Materials and Resources
Printed Materials
- Marchetta, M., 1992, Looking for Alibrandi, Sydney, Penguin Australia/Orchard Books
Internet Resources
Web 2.0 publishing - Wiki Spaces: www.wikispaces.com*
Live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The official site for skilled and business immigration to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
http://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au/ViewPage.action?contentId=-1&languageId=1&siteNodeId=372*
Digilearn (for Victorian Government teachers)
The Victorian portal for accessing exciting Digital Learning Resources for use in the classroom (these resources include 'The Learning Federation' Learning Objects and Digital Resources): www.education.vic.gov.au/digiLearn*
Migration stories include:
- Nhu Minh: multiculturalism in Australia
- Fiona Chiu: Chinese family tree
- The journey of the Hong Hai: design a museum exhibition
- The journey of the Hong Hai
- East Timorese arrive in Darwin
- SS 'Sibajak' Dutch migrant ship
- Australian Greek picnic
- 'Faces of Australia'
- Interview with Antoni Suryak
- Chinese-born Michael Xu at a party
- Immigrants arriving in Australia on board a ship
Note: Teachers from other states and territories should source The Learning Federation resources via their state/sector coordinator.
Australian Screen
The rules of the Returned Servicemen’s League (RSL) originally stated that no group that had fought against Australia could march on Anzac Day. After many years and much persistence by Turkish Australians, the RSL finally accepted that Turks too, could march on Anzac Day.
http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/compass-embracing-enemy/clip1/*
Migration Heritage centre
From Afghan cameleers to Filipino book-keepers, this is the story of Broken Hill's non-English speaking migrants; people who arrived in a harsh and alien outback mining town and chose to call it home. http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/sharingthelode/*
African Migrants Blogspot
http://africanmigrants.blogspot.com/*
Information & Cultural Exchange
http://www.ice.org.au/projects/digitales/*
Immigration Bridge Australia
A collection of the stories of migration submitted to the site. We invite you to read and gain some idea of the variation of experiences, taking into account the reasons for migration, the hardships and joys of the journey and the adapting to a climate and countryside that was often extremely foreign. Read them and consider recording your own family's story.
http://www.immigrationbridge.com.au/www/248/1001127/displayarticle/1001210.html*
Packing to Leave: Saris, Suits & Spices
The interviews for 'Packing to Leave' were filmed in people's homes. Participants describe their stories of migration to Australia and settlement in Sydney and share their photos and memorabilia.
http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/southasianstories/*
Government of Western Australia: State Migration Centre
Success stories
http://www.migration.wa.gov.au/?page=success-stories*
Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship – -Success Stories of Australian Migration
http://www.immi.gov.au/media/success_stories/index.htm*
Technology - Hardware
- Camera
- Computer(s)
- Digital Camera
- DVD Player
- Internet Connection
- Projection System
- Scanner
- Television
- Video Camera
Technology – Software
- Desktop publishing
- Email software
- Image processing
- Internet web browser
- Multimedia
- Web page development
- Word processing
- Sound/video editing software
Other resources
Excursion to Immigration Museum, Flinders St, Melbourne – or similar local museum or attraction “Looking for Alibrandi” – film, directed by Kate Woods, Robyn Kershaw Productions, 2000 Convict Fleet to Dragon Boat (CD): A Virtual History of Australian Immigration, Ripple Media Pty Ltd. 1998
© State of Victoria 2008
Heather Harley was involved in the Intel Teach Program and adapted this unit for Australia from the US unit portfolio “Destination America: Our Hope, Our Future”. Copyright is owned by the Crown in right of the State of Victoria. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study or training purposes, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source and no commercial usage or sale. Reproduction for the purposes other than those indicated above requires the written permission of the Department of Education. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and copyright should be addressed to the Liability Management Manager, Department of Education, 2 Treasury Place, Melbourne, VIC, 3002. The State of Victoria accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any part of this material and bears no responsibility for any modifications made.
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