My Journey to My New Home

About My Journey to My New Home

SBS Assyrian's series My Journey to My New Home reveals the personal experiences of refugees and migrants, who risked their lives by embarking on the journey from their homeland to Australia. Despite the trauma and hardships they endured, they managed to build successful lives in their new country through resilience and hard work.

Publisher

SBS

Category

society & culture

Language

ar

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Feb 2021

Latest episode

27 Oct 2021

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2021

   Nahreen went from school dropout to university graduate thanks to 'beautiful' Australia

   As a child in Iraq, Nahreen Kaae aspired to become an English translator, but due to her circumstances and conflict, she wasn't able to complete her education. Years later, she picked up where she left off after arriving in Australia as a refugee.

2. 

   27 May 2021

   From a Telstra employee to owner of eight petrol stations

   Joe Joseph is a prominent person in the Assyrian community in Sydney. He is known for his hard work for decades in the Assyrian Australian Association committees, Nineveh Club committees, The Bulls Soccer Club management, Assyrian relief fund and Bet-Nahrain Party.

3. 

   16 Feb 2021

   "Australia is like a five- star hotel, but home is your place of birth"

   "Australia is like a five-star hotel, but home is your place of birth" is John Esho's philosophy. He told his story about his journey to Australia. This is part of our new series, My Journey to my new home. In this episode, John will tell us about his journey and his life in Australia

4. 

   5 Feb 2021

   After escaping Saddam's persecution, Elias now runs businesses employing 500 Australians

   Elias Shamoon and his family were forced to flee their homes following the first Gulf War in Iraq before embarking on a dangerous journey to Australia. Decades on, he’s hoping that his experiences as a refugee and successful businessman can be a lesson to the younger generations.

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Guest appearances

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