Country of origin: Mexico
Occupation: Director at Latin Stories Australia & Evidence and Impact Advisor at Beyond Blue
“I HAVE LEARNED TO ACCEPT THAT PART OF ME AND MY MEMORES BELONG TO MEXICO AND ANOTHER PART OF ME BELONGS HERE”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Mexico
Occupation: Director at Latin Stories Australia & Evidence and Impact Advisor at Beyond Blue
“I HAVE LEARNED TO ACCEPT THAT PART OF ME AND MY MEMORES BELONG TO MEXICO AND ANOTHER PART OF ME BELONGS HERE”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Mexico
Occupation: Director and principal consultant at DS PRIMA Pty Ltd.
“I AM PROOF THAT CURIOSITY, COMMUNITY AND CONSISTENT EFFORT CAN TURN ONE YEAR ABROAD INTO A LIFE WELL LIVED”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Colombia
Occupation: Clinical Director, Integrative Practitioner and Naturopath Nurse Practitioner
“MY JOURNEY IS A TESTAMENT TO THE OPPORTUNITIES AUSTRALIA OFFERS AND THE POWER OF PERSISTENCE, PASSION AND PURPOSE”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Dominican Republic
Occupation: Dental assistant and Wellness educator
“STRENGTH LIES NOT IN HOLDING ON TIGHTLY TO WHAT WAS, BUT IN ADAPTING BRAVELY TO WHAT IS.”
Read MoreCountry of origin: Argentina.
Occupation: Dean of Danford higher education
“ADAPTING BETWEEN CULTURES, EMBRACING CHALLENGES, AND BUILDING BRIDGES — THIS IS HOW WE GROW, CONNECT, AND CREATE MEANINGFUL IMPACT.”
Read MoreCountry 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”
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