refugee

Tuesday, June 06

Michael still giving back

During Refugee Week, 82-year-old Michael Nguyen reflected on his dramatic escape from Vietnam in 1977 and subsequently building a life in South Australia and his involvement in the local community.

School honour for Socceroo

Growing up in a refugee camp in Kenya, Awer Mabil and his mates honed their soccer skills by kicking rolled-up socks around the vast dirt expanses, or if they were lucky they would manufacture a ‘sockball’ made of plastic bags.

Rana Hussien

Wrapping her head around unity

Jolted into action after an incident on a bus where she was accused of being a terrorist because she was wearing a headscarf, 16-year-old Rana Hussien is on a mission to create awareness and remove the stigma about the hijab.

A people person who lit up the room

Vilmos (Vili) Milisits OAM KJSJ - Born: September 8 1948 | Died: March 26 2021

Refugee experiences shared at Blackfriars

Blackfriars Priory students and staff gained a deeper understanding of the experience of refugees during Refugee Week (June 14-20).

Dream of flying comes closer to reality for Somayeh

Like a lot of young children, Somayeh Ahmadi dreamed of learning how to fly when she was growing up in Iran.

Finding kindness in an unexpected place

On a recent trip to Sweden to visit our son who was studying at Lund University, my husband, Tony, and I decided we needed to get away from the big cities and see some countryside.