"This is a collaborative book, attractively presented with colour photographs of nearly all participants; it deservedly wins the inaugural VCHA Cultural Diversity Award."
Somali people have lived in West Heidelberg since 1982; now numbering about 3000, they make up the largest Somali community in Australia. This book is an engaging introduction to eight women and six men in the community: several have tertiary qualifications and are community leaders. Nearly all suffered extreme hardship under a tyrannous regime in Somalia and later through the violence and dislocation of civil war.
These stories will resonate with all who have fled oppression and warfare to find a safe haven in Australia.
