As part of the launch 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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