Centre for Stories
Stories
Stories are at the heart of what we do. The aim of our story archive is to make good stories available to a wide audience in the hope of strengthening connections between people and encouraging a more inclusive and informed community.
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Green Leaves
Unpacking ‘Under the Tattered Roof’ with Jerome Masamaka
In this interview, we learn more about Jerome Masamaka and the story behind his debut collection, Under the Tattered Roof.
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Saga Sisterhood
Esther Marriott - Joyride
With Indian, Burmese, German and English ancestry, and growing up in the wheatbelt of Western Australia, Esther Marriott never felt like she belonged anywhere.
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Saga Sisterhood
Syarisa Yasin
Deciding to study film at university after she migrated to Perth, Western Australia, Syarisa Yasin was frustrated to discover people kept trying to push their own stereotypes onto her stories.
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Saga Sisterhood
Rekha Rajinder Sekhon
Rekha Sekhon has many names, and many lineages. Coming from both Kenya and India, Rekha shares her story of how through love, family and migration, she discovered who she really is.
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Saga Sisterhood
Hojeswinee Kanagarajah
Hojeswinee Kanagarajah grew up speaking many languages in Malaysia and feeling at home in different accents, never ashamed or judged. But when she moved to Australia, everything changed.
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Saga Sisterhood
Jawaria Mahmood
After migrating from Pakistan to Perth, Australia, Jawaria Mahmood shares a story of bringing her favourite holiday, Eid, to her local shopping market.
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Saga Sisterhood
Mamta Kochhar
Mamta Kochhar grew up in a home troubled by trauma – her parents fled the violent events following the Partition of India in 1947 and witnessed brutal death and destruction. The violence that then entered her childhood made Mamta turn off her emotions and stop being vulnerable as she grew into a woman. This is the story of how motherhood changed her.
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Hear Our Voice
Luisa Mitchell
Luisa shares how a cultural trip with relatives turned sour one night when two police showed up at their caravan park with questions.
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Hear Our Voice
Cindy Solonec
When Cindy’s Aunty Edie became dangerously ill, she quickly realised the health system was not going to address her aunty’s cultural and spiritual needs.