Migrant Journeys : New Zealand Taxi Drivers Tell Their Stories
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Author:JANSEN Adrienne / GRANT Liz
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ISBN:9781927277331
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Publication Date:November 2015
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Pages:208
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Bridget Williams Books
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Country of Publication:
Migrant Journeys : New Zealand Taxi Drivers Tell Their Stories
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Author:JANSEN Adrienne / GRANT Liz
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ISBN:9781927277331
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Publication Date:November 2015
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Pages:208
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Bridget Williams Books
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Country of Publication:
Description
Some of the drivers came as refugees, others in the hope of making a better life for their families. They came from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Croatia, Fiji, India, Iraq, Samoa, Serbia and Somalia, and many have professional or skilled backgrounds, with qualifications and experience in their home countries. Although some speak of disillusionment and disappointment, others talk of new opportunities, or flexibility of being your own boss as a taxi driver. And at the heart of these migrant journeys lies the future of their family and children.
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Here fourteen migrant taxi drivers talk about their lives, where they came from and why they came here, what it was like to settle in New Zealand, how they got into the taxi business, and how they see this country and its people.
Some of the drivers came as refugees, others in the hope of making a better life for their families. They came from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Croatia, Fiji, India, Iraq, Samoa, Serbia and Somalia, and many have professional or skilled backgrounds, with qualifications and experience in their home countries. Although some speak of disillusionment and disappointment, others talk of new opportunities, or flexibility of being your own boss as a taxi driver. And at the heart of these migrant journeys lies the future of their family and children.
Featured in the 16 November 2016 New Zealand newsletter.
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