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Woman's Performance At Australia vs India Cricket Match A Defining Moment In Her Cultural Identity Journey

Melbourne's Amritha Shakti sang India's national anthem at the Boxing Day match after being discovered on Instagram.
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Bachelor's Areeba: 'It's An Honour To Be First Pakistani Girl' On The Show

"Girls from my country don’t really get to do something like this."
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Bachelor In Paradise's Niranga Claims Co-Star Rebuffed Him 'Because Of Where I Was From'

The Sri Lankan Australian contestant spoke out after his elimination from the dating show on Wednesday.
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How Rapper L-FRESH The LION Is Reconnecting With His Mother Tongue

"What I was lacking was confidence in my culture and confidence in myself," said Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal.
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Young Australians Explain Why Harmony Day Is Particularly Important This Year

The day celebrating cultural diversity is particularly important this year as some communities face racism amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Avani Dias Talks Triple J Gig, Diversity Quotas And Racism She’s Faced In The Past

The Sri Lankan-Australian radio presenter also told HuffPost "people asked me if I gave curry to my managers to get a promotion".
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Aussie Woman Called ‘Cockroach’ At School Tells How She Overcame Racism

Dancer and cultural educator Shyamla Eswaran spoke to HuffPost about her journey of self-discovery after being bullied at school in Sydney's Sutherland Shire.
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What Diwali Means To 10 South Asian Australians

The festival of lights is here.
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