In order to support people effectively, craft appropriate messages and predict virus spread, it is crucial to use the languages and local networks that bind multicultural communities together.
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Could a national football team of multicultural players usher in a more inclusive version of Englishness?
The pandemic has highlighted our expat population. And yet we don’t have precise or up-to-date information about Australians overseas.
Hailed as an Australian hero, Rosemary Kariuki works to connect refugee and migrant women through their strengths and joys — rather than treating them like ‘problems’ to be fixed.
Fifteen Asian academics discuss the roots of anti-Asian racism and limits of multiculturalism in Canada while charting a path forward.
Joe Biden has said he wants to create a cabinet that “looks like America.” But getting racialized people into powerful positions should be a means to tackle structural inequalities, not a goal in and of itself.
Safe spaces for conversations around immigrants’ experiences are important because identity is central to diversity and inclusion in the 21st century. Theatre can be a tool for community engagement.
Without Black Lives Matter the promise of true multiculturalism will continue to remain something of a pipe-dream.
The latest prime time cooking show is supposed to be a celebration of different cultures. So why does it include a “Team Australia?”
Québec’s schools operate in a model of inter-culturalism, while schools across Canada are shaped by the vision of multiculturalism. Neither approach critically addresses racism.
Multicultural leaders say it’s vital to involve their communities in COVID-19 response strategies, tailor messaging to community values and choose trusted messengers to deliver it.
Not all government coronavirus health advice is reaching people who speak a language other than English. That’s about one in five households.
The absence of ethnic diversity in politics and business distorts and undermines the lived reality of a multicultural democracy.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee highlights the richness of the English lexicon by picking some tough entries with foreign roots.
Attempts by municipal councils to be inclusive towards their ethnic minorities are being hampered by austerity and rising nationalism.
Our public pools are cherished places: just ask 28 Australians for their recollections. But there was a time when not everyone was welcome in the pools.
London’s superdiversity offers a safe and welcoming space for European citizens – but Brexit poses a real challenge to it.
Australia’s rich diversity is reflected in its older population. It’s time our nursing homes do the same.
Multicultural market places in big cities like Toronto and Vancouver may seem like an equalizing market force. But the availability of diverse foods says nothing about the equity of ethnic groups.
Surprisingly, Australian-born women are significantly more likely to live in an inter-ethnic relationship than their male counterparts.
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Distinguished Professor/UNESCO Chair-holder; Founding Director, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI)
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Emeritus professor, Monash University
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Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Stuart Hall Interdisciplinary Chair, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Southern Cross University
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Associate Dean (Research and Knowledge Exchange), University of Brighton
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Lecturer, Learning Centre, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of History, CQUniversity Australia