Do you remember your First Day landing in Australia?

Do you remember your first day in Australia? SBS takes a look at what sights & smells first struck these new migrants and refugees. #FirstDaySBS

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First Day: The Egyptian-born police officer proud of Australia's multicultural evolution
When Nick Kaldas’s family first moved from Egypt to Australia in the sixties, they moved to a suburb known to house migrants communities. Almost 50 years on, Mr Kaldas says cultural diversity is no longer confined to particular neighbourhoods.
First Day: The pioneering surgeon who came to Australia on a leaky boat

Confronted by a horrific order to cut the ears off a group of army defectors, Dr Munjed Al Muderis fled Iraq in 1999 and has never been back. Now a leading surgeon based in Sydney, he is helping amputees to walk again.
First Day: How a chance encounter started celebrity chef Tetsuya Wakuda’s career:

Tetsuya Wakuda might seem like he’s been cooking all his life but the Japanese-born chef says it was actually a chance meeting on his first day in Sydney that got him into the kitchen.
First day: The former child soldier practicing law in Sydney's west

Forced to become a child soldier in Sudan at six, Deng Adut never thought he would be able to escape. But a remarkable series of events allowed him to come to Australia and today he is helping other refugees as a lawyer in Sydney.
First Day: The trailblazing businesswoman who followed her heart from India to Australia

She left behind friends and family to move to Australia at 20. Now, Rohini Kappadath is now an award-winning businesswoman on a mission to help other women rise in the ranks.

http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/single/598847043988/First-Day-The-trailblazing-businessman-who-followed-her-heart-from-India-to-Australia

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Were you born overseas? We'd love to hear about your first impression of Australia as a new migrant. Contact us on sbsnews@sbs.com.au or via Twitter @SBSNews using the hashtag #FirstDaySBS

 


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