Migration: the first week (TEFC)

Australia, 1971

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In this film the Rata family are seen arriving in Australia and settling into a hostel. The problems encountered in their first week include finding employment, enrolling the children in school and child care centres and coping with the language barrier.

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Credits

producer

Ken J. Widdowson

production company

Educational Media Australia

Duration

00:25:33:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322208

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Finland - Emigration and immigration

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic attitudes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Finland - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Immigrants - Education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children of immigrants

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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