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Why Don’t We Call Ourselves African Australians?
September 3rd, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to participate in a documentary on the Ethiopian youth who live in commission housing in a suburb called Carlton.
Considering my shallow understanding of the topic area, I invited along a friend of mine from church - big up to U - who just happened to be of Ethiopian descent and happened to be working in the migrant resource centre (not in Carlton though).
Interesting Question Read the rest of this entry »
Mwangi and Coach Caroline Discuss Culture Shock and the Psychology of African Immigrants
August 26th, 2008
Let me apologize for constantly interjecting with”Yup!”, “Yes!” and “Mh mh” all the time. The mindset I went into this audio with was that it was a discussion as opposed to an interview and so that’s why I kept making those interjections.
That aside, I think this interview is extremely valuable.
Repetition of Truth Read the rest of this entry »
How to Have Maximum Positive Impact on an African Immigrant’s Life
August 22nd, 2008
I am back with the final edition on the series. First of all, a quick refresher on what we have discussed so far:
1) One Thing We MUST Begin Doing NOW As African Immigrants
2) What Every African Immigrant Ought to Know About Recording and Sharing Success
3) In What Areas Do We as African Immigrants Need to Record and Share Our Successes
To be honest Read the rest of this entry »
What are Marriages for Papers a.k.a. Paper Marriages?
August 11th, 2008
This blog has been around for 8+ months now and I was actually extremely surprised when I realized that not once did I talk about something so unique yet so present within the African immigrant experience.
Opinions on Melbourne from a Wife, Mother and Entrepreneur
August 5th, 2008
Tips on Repatriating to Kenya from Linda of Capital FM
July 29th, 2008
Why Do Our Accents Change When We Immigrate Abroad?
July 6th, 2008
Today let’s talk about a little something that we all see or do when we go abroad.
The Change of Accent Read the rest of this entry »
What is the Western Entitlement Syndrome?
July 3rd, 2008
What is the Western Entitlement Syndrome?
If this article is a little to abstract or ambiguous, ask questions in the comments thread and I will gladly make sure you get what I’m trying to say.
In the interests of ensuring that everyone understands everyone as much as possible, I will write about something today that I have chosen to label:
The Western Entitlement Syndrome
But Mwangi What is the Western Entitlement Syndrome? Read the rest of this entry »
2 Funny Stories from My Days as an Aged Care Nurse
June 29th, 2008
Today let’s take a look at how the pursuit of the dollar has humbled us.
Let’s not discuss it at the abstract or conceptual level: let’s make it real by sharing some stories.
Below are two stories from my days as an aged care nurse/hospital wardsman/general cleaner and gardener/disability care person.
