My mums migration
When my mum was 10 years old, she migrated to Australia from Jakarta, leaving behind the only home she had ever known. She arrived in a country that felt completely unfamiliar. The language sounded different, the food tasted different, and the people behaved in ways she did not yet understand. Everything that had once felt […]
A Bowl Of Rice
During China’s Cultural Revolution, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, many families faced food shortages. My grandfather was a child at that time. Food was very limited, and people had to be careful not to waste anything they had. In his family, rice was usually the only food available. Each meal was small, and […]