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The art of walking upright here: Realising a multi-cultural society

by Ruth DeSouza

Sailing in a new direction: Multicultural mental health in New Zealand

by Ruth DeSouza

DeSouza, R. (2006). Sailing in a new direction: Multicultural mental health in New Zealand. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health 5(2).

Migrants and refugees make up an increasingly significant number of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s population with one in five... more Migrants and refugees make up an increasingly significant number of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s population with one in five New Zealanders being born in another country compared with one in eight people in the United States and one in fifteen in Europe. Increasingly efforts are being made to ensure that settlement services are provided and that mental health service delivery is cognisant of their needs. This paper describes some of the efforts being undertaken in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the implications of such efforts; in particular the mental health of Asians, a growing group, is explored. The author suggests that there is a need to learn from Pacific people’s ventures, to broaden the bicultural dialogue and finally to expand the new focus from Asians, refugees and migrants to also include the needs of long term settled communities and international students.
Keywords
multicultural, bicultural, multicultural mental health, mental health policy, Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian people

Guide To Bangkok

by Sam Thompson

The State Tower is one of the most amazing places you can have a drink/dinner in Bangkok. It’s a huge apartment/office... more The State Tower is one of the most amazing places you can have a drink/dinner in Bangkok. It’s a huge apartment/office block with a few restaurants and bars on top. The view is amazing and its great venue to enjoy the sights of the city. I highly recommend a visit.

The Paddy Defends The Women

by carrey yubong

A KadazanDusun Theological perspectives of priestly ministry.

An adaptation of an article about an island in Panay

by Historically Digitized

Boracay island is undeniably one of the best beaches in the world, with its virgin forest and ecosystem truest of all nature.
Yes. As they all call it, it is truly an Island Paradise.

So what's the story behind that white glitters of sand? When you google it, 99% would say it has one shady unsure history and its name only became known around the Seventies - Bell Bottom years.

Boracay was just an unknown and private island decades ago. As history has it, it's past is as shaded as our... more Boracay was just an unknown and private island decades ago. As history has it, it's past is as shaded as our government's direction today. However, for the truth to be told, it was indeed one private island a long time ago inhabited by few islanders, mostly fishermen, and one family - Lamberto H. Tirol and Sofia Ner Gonzales.

Service Use by Asian Americans

by Brett Sevilla