Moving from PNG to Australia gave Helen a new perspective on her culture

07/21/22 • 39 min

Helen Malarekere is from Papua New Guinea. She was raised by her close-knit extended family. When she moved to Australia with just her mother and sister, she had to find new ways of relating to family, and to a whole new culture.

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