Aotearoa Ethnic Network Journal. Vol 1, Iss 2Aotearoa Ethnic Network Journal. Vol 1, Iss 2 (book)

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The AEN Journal provides intelligent and critical discussion on issues facing ethnic communities in New Zealand. It features articles by key thinkers in the ethnic sector in New Zealand and overseas. This second issue focusses on creativity, identity and ethnicity. National identity is one of three policy goals set by the Government and something that is being taken seriously. This issue is suffused with contributions from writers, poets, artists, creative organisations, museum folk, film, documentary makers and more who are committed to ensuring that the experiences of all who live here are reflected in our broader cultural spaces. Creativity not only builds bridges and creates understanding within and between people, it also provides, as Julie Roberts says, “a space within which the dissenting voice, the subversive position, and the critique of the dominant paradigm can be challenged”.

Aotearoa Ethnic Network Journal. Vol 1, Iss 1Aotearoa Ethnic Network Journal. Vol 1, Iss 1 (book)

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The AEN Journal provides intelligent and critical discussion on issues facing ethnic communities in New Zealand. It features articles by key thinkers in the ethnic sector in New Zealand and overseas. Issue 1 of the AEN Journal is available at journal.aen.org.nz or in hard copy. Contents include a Guest Editorial by Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres and articles by Maori Party Co-leader Tariana Turia and Mervin Singham, Director of the Office of Ethnic Affairs. Issue 1 features a viewpoint on the Palestine-Israel problem from a New Zealand Jew and a New Zealand Muslim. International contributions include UK-based psychiatrist Suman Fernando, discussing racism in the mental health system, and US-based human rights writer Amy West. West challenges New Zealand to ensure our Immigration Act review is balanced. Tze Ming Mok and Kumanan Rasanathan provide an edgy and humorous discussion on labels and how they can be used strategically to obtain resources but risk homogenising groups.

Walking upright here: Countering prevailing discourses through reflexivity and methodological pluralismWalking upright here: Countering prevailing discourses through reflexivity and methodological pluralism (book)

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'Walking upright here' explores the dual transition of migration and motherhood for women from Goa, India now living in New Zealand. Based on Ruth’s Masters research, this is an in-depth descriptive exploring the experiences of new mothers in a new country. The book also considers issues faced researchers in ethnic communities and provides strategies and suggestions to manage the competing tensions between communities and academia. As a research exemplar, it uses the dual transition of migration and motherhood to illustrate the applicability of reflexivity and methodological pluralism in countering the hegemonic deficiency discourse associated with migrant women. The book provides an insight into the Goan community in New Zealand and supports and encourages other ethnic researchers. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to know about the Goan diaspora, ethnic communities in New Zealand, women's health or doing research amongst minority and ethnic groups.

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A collection of poems, prose poems and images that spans place, time and circumstance from New Zealand author Andy Williamson.