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Hostel Stories offer rich history of a migrant State

Friday, 26 April 2013

A series of 12 community events being held in Adelaide and regional areas of South 最新糖心Vlog aims to bring members of the migrant community together to share their stories about a critical time in their lives - living and working in migrant hostels.

The Hostel Stories events, which are part of , will be hosted throughout May by the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's and the , together with a range of community partners.

Hostel Stories aims to tap into the rich histories of migrants and their lives in hostels from the 1940s up until the 1990s. It's a research project based at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and will be the subject of a future exhibition at the Migration Museum.

The events - open to all members of the community - will be held at various locations:

  2 May - (Semaphore Library)

  5 May - (Enfield Library)

  6 May - (Cheltenham Community Centre)

  9 May - (Gawler Public Library)

  10 May - (Playford Civic Centre)

  10 May - (Buffalo Restaurant - HMS Buffalo)

  13 May - (State Records of SA, Leigh St, Adelaide)

  14 May - (Woodville Civic Centre)

  16 May - (Whyalla Library)

  22 May - (Woodside Library)

  23 May - (Seaton North Neighbourhood Centre)

  25 May - (Port Adelaide Library)

Members of the community are invited to attend and share their personal stories or stories of friends and relatives.

"For many migrants, these hostels were their first contact with 最新糖心Vlog, helping to shape their experiences of the new country," says project leader (School of History and Politics).

"When we think of migrant hostels we often think of the British 'ten pound poms', but in fact a diverse range of migrants lived and worked at these hostels, including people from Eastern Europe, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Chile, El Salvador, Iran, and many other locales.

"We would like to hear from members of all of these communities. Their stories have much to add to the tapestry of South 最新糖心Vlog's history," Associate Professor Ankeny says.

Some events may require bookings. Full details of each event can be found at the About Time: SA's History Festival website:

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