GENERATE: doing [multi] culture exhibition Tues 29 October – Mon 11 November 2002 UTS Gallery, Peter Johnson Building (Building 6, Level 4), 702 Harris St, Ultimo. doing [multi] culture is an installation that maps culturally diverse Western Sydney. It’s also one component of the major cultural event, GENERATE: The Art of Migration, which represents Stage [...]

Rally for the Truth about Refugees and War This was originally planned to commemorate the drowning of 353 asylum seekers on the so-called SIEV-X vessel and the failure of the government and the navy – strangely, given they were warned – to do anything about this. It now has a broader aim to connect the questions of refugees [...]

“Families with Children from Vietnam” are holding a culture camp and are extending the event to adult adoptees – volunteers appreciated. For more information please contact Maryanne O’Conner at email: moconnor@arielgroup.com Games area: Will be coordinated by Christine Poirier. Arts & Crafts area: Will be coordinated by Chris Thomas and Eileen Heeney. Cooking: Hai will [...]

Inter-Country Adoption Forum – Sydney Date: Sat 19 OctoberVenue: St Scholastica’s College – GlebeFocus: Racial Identity & Attachment and the Emotional Development of Trans-racially Adopted ChildrenGuest Speakers: Specialists in AdoptionOther Speakers: Inter-country Adoptees, Adoptive parents, Birth Parents Jointly presented by PARC, DoCS, ICASN, ASIAC, & AFFC. RSVP by October 14 $20 PH: 02 9365 3444

The Multiracial Child: What Professionals, Parents and Communities Need to Know hosted by the Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA) Tucson, AZ www.ameasite.org/conference2002.html e-mail AMEAorg@aol.com or call 1-877-954-AMEA Source: Matt KelleyFounder/President & CEOmattk@mavinfoundation.org MAVIN Foundation600 First Avenue, Suite 501Seattle, WA 98104 Ph 206 622.7101Fx 206 622.2231 www.mavinfoundation.org

‘A story of soil’, by Chi Vu, is an Australian-Vietnamese tale about a generation of young people who are attempting to create a new identity for themselves that incorporates both Western and Asian ways. Tien, a young Australian woman with Vietnamese parents, runs away with her Australian boyfriend, who is rebelling against his middle-class family. Tien’s sense of identity is [...]

The next generation of Vietnamese within Australia is the cultural mediators within the Vietnamese – Australian community, and they are the beacons of the future. This exhibition presents a range of work, which examines the contested meanings of being Vietnamese in Australia and in particular in Western Sydney. This exhibition identifies the need to understand [...]

Manly Jazz Festival Is anyone interested in helping leaflet the crowd with pro-refugee material at any time – even a little while – at this very large event? Please let me know at brucek@triode.net.au if you might be interested.