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“Between Two Worlds”: Dalmatian Aucklanders

“Between Two Worlds”: Dalmatian Aucklanders

by Helena Wiseman*
“Our people have contributed a lot. We weren’t always appreciated, but we’ve been high achievers. We’ve done very well for ourselves”. 
Those were Auckland Dalmatian Tony Barbarich’s reflections on his experiences, and his community’s contributions to their society. The Dalmatian community is now notably integrated with wider Auckland.

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A Rift Down Hobson Street: The Yugoslav Clubs and Political Debate

A Rift Down Hobson Street: The Yugoslav Clubs and Political Debate

by Helena Wiseman*
The two Yugoslav Clubs in Auckland were divided by more than just the road on Hobson Street. Immediately after the war they had worked together to support their community, and many Dalmatians frequented both locations. But at the highest levels of the organisations, political tensions simmered.

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One Community, Two Clubs: The Story of the Yugoslav Societies.

One Community, Two Clubs: The Story of the Yugoslav Societies.

by Helena Wiseman*
The Dalmatian Cultural Society today stands at the top of New North Road. Every Friday, the clubrooms open to members to socialise. There are picnics. There is a ballroom, a tamburica orchestra, weekly Croatian language classes. Children learn the national dance, the kolo.

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Qianjin! – Capital, COVID-19 and Chinese Students

Qianjin! – Capital, COVID-19 and Chinese Students

by Laura Prahash*
“the international education market is worth around $4.8 billion dollars, and Chinese students make up about a third of the yearly intake.” COVID-19 highlighted just how much economic value we place on international students, especially Chinese students, but when did we begin to see them this way?

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Majulah!: The Continued Fight of the Malaysian International Students

Majulah!: The Continued Fight of the Malaysian International Students

by Laura Prahash*
The year is 1979. Malaysian students in Auckland and across New Zealand had just spent the last three years battling a discriminatory quota limiting the number of incoming Malaysian international students, bolstered by allegations of ‘marriages of conveniences’. Little did these students know that the fight was far from over.

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Activism at the Summit: a new beginning for Maungakiekie?

Activism at the Summit: a new beginning for Maungakiekie?

By Isabella Wensley*
The Summit complex on Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill has a complicated symbolism. The monument and summit itself have been seen alternatively as a memorial to John Logan Campbell, a symbol of racial harmony, or a symbol of colonialist domination.

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