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What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey alone to a mysterious country, a place without family or friends, where everything is nameless and the future is unknown. This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tribute to all those who have made the journey.
Iran is probably the most misunderstood country in the world, and its people are among the most feared. Award-winning travel writer Jill Worrall, with her friend Reza Mirkhalaf, a leading tour manager from Tehran, describe an Iran the world has forgotten about. Few people in the west know anything about the Iranian people beyond their current politics and religion. Two Wings of a Nightingale uses the threads of Iran's silk road heritage as a basis for a road trip travelogue. Many of the places visited have rarely been written abou... read more
This incredible true story of survival poignantly illustrates how even in the darkest times good people are willing to risk their own safety to save the lives of others.
Krystyna is one of 732 'Polish children' who survived forced deportation to the Soviet Union and was given a home in New Zealand in 1944. Her remarkable story, a composite portrait drawn from interviews with Polish survivors, begins in a peaceful Polish village and follows her family's harrowing journey to a labour camp in Siberia, the terrible flight to freedom, and Krystyna's lonely voyage to a safe refuge in New Zealand. This might be one of the most poignant stories of the last century. It is a beautifully evoked account of a c... read more
From the 1860s, the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island was the scene of two major gold strikes, attracting hopefuls from all over the world. Suddenly, where there had been native bush and wide rivers, towns with 400 pubs and accommodation houses had appeared. Amongst the hopefuls were Irish miners, many of whom stayed on after the goldrushes as part of a community with its own distinctive character.This is the first academic study on the history of those Irish - where they came from, who they were, how many women came and wha... read more
Indians have been present in New Zealand for over a hundred years, yet few New Zealanders would know their story. Who were these people, where did they come from, and what role have. First published October 2007.
Promised New Zealand is the true tale of refugees who fled Nazi terror in Europe for a safe haven on the opposite side of the world ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃ... read more
From the foreword: The whole of human history is about migration - voluntary and involuntary. New Zealand is a nation of migrants more or less recent. This autobiography joins a growing literature of what this dislocation means both to the individual concerned and to the receiving community.
Plenty of us have formed opinions about immigration, but how often have we stopped to hear migrantsÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàown stories . Here, 50 migrants and refugees who have moved to New Zealand tell about their lives.
Written by three graduate students and many academics and researchers, this collection of accounts talks about women immigrants to New Zealand. Covering the post-date World War II period, it considers the experiences of women from many backgrounds and countries, including Germany, China, Samoa, Ireland, and Maori migration to urban centres.
Tells the story of Irish migration to New Zealand in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Using many sources, including letters from migrants to their families in Ireland, this book offers a glimpse into the lives and experiences of these newcomers as they left post-Famine Ireland and made their way to a destination 'half the world from home'.
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MainSails Level 6 provides students with opportunities to engage in a wide variety of texts that allow them to use oral, written and visual language effectively and to think critically about content. Suitable for 12-16 year olds.
MainSails Level 6 provides students with opportunities to engage in a wide variety of texts that allow them to use oral, written and visual language effectively and to think critically about content. Suitable for 12-16 year olds
New Zealand is a country that has always attracted immigrants and every family that comes to our shores brings their own stories with them.This book shares the stories of some families who have immigrated here, plus retells a traditional story loved by that family.Beautifully illustrated this will be a bedtime favourite with many children.
Ali Ismail is a refugee. In Afghanistan, the Taliban have murdered his father, and so Ali's uncle smuggles him out of the country to safety - to Australia. But instead of finding freedom, Ali is taken to a detention centre in the outback. For twelve long months he waits to find out if he will be allowed to stay. Age 10+.
The year is 1901 and Australia is about to become its own country, forging a new identify of Great Britain, with it own governing body that unites the independent colonies as one nation. This is the diary of Chek Chee, a Chinese boy living in Sydney; but life for this boy is unusually different. Ages 10+.
Mary Talence has been given a diary for her 10th birthday, and in it she documents her life at Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home. When a white couple fosters Mary, she must deal with a new family, environment and culture. But all the time, memories of Mary's past continue to confuse her.
Young people living with dire situations tell their heart-warming stories in their own words. This is combined with facts, timelines, statistics and reports by governments and aid agencies. This story tells the life of Pramod.
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