Dignity in a teacup : true stories of courage and sacrifice from Christmas Island / Christine Cummins.
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TextPublisher: North Melbourne, Vic : ARCADIA, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: xiv, 225 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781925801569 (paperback); 192580156X (paperback)Subject(s): Cummins, Christine | Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre | Political refugees -- Australia -- Biography | Alien detention centers -- Australia | Detention of persons -- Australia -- Anecdotes | Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policyDDC classification: 323.6310994 Summary: Chronicles the five years Christine Cummins spent working as a torture and trauma counsellor with asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island. It provides a firsthand account of Australian immigration detention, during a period of dramatic change and controversy. With exclusive access to the stories shared by hundreds of asylum seekers, Christine describes the reasons people were forced to flee their homelands. These true stories are compelling and reveal the lives of ordinary people seeking a safe new life. It's an inspiring, intimate memoir about resilience and the tenacity of love. This book fills the gap in our understanding of people pursuing protection in a conflict-ridden world.
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Chronicles the five years Christine Cummins spent working as a torture and trauma counsellor with asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island. It provides a firsthand account of Australian immigration detention, during a period of dramatic change and controversy. With exclusive access to the stories shared by hundreds of asylum seekers, Christine describes the reasons people were forced to flee their homelands. These true stories are compelling and reveal the lives of ordinary people seeking a safe new life. It's an inspiring, intimate memoir about resilience and the tenacity of love. This book fills the gap in our understanding of people pursuing protection in a conflict-ridden world.
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