Refugee Week 2020 The Year of Welcome
Refugee Week gives asylum seekers and refugees a platform to be seen, listened to and valued.
“The ultimate aim of the celebration is to create better understanding between different communities and to encourage successful integration enabling refugees to live in safety and to continue making a valuable contribution to Australia.” (www.refugeeweek.org.au)
Inspired by this year’s Refugee Week theme, Year of Welcome, we’ve put together a collection of multilingual picture books and novels that gives us an opportunity to experience and celebrate the rich diversity of refugee communities and create a culture of welcome throughout the country.
Read on to explore.
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Hanh Trinh Ðau Tien / The First Journey (Vietnamese) by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien
Migrations: Open Hearts, Open Borders by ICPBS, Various
I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox
Un Nuevo Hogar / A New Home (Spanish) by Tania de Regil
Azzi In Between by Sarah Garland
The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
Story Boat by Kyo Maclear, Rashin Kheiriyeh
Waves by Donna Rawlins, Heather Potter and Mark Jackson
My Name Is Not Refugee by Kate Miller
The Little Refugee by Anh Do and Suzanne Do, Bruce Whatley
Anisa’s Alphabet by Mike Dumbleton and Hannah Sommerville
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey (Arabic) by Margriet Ruurs
Between Us by Clare Atkins
On Two Feet and Wings by Abbas Kazerooni