street’ used in the artwork and to Podington Bear for the theme music from ‘Forces’ in the album Piano III – Minor Keys.
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Se 02 Ep 10 Karien Dekker, Thornbury
"I was teaching social planning … I've gotten used to the Australian-English accent but in my first weeks I had real trouble understanding some of the [students], especially those from regional Victoria." "Because I do so much research about how disruptive migration can be for your networks, I was very much aware of the dangers." … Continue reading Se 02 Ep 10 Karien Dekker, Thornbury
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Se 02 Ep 09 Ellie Scott, Kangaroo Ground, Part Two
“There is a vision in the book of Revelation which I love - in the Bible - that talks about how around the throne of God in heaven there are people of every tongue, tribe, language and people group.” “Every cross-cultural experience you have makes you richer.” “I would just like to encourage people to … Continue reading Se 02 Ep 09 Ellie Scott, Kangaroo Ground, Part Two
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Se 02 Ep 08 Ellie Scott, Kangaroo Ground, Part One
“I remember hospitality being a big thing in our family and it wasn’t until probably university when I realised that wasn’t normal for a lot of people.” “I wish I was better at picking up sarcasm. You’d think I’d be better at it by now.” In this episode, part one of a two-part conversation, Sharon … Continue reading Se 02 Ep 08 Ellie Scott, Kangaroo Ground, Part One
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Se 02 Ep 07 Spring Sia, Brunswick, Part Two
“There is more honesty you get when you train with someone because at that point they are only showing what is true to themselves.” In this episode, the host of the This Is Us Australia podcast, Sharon Southwell, returns to Martial Spirit in Brunswick for the second part of a conversation with Spring Sia. When … Continue reading Se 02 Ep 07 Spring Sia, Brunswick, Part Two
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Se 02 Ep 06 Amal Awad, Inner West Sydney
"Everything I do is about unpacking truth ... different kinds of truth ... let's embrace them and understand each other through them". In this episode Sharon interviews Amal Awad, Sydney-based journalist, author and screenwriter. In 2017, Amal’s book Beyond Veiled Clichés: The Real Lives of Arab Women was published by Vintage Penguin Random House. In … Continue reading Se 02 Ep 06 Amal Awad, Inner West Sydney
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Se 02 Ep 05 Spring Sia, Brunswick
“I’ve been a professional Muay Thai fighter for three years now”. In this episode we meet Spring Sia from Brunswick, who migrated from Malaysia, at her business Martial Spirit, on busy Dawson Street in Brunswick. Here is a link to the interview. To see more of Spring in action, visit the Martial Spirit website and … Continue reading Se 02 Ep 05 Spring Sia, Brunswick