ellie-maye
New Member
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2007
- Messages
- 20
- Gender
- Female
- HSC
- 2008
1. What country did you migrate from: ___________________________________________________
2. Are you MALE/FEMALE?
3. What is your age bracket:
15-20 21-26 27-32 33-38 39-44 45-50 51-56 57-62 63-68 69-74 75-80 80+
4. How long have you lived in Australia for? _____________ years
5. Where do you live: Dubbo/Sydney 4a. If Sydney, what suburb:______________________________
6. Are you a citizen of Australia? YES/NO 5a. Why did you become a citizen? ____________________
7. Do you as a migrant coming from a different culture feel that you and you family’s needs are satisfied in Australia for each of the following on a scale of 1-10 (10 being most satisfied) with:
7a. EDUCATION (that is the opportunity to learn, enhance knowledge, further degrees through university, English classes, hobby classes etc, through a positive environment and with encouragement.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7aa. What in particular? ________________________________________________
7b. EMPLOYMENT (that is to have a wide opportunity of job choices, to have overseas qualifications recognised and appreciated, to gain employment without discrimination based on culture or ethnicity etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7bb. What in particular?________________________________________________
7c. FINANCIAL SUPPORT (that is formal organizations offering money in support of the hardships, your family may be experiencing; examples include Centrelink, Salvation Army etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7cc. What in particular? ________________________________________________
7d. HEALTH (the provision of effective health care that meets your needs such as female doctors for Muslim patients etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7dd. What in particular? ________________________________________________
7e. HOUSING (the provision of suitable housing for you/family)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7f. SECURITY AND SAFETY (a sense of being comfortable where you live without feeling scared, intimidated etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest) how well do you feel the community in which you live provide services to help meet your needs as a culturally diverse migrant? Examples include: Ethnic clubs, multicultural groups, libraries with books printed in other languages etc.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9. Do you feel that being a migrant in Dubbo/Sydney has made you feel_________ (please circle any desired amount) compared to your original country:
- less respected.
- not appreciated in society.
- that your opinion on issues relating to you is ignored.
- more respected.
- more appreciated.
- that your opinion on issues relating to you has been accepted more greatly.
- no difference in comparison.
10. Do you feel that living in Sydney/Dubbo allows you to express your culture and be proud of your original county? YES/NO
11.How?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. As a migrant in Dubbo/Sydney, what do you believe is how well you can access on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest) these resources?
12a. HUMAN RESOURCES: (examples include the ability to perform with the skills and abilities you have, ambition, experiences, talents, interests, confidence etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
12b. NON-HUMAN RESOURCES: (examples include material resources like food, clothing, books, space etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13. As a migrant to Australia, what are your top 5 issues of concern? List in order of top priority please:
Examples:
1._____________________________ 1. Gaining citizenship
2._____________________________ 2. Understanding Australian culture
3._____________________________ 3. Speaking English better
4._____________________________ 4. Gaining better employment
5._____________________________ 5. Teaching my culture to my children
6. Other: 6. Other:
14. Have you ever experienced difficulty or conflict between the community and the needs of your culture? Eg. Medical centre not employing female doctors to service Muslim women. YES/NO
If yes, what?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. In general, do you believe in general, that people not from your background have attitudes about your cultural group, such as: (circle if applicable)
- generalizations or stereotypes (eg. Asians are all nerdy)
- have general negative opinions based on your country of origin
- degrade you because of circumstances like: poor English speaking or unaware of Australian culture etc.
- other: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. Do you generally feel you are less accepted into Australia because of your culture and original birth nationality? YES/NO
2. Are you MALE/FEMALE?
3. What is your age bracket:
15-20 21-26 27-32 33-38 39-44 45-50 51-56 57-62 63-68 69-74 75-80 80+
4. How long have you lived in Australia for? _____________ years
5. Where do you live: Dubbo/Sydney 4a. If Sydney, what suburb:______________________________
6. Are you a citizen of Australia? YES/NO 5a. Why did you become a citizen? ____________________
7. Do you as a migrant coming from a different culture feel that you and you family’s needs are satisfied in Australia for each of the following on a scale of 1-10 (10 being most satisfied) with:
7a. EDUCATION (that is the opportunity to learn, enhance knowledge, further degrees through university, English classes, hobby classes etc, through a positive environment and with encouragement.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7aa. What in particular? ________________________________________________
7b. EMPLOYMENT (that is to have a wide opportunity of job choices, to have overseas qualifications recognised and appreciated, to gain employment without discrimination based on culture or ethnicity etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7bb. What in particular?________________________________________________
7c. FINANCIAL SUPPORT (that is formal organizations offering money in support of the hardships, your family may be experiencing; examples include Centrelink, Salvation Army etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7cc. What in particular? ________________________________________________
7d. HEALTH (the provision of effective health care that meets your needs such as female doctors for Muslim patients etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7dd. What in particular? ________________________________________________
7e. HOUSING (the provision of suitable housing for you/family)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7f. SECURITY AND SAFETY (a sense of being comfortable where you live without feeling scared, intimidated etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest) how well do you feel the community in which you live provide services to help meet your needs as a culturally diverse migrant? Examples include: Ethnic clubs, multicultural groups, libraries with books printed in other languages etc.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9. Do you feel that being a migrant in Dubbo/Sydney has made you feel_________ (please circle any desired amount) compared to your original country:
- less respected.
- not appreciated in society.
- that your opinion on issues relating to you is ignored.
- more respected.
- more appreciated.
- that your opinion on issues relating to you has been accepted more greatly.
- no difference in comparison.
10. Do you feel that living in Sydney/Dubbo allows you to express your culture and be proud of your original county? YES/NO
11.How?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. As a migrant in Dubbo/Sydney, what do you believe is how well you can access on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest) these resources?
12a. HUMAN RESOURCES: (examples include the ability to perform with the skills and abilities you have, ambition, experiences, talents, interests, confidence etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
12b. NON-HUMAN RESOURCES: (examples include material resources like food, clothing, books, space etc)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13. As a migrant to Australia, what are your top 5 issues of concern? List in order of top priority please:
Examples:
1._____________________________ 1. Gaining citizenship
2._____________________________ 2. Understanding Australian culture
3._____________________________ 3. Speaking English better
4._____________________________ 4. Gaining better employment
5._____________________________ 5. Teaching my culture to my children
6. Other: 6. Other:
14. Have you ever experienced difficulty or conflict between the community and the needs of your culture? Eg. Medical centre not employing female doctors to service Muslim women. YES/NO
If yes, what?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. In general, do you believe in general, that people not from your background have attitudes about your cultural group, such as: (circle if applicable)
- generalizations or stereotypes (eg. Asians are all nerdy)
- have general negative opinions based on your country of origin
- degrade you because of circumstances like: poor English speaking or unaware of Australian culture etc.
- other: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. Do you generally feel you are less accepted into Australia because of your culture and original birth nationality? YES/NO