How NOT to be a Migrant
After 10 years of living overseas, I reflect on what it means to be a migrant and how to live a life without the baggage that comes with the label.
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The ‘other’ in ESOL: Is it really about othering?
ESOL stands for English for Speakers of Other Languages. Some are calling it outdated and ‘othering’, but I there’s more to othering than the word ‘other’!
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The Diasporic Resident
An inciting incident about my name provides the context for a reflection on being a diasporic resident – and the complexity of names.
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Final Destination: I’ve Found What I’m Looking For
Reaching the final destination – seven years later. My story of the peaks and troughs of settling in New Zealand.
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International education – Not just an experience but the possibility of a new life
I’ve been reading the draft policy statement on high-value international education in New Zealand which aims to define what ‘high value’ means and minimise risks. Reading between the lines, the policy is responding to the growth of ‘low value’ and ‘high risk’ international education in the past decade or longer, most visible in the sub-degree…
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Migrants: Money or multiculturalism, cash or culture, productivity or people?
I have been, and continue to be, troubled by how (im)migrants are portrayed by the media, and by extension, viewed by readers of media, and one could argue, on the basis of how society has made up its mind on the topic. To put it crudely, migrants are valued more for their economic contributions than…
