Cabramatta is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Vietnamese community in Cabramatta developed following the acceptance of refugees from Southeast Asia following the Vietnam War. The refugees had suffered greatly prior to their arrival in Australia. Many had fought, and witnessed the deaths of family members, Upon arrival they struggled to settle into Australian society. Cultural Integration, language barriers, racism, economic hardship, high unemployment rates, changing nature and pattern of work combine to create an unfavourable set of circumstances.
To begin with, patterns of work in Cabramatta have changed dramatically over time. Different cultures bring different requirements and wants. Upon arrival the Vietnamese struggled to settle into Australian society with economic hardship, and high unemployment rates due to the Recession at that time. In 1992, Cabramatta was known as drug central. …show more content…
This lead to a distrust between the Vietnamese people and the NSW police. This also resulted in the Vietnamese people not assimilating and becoming an isolated community. The Vietnamese was a silent community and was too scared to open up and speak to police and helpers. To make the situation even worse the language barrier between them made it even more difficult to communicate to each other. In addition, the Vietnamese children in Australia were placed into Australian schools where they learnt English instead of Vietnamese. This caused the children to become more fluent in English and lose their ability to speak and often understand Vietnamese. This resulted in an inability to effectively communicate with their parents. This made families extremely stressed and later on leading to families breaking
To begin with, patterns of work in Cabramatta have changed dramatically over time. Different cultures bring different requirements and wants. Upon arrival the Vietnamese struggled to settle into Australian society with economic hardship, and high unemployment rates due to the Recession at that time. In 1992, Cabramatta was known as drug central. …show more content…
This lead to a distrust between the Vietnamese people and the NSW police. This also resulted in the Vietnamese people not assimilating and becoming an isolated community. The Vietnamese was a silent community and was too scared to open up and speak to police and helpers. To make the situation even worse the language barrier between them made it even more difficult to communicate to each other. In addition, the Vietnamese children in Australia were placed into Australian schools where they learnt English instead of Vietnamese. This caused the children to become more fluent in English and lose their ability to speak and often understand Vietnamese. This resulted in an inability to effectively communicate with their parents. This made families extremely stressed and later on leading to families breaking