A Migrant Resource

MEET the state's first women to patrol the beach wearing burqinis.

ONE in four coastal drownings in South Australia involve new arrivals, says Surf Life Saving SA.

AFTER cheating death several times before fleeing Burma, Than Thoung Htike remembers the first time he heard his mother's voice on the phone.

IN 2004, Zimbabwean nurse Stanley Nyaruwe packed his bags for Adelaide, a place he knew little about.

THE culture, food and dance of Zimbabwe will be celebrated next month, as 500 people head to West Beach for Zim Pride.

ABOUT 500 people visited West Beach over Easter, to watch Zimbabwean teams from across the country battle it out on the soccer field, at Zim Pride.

ICHHA Poudyel likens coming to Australia from Bhutan to being reborn.

CONSTANCE Malinga would have been working on a farm had it not been for South Africa's first democratic election 16 years ago.

VOLUNTEERS are needed to make starting a new life in the western suburbs a little less scary for refugees.

A HOMEWORK Club in Adelaide's west has served refugees hailing from Cambodia to Somalia and from Burundi to Afghanistan.

THE belief that most refugees come by boat or that new migrants get more support than pensioners are urban myths, Celian Kidega says.

IN THE middle of the night, Alfred Piu and his family fled their home as their village in the south of Sudan was invaded by the military.

BRUNO Piovesan recalls the days when he would roll up to East Tce at about 4am, ready to sell his family's produce to the awaiting market buyers.

WHEN the Diwali Festival hits Woodville in October, this group of girls will be among the first to...

WOODVILLE has become a hub for Adelaide's growing Indian population and our new neighbours aren't...

SREE Madathil doesn't think twice about opening his home to other Indian families when they begin a...

STEVE Toumbas experienced the struggles of being a foreigner in a strange land soon after migrating to Adelaide from Greece with his family as a 16-year-old.

THEY may have only been playing Aussie rules for three months, but boys from Adelaide Secondary School of English are aiming for this year's AFL Grand Final.

GRANGE Lawn Tennis Club has been recognised for helping young refugees get into the sport and feel part of the community.

PART of the former Islington Sewage Farm is being transformed into a meeting place for Muslims from across Adelaide.

HUNDREDS of refugees in the western suburbs could miss out on vital language courses and settlement help at school when the State Government takes away their only means to get there.

SERVICES for refugees should be expanded at The Parks to foster a greater understanding between cultural groups, community leaders say.

WEST Croydon is continuing its transformation into one of Adelaide's largest cultural hubs.

VENTURE to Prospect Rd on a Friday night and you might feel like you've landed in Africa.

AFRICAN communities in the western suburbs are gearing up for their traditional Christmas celebrations, with plans for church masses and cultural gatherings.

FOR Kim Nguyen, celebrating a traditional Vietnamese Christmas and New Year is about keeping her culture alive.

ABOUT 1000 Sudanese migrants living in Adelaide are travelling to Melbourne to vote in the Sudanese referendum.

INTEREST in a program aiming to slash the number of new migrant drownings at suburban beaches is skyrocketing, only six months after it faced the axe.

WITH the Thebarton Aquatic Centre full to the brim on Sunday afternoons, it is obvious its new all-female swimming program is a success.

THE Vietnamese community will turn out to celebrate the year of the cat this weekend with the Vietnamese Tet Festival at Regency Park.

ABDIRAHMAN Ibrahim was a baby when his family fled Somalia to escape civil war, bound for a refugee camp in eastern Kenya.