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Karakon

When the second civil war broke out in Sudan, my father decided to send my brothers and I to Ethiopia, both for protection from abduction, but also because...

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28.06.18 3 minute read
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Veronica

Of about 70 people in our family, nearly everyone was killed by the Khmer Rouge. They targeted anyone who could be a threat, who didn’t conform to their...

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28.06.18 3 minute read
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Syed

I come from a fairly privileged background in Pakistan, as both my parents had white collar jobs. We weren’t really rich though. Whenever we asked for...

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25.06.18 3 minute read
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Simon

I have a lot of precious memories from Syria, especially from my first year at university, which was wonderful and eye opening. I was following my passion in...

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25.06.18 2 minute read
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Zandile

When I was 2 years old, my mum left to go to the US so that she could support us, as there were no jobs in Zimbabwe. She and my father had already separated,...

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25.06.18 2 minute read
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Pablo

I come from a long line of politically active family members who were active socialists in Chile in the 1970s. When the coup led by Augusto Pinochet occurred,...

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25.06.18 2 minute read
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Manjit Gural

Name: Manjit GujralJob: Restaurateur, Manjits restaurantsAge: 66 Arrived from India, 1984I am the owner of Manjits indian restaurants in Sydney. Our...

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25.06.18 2 minute read
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Monika Tu

Name: Monika TuJob: Owner, Black Diamondz Property ConciergeAge: 56 Arrived from China, 1988I am the Founder and Director of Black Diamondz Group. I...

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25.06.18 2 minute read
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Maryam

My parents were open minded and educated, so I was allowed to go to school in Afghanistan, but they were just small local schools and there were maybe seven...

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25.06.18 4 minute read
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Franck

I always expected to live in Copenhagen. But when I was 22, a friend, Bjorn, called to tell me his new girlfriend had a friend from Australia coming to visit...

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25.06.18 2 minute read

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