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to share and respect, Cabramatta 2009

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to share and respect, Cabramatta 2009

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Hawson, Louise

52 Suburbs is the name of a project created by writer and photographer Louise Hawson. Realising she was a stranger in her own city, Sydney, from September 2009 to October 2010 Louise set herself the task of exploring one new Sydney suburb a week for 52 weeks, 'in search of the beauty in the 'burb'. The project is presented in blog format with photographic diptychs 'telling' the story of her travels.

Vietnamese

One of the largest and most visible migrant communities in Sydney, the Vietnamese were the first large group of Asian immigrants to settle in Sydney after the White Australia policy. Despite initial racism from Anglo-Australians, and the difficulties of a transplanted and initially a refugee group, the community has built thriving commercial and cultural centres in Sydney's south-west.

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Cabramatta

South-western suburb which began as an agricultural township. It evolved into one of Sydney's most multicultural suburbs after the Second World War when it was settled by successive waves of European and Asian migrants.

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