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End of an Era: What Will Happen to the Iconic Chinese-Australian Restaurant?
The migrant families who’ve helmed counters and stoves since the 70s, 80s and 90s are putting their restaurants on the market. But who will keep them going?
High Court Rules Indefinite Immigration Detention Unlawful, Overturning Precedent for 20-Year Policy
“This is an important and long-awaited victory for human rights,”
What It Was Like Growing up With a Superstitious Mother
“If my day didn’t go well, I’d subconsciously attribute it to her not having sprayed water on me.”
Indians Are Worried That the Citizenship Bill Is Unsecular, Unconstitutional and May Lead to Another Partition
From organisations in the Northeast calling for a total shutdown to scientists, activists and scholars asking for the bill to be urgently withdrawn, here’s how people are reacting to this controversial proposed law.
Police in Uttar Pradesh Have Been Asked to Identify Bangladeshis and ‘Other Foreigners’ so They Can Be Deported
They have even been ordered to comb through slums, train stations, bus stands and airports, and verify the documents of anyone who seems suspicious.
Millions Living in India Risk Becoming Stateless From August 31
As authorities in the volatile northeastern state of Assam prepare to publish the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) tomorrow, millions fear they could be excluded and torn apart from their families.
'The Farewell' Makes the Asian American Immigrant Experience Feel Universal
Awkwafina's Billi is a Chinese American woman who struggles with her family's secrets, but she's also all of us and our inherited burdens.
Here’s What Immigrants Think About the Fourth of July
“When I first came here, I was very into the idea of America as the land of opportunity for all, but now I know that the idea of equality in this country is a farce.”
5 Reasons Why the New Zealand Attacks Should Alarm India
The anti-immigrant and right-wing extremist sentiment might sound familiar to you.
Food was my Immigrant Mother's Language of Love
Twenty years later and thousands of miles away from family, I still find a piece of home in fried oysters.
What It’s Like to 'Go Back to Where You Came From'
After 25 years moving from one country to another, I finally bought a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, the place where I was born.
My Last Hours on Christmas Island
When they closed the detention centre I was on one of the last flights out. The sights and emotions I experienced will never leave me.