https://languageonthemove.com/my-african-australian-story/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:30:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://languageonthemove.com/my-african-australian-story/#comment-123547 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:30:28 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=22984#comment-123547 wowwww this is deep more grace, courage, boldness, lucidity , endurance and echoeing of our voices to the world , an underlying rich history of Africans need to be known, not only in Australia but in and around the world……….

]]> https://languageonthemove.com/my-african-australian-story/#comment-75188 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 06:32:13 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=22984#comment-75188 Thank you for sharing your story, Vera. It’s such a privilege to read the story behind the researcher. I also really enjoyed watching the interview, although it also made me a tad sad given we haven’t been able to see each other face-to-face on campus for such a long time.
To any LotM readers wishing to hear more stories by African voices, may I recommend the anthology “Growing up African in Australia” (2019). This collection brings together stories from the African diaspora, encompassing all types of migration stories, regardless of how Australians of African descent came to Australia – whether through recent migration directly from the African continent, or through several generations of migration from around the world. Deeply moving and personal, this has been one of my ‘lockdown reads’ this year (https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/news/growing-african-australia-extract). In the introduction, editor Maxine Beneba Clarke writes: “This anthology was initiated, written, curated, edited and driven by the members of the African-diaspora community in Australia (…) Our voices are strong, our roots run deep, and our stories are powerfully diverse” (p.4)

]]> https://languageonthemove.com/my-african-australian-story/#comment-75144 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 07:02:36 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=22984#comment-75144 Great and very insightful. Racism had been the green eye monster that needs to be slaughtered,battered and tattered. Blacks have many a history. We are the epitome of resilience and have the greatest power of endurance. Kindly trace the link between the Aborigines of Australia and the African descendants. There are many blacks who have survived these demeaning monster call RACISM.Notwithstanding, we will make inroads. Congratulation and continue with your great research.
Kindly link me to any Australian University.

]]> https://languageonthemove.com/my-african-australian-story/#comment-75121 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 22:23:32 +0000 https://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=22984#comment-75121 Thank you Vera for sharing your story! The voices from the margin need to be included more and more to change , if not then at least disturb, a type of world that is self-centred and swollen with pride and sickly.
Really whetted my appetite and now I’m heading over to the video.

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