"The voices Australia should hear"--Cover. This beautifully illustrated hardback captures the stories of those who have lived the experience of seeking asylum. In their own voices, contributors share how they came to be in Australia, and explore diverse aspects of their lives - growing up in a refugee camp, studying for a PhD, changing attitudes through soccer, being a Muslim in a small country town, campaigning against racism, surviving detention, holding onto culture, dreaming of being reunited with family. There are stories of love, pain, injustice, achievement and everything in between. Accompanied by beautiful portrait photographs, they show the depth and diversity of people's experience and trace the impact of Australia's immigration policies. Seeking Asylum also includes a foreword by Liliana Maria and an essay by Abdul Karim Hekmat on the human, social and political impact of Australia's treatment of people seeking asylum over the last fifty years. With an afterword by Kon Karapanagiotidis and supporting material demystifying Australia's current policies from Julian Burnside, Seeking Asylum redefines assumptions about people who have sought asylum and inspires readers to take action to create a more welcoming Australia.

Contents: Part one: seeking asylum Liliana p2. Abdul p6. Understanding the injustices by Julian Burnside p12.
Part two: our stories p27. Betelhem p28 Ghogran p34. Hamed p38. Kamal p44. Nadira p50. Joseph p56. Rafique p60. Prudence p64. Danijel p68.Tenzin p74. Rahila p78. Batoor p82. Tom p88. Niro p92. Gordon and Paul p96. Sara p102. Joselyne p108. Thanush p116. Susan p126. Flora p132. Aheda p136. Abdul p142. Amparo p148.

Part Three: The ASRC story p153. Letter from Kon p154. Twenty years of hope p156. Acknowledgements o164. Five ways to support people seeking asylum p166.