Country of origin: Mexico Occupation: Performance Marketing Specialist at Medibank and Founder & Director of Gals en Australia
“MY GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SHOW MIGRANT WOMEN FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT LANDING A PROFESSIONAL JOB IN AUSTRALIA IS ABSOLUTELY ACHIEVABLE.”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Venezuela. Occupation: Founder of Elevative, a leadership development consultancy
“WITH HARD WORK, VISION, LOVE FOR THE PROCESS AND TRUST IN GOD, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Argentina. Occupation: Researcher, psychotherapist and social entrepreneur
"IT WAS DIFFICULT AT FIRST BUT SO ARE ALL NEW THINGS AND, IN THE END, I WAS ABLE TO SHARE MY CULTURE AND EXPAND MY KNOWLEDGE."
Read MoreCountry of origin: Ecuador. Occupation: Co-Founder and CTO at URKU
"BEING YOURSELF IS COURAGEOUS; IT WILL ALWAYS TAKE YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Colombia Occupation: Founder and Director of Cheeky Foods
“PATIENCE AND A SINCERE WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE AUSTRALIA'S DIVERSE CULTURE ARE KEY TO OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT”
Read MoreCountry or origin: Chile. Occupation: Parent Educator at Mindful Centre.
“FIND YOURSELF, DEVELOP SELF-AWARENESS AND HAVE HOPE!”
Read MoreCountry or origin: El Salvador. Occupation: Actor, Director and Producer.
“THIS MIGRATION JOURNEY IS ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY AROUND YOU”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Mexico. Occupation: Carbon and Sustainability Director at the Mexican Agency of Antarctic Studies.
“STOP FOCUSING ON EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND START APPRECIATING HOW FAR YOU ARE IN THIS JOURNEY ”
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Argentina. Occupation: Mentor Coach, People Connector and Relationship Builder.
“VOLUNTEERING IN AUSTRALIA ADDS A LOT OF VALUE NOT ONLY TO YOUR LIFE, BUT ALSO TO YOUR RESUME”
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Mexican. Occupation: Lecturer of Engineering at RMIT University, President of Red Global Mx and Vihuela Player at Sin Frontera.
“BEING AN IMMIGRANT IN AUSTRALIA PRESENTS A REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF-DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION OF PERSONAL INTERESTS”
Read MoreCountry of Origin: AUS, Chilean background. Occupation: Founder/Designer at Denisse M Vera.
“AT TIMES I FELT LIKE I DIDN’T BELONG IN A PARTICULAR SPACE BECAUSE OF MY HERITAGE OR THE WAY I LOOK, BUT AS SOON AS I WOULD FULLY EMBRACE THAT WHICH MADE ME DIFFERENT, I BEGAN TO SOAR IN ALL SPACES”
Read MoreCountry of Origin: El Salvador Occupation: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre.
“FIND YOUR PEOPLE, THOSE THAT MAKE YOU FEEL SAFE, HAPPY AND AT HOME”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Visual artist, Art teacher and Spanish teacher.
“NOW I FEEL THAT I BELONG TO TWO LANDS - COLOMBIA AND AUSTRALIA. THEY EMBRACE MY HEART AND MAKE ME THE PERSON WHO I AM NOW, AND THE ART THAT I CREATE”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Music teacher, performer, composer, producer.
“THE BLEND OF STYLES IN MY MUSIC IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN, AND I’M ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THIS”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Journalist, radio presenter, Poetry reader, actor and theatre director.
“I REALLY ENJOY THEATRE; IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HELPED ME TO ADAPT TO LIFE IN AUSTRALIA”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Director of non profit Horizons.
“I REALISED THAT MOST THINGS TAKE TIME AND THAT I CANNOT CONTROL EVERYTHING, SO, I STARTED, AS MY HUSBAND SAYS, TO EAT THE ELEPHANT IN LITTLE PIECES.”
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