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Colour of Hyphens

Colour of Hyphens

November 8, 2021
by Sherine Al Shallah
Yarns

My daughter asked me if she is white. As her brother tried to answer the question, looking at his colouring pencils and bringing his own…

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Lost and Found at Home: Confessions of a Trapped Traveller

Lost and Found at Home: Confessions of a Trapped Traveller

September 15, 2021
by Kelsi Taylor
Yarns

“Will you be okay on your own?” the driver asked me, pulling to a stop. “I’ll be fine, thank you.” I’ve been doing this for…

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Accepting Diaspora: From The Caucasus to Australia

Accepting Diaspora: From The Caucasus to Australia

September 30, 2020
by Dana Hubraq
Features

I learned about it the summer after I turned 16. The fan above was blowing hot air onto my head. Miscellaneous birds made their Australiana…

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Chum: Breathing in the Black Lives Matter Movement

Chum: Breathing in the Black Lives Matter Movement

July 15, 2020
by Nahum Gale
Features

“Too black for the white kids, and too white for the black.” That’s a line from the 2013 single ‘Chum’ by African-American rapper Earl Sweatshirt….

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Melbourne // Southern Africa: A Series of Stories

Melbourne // Southern Africa: A Series of Stories

October 7, 2019
by Tembi Tlhabane
Africa Yarns, Australia Yarns, Yarns

April 2007 In 1994 in Melbourne, Australia, my dad sat in peace. He had marched and fought, and now could return to the country he’d…

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The Lion Rock Spirit: Why I’m Proud to Be a Hong Konger

The Lion Rock Spirit: Why I’m Proud to Be a Hong Konger

August 21, 2019
by Gloria Lau
Current Affairs, Features

“I used my backpack to shield a young girl from the police’s rubber bullets, because she was about to get hit and for sure she…

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Heritage, Porn and Islam

Heritage, Porn and Islam

April 23, 2019
by Monica Wasch
Yarns

“Where are you from?” This is a typical way of breaking the ice among solo travellers. I get asked the question up to 10 times…

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Navigating My Māori Identity: It's More Than Skin Deep

Navigating My Māori Identity: It’s More Than Skin Deep

January 19, 2019
by Tarikura Kapea
Features

You know when you’re a kid and someone says to you, “I bet I can beat you to that tree!” so you break into a…

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I Found Home Half a World Away

I Found Home Half a World Away

April 10, 2018
by Caroline Voelker
Features

I am part Indonesian, part German; in other words, I am Eurasian. I grew up in Singapore, living there for most of my life. I…

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Fatherland

Fatherland

January 22, 2018
by Dilara Seda
Yarns

It is so cold in Istanbul that it cramps my spine. Hiding my face from the cutting air, I see an old lady chopping painted…

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I Went Back to Where I Came From

I Went Back to Where I Came From

April 9, 2016
by Casey D'Souza
Yarns

The pollution is so dense; I can actually see it lingering in the air. Droplets of sweat ooze from my pores as I am struck…

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