belonging. These judgements are epitomised in Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle’s‚ a collection of poems that consists of 10 Mary Street and Migrant Hostel‚ which detail the migrant experience and the barriers which
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In the early 1900’s Mexican migrants were free to enter and leave the U.S. whenever they felt like it. The primary concern of the border patrol was to keep the Chinese migrants out. For the most part every person who tried to get into the U.S. and looked hispanic was allowed and never questioned. Today Mexicans or people who look hispanic are being chased after by the border patrol and are being kept out. Since the U.S. is denying entry to these illegal immigrants they are going through extreme
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In 1919 there was a very common issue of poverty in Melbourne.There was very poor areas all around Melbourne‚ there would be small homes that poor people would live in. People would buy small house because its less work to clean and easier to maintain.Some of the main areas that poor people would live in was Richmond and thats were the main character of the book the runner Charlie Feehan was living.The place that the poor people would live in was called the slums. These areas would be all polluted
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In the story “The Circuit” the family must overcome many challenges and they must remain strong. There are many disadvantages associated with being migrant workers‚ for instance‚ they must survive on a very low income along with caring for and feeding their families. The family deals with the challenges very well and despite being poor‚ they are always kind and caring for one another. For example‚ the family’s housing is poor and inadequate. In the text it states that “The garage was worn down
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“Migrant Mother”- A Picture Worth a Thousand of wordsDorothea Lange’s photograph‚ known as Migrant Mother‚ was taken in 1936 during the great depression era which emphasizes a woman‚ Florence Leona Christie. She holds a baby in her lap as her other two youngsters group around her. The mother ’s face is the core of the picture. Her fingertips are simply touching her face as she is thinking of something. The youngsters settle close to their mother and lean their heads on her shoulder and back yet there
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Migrant Workers in the U.S. and China Jose Loera Nevada State College Abstract Many migrant workers in the U.S. tend to work in the agricultural industry as farmworkers‚ while migrant workers from China leave their rural farms to work in larger urbanized cities. Though roles seem to be reversed between the two groups‚ they have many similarities. The migrant workers from both the U.S. and China have significant impacts on their countries’ respective economies. In the process
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Migrant Hostel is an account of Peter Skrzynecki’s time in the migrant hostel‚ yet it is ambiguous and could apply to many immigrants. This suggests that many people were struggling to find belonging as immigrants in Australia. A general experience is emphasized in the first stanza by the use of “us” in the 2nd last line. The last line of the stanza poses a question to the reader “Who would be coming next.” This technique is used to engage them in the poem. It also underlines the uncertainty and
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The situation of migrant workers is described to be very tough‚ since their labour right is exploited. They could not have salaries on time and the bargaining power of them is small. Migrant workers are suffering‚ having low quality of life. In Source 2‚ however‚ migrant workers are no longer exploited. There is a rise in their basic salary. They are also provided with better welfare which is mentioned in the source‚ such as “well-furnished dormitory‚ recreation facilities‚ and special bonus”. Their
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perpetuates a deep rooted sense of estrangement and isolation‚ concepts which are heavily articulated within Skrzynecki’s poem Migrant Hostel‚ and 10 Marry Street. Congruently‚ both texts explore the aforementioned understanding of belonging in a personal voice through the textually dynamic medium of poetry. Migrant hostel‚ is a moving account of the experiences of migrants living in an overly-crowded hostel‚ it depicts the strain and sense of imprisonment in the new Country that awaits immigrants
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Peter Skrzynecki’s ’Migrant Hostel’‚ Parkes 1949 - 1951‚ illustrates how in the initial stages of belonging‚ people feel insecure‚ experience doubt and fear and search for friendships to establish a sense of security. The poem is in 4 stanzas and each stanza is more than 6 lines long. Each stanza is one sentence and several ideas are brought out within each sentence. This syntax visually shows how doubtful and tentative the migrants were when they came to Australia. Australia was supposed to be
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