Ideas Worth Doing - Wish for Asian Australians

As part of TEDx ARISE in 2024,

we asked the community...

What do Asian-Australians wish for?

If you have a daughter, son, niece, nephew

what is your ONE WISH for them as they grow up in Australia?

To be free to be who they are

To live life to its fullest potential

To enjoy their life and achieve dreams

To have liberty and equal access to opportunities

To have equal opportunities as anyone in the country to thrive.

To feel they have limitless possibilities in how they shape their own path

To know that they are enough

To dream and live to be whatever they want to be

To be capable to change the world if they want to

To live a long, happy and productive life and benefit themselves and others.

To be resilient

To a global citizen, without forgetting identity roots.

To grow into joyful, compassionate and confident individuals who inspire others

Identity, Authenticity, Belonging:

To become who they truly are, not who they're expected to be

To find out and understand who they are, where they come from and what do they really want.

To not to feel embarrassed or anxious about racial identity

To learn our mother tongue at school

To feel proud to be Vietnamese Australian

To embrace their dual identity and contribute to society

To have a community of like-minded individuals to support them

To embrace the diversity around them.

To feel proud of their mixed heritage

To be seen as an important asset to society.

To grow up in a society that respects and values diverse identities

To feel seen and respected

To be free to pursue our dreams without feeling limited by stereotypes and societal expectations of what it means to be "Australian".

To feel a deep sense of belonging and to cherish their cultural roots.

To feel like they belong as part of a family, a community and a multicultural society

To feel connected to the wider community, including those outside of their ethnic and cultural community

To embrace a multicultural identity. To understand with a different lens on what it is to be Indonesian

To be encouraged and free to discover to unapologetically BE themselves. To offer their unique gifts to be the wayshowers that activate and amplify others in the world.

To have diversity and pluralism as a core part of the Australian identity.

To be celebrated and valued

To have equal opportunities

To be recognised that they are different in a good way

To grow up in a kind community-minded society

To be indistinguishable from any other Australian

To not feel they have to go overseas to fulfill dreams of innovation and entrepreneurship

To feel like they belong with representations of their voices

To have everyone in Australia be given the hope, desire, and support to flourish.

What is your ONE WISH

for ALL Asian-Australians in Australia TODAY?

To be an inspiration

Enjoy our lives and achieve our potential

To feel confident and a sense of belonging

To realise the power we hold together as one community

To be able to speak our mother tongue and dialects fluently

To live a long, happy and productive life and benefit ourselves and others.

To have role models and have an inspiring community

To be fully empowered to lead lives that matter

To be confident in our dual cultural identities.

To be proud of our unique identities.

To live in a community where we feel seen, valued

To be as part of an active and authentic Asian culture.

To feel fully validated and valued across the entire spectrum of Aussie life

To have more influence to the whole society and the world.

To share our stories, celebrate our heritage.

To be proud of who we are

Voice, Visibility, Velocity (success):

To have a strong and confident voice.

To have more voice and presence

To feel proud of our lived experiences

To have the freedom of limitless choices

To feel supported in Australia

To feel seen and celebrated!

To be seen, respected, validated, and elevated

To be seen, acknowledged, and valued in our full humanity

To not have to feel "Not white enough" nor "Not yellow enough"

To never again be told to "Go back where you came from".

To be indistinguishable from any other Australian

Live in harmony as One Australia

To feel like a proud, contributing member of society, with a meaningful place in Australia

To feel like we belong as part of a family, a community and a multicultural society that celebrates and values diversity and pluralism

To live and thrive authentically as ourselves with no discrimination

To live in a country where everyone feels accepted and a sense of belonging, with no baggage to be the model citizen.

To take pride and having a foot in more than one world. To be the bridge that the majority of people aren't able to be. To have to say you are more one than another. To not need to abandon your ethnicit for another. They are all you and rightfully so.

To have the freedom to embrace our cultural heritage while fully participating in Australian society, free from prejudice and discrimination.

To have our voices heard and our contributions recognised and appreciated.

To feel confident and welcomed as part of the community

To feel confident, proud, and comfortable in our own skin in any environment, workplace, community, or industry in Australia

To feel completely welcome and celebrated in Australia

To be fully accepted, and to be free to be our authentic selves and create whatever we are inspired to

To have "A Fair Go"

To break the bamboo ceiling

To smash stereotypes about Asian migrants.

To have greater representation at leadership levels in large corporations, politics, and arts associations

To have equal opportunities to thrive in our careers, cultures, and communities

To band together to learn and educate how we can together to progress into the future

To move forward and keep breaking through

To shape the future of Australia with pride and purpose.

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