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Tag: New Zealand

Independent living and disability advocacy from Japan to NZ with Umi Asaka

A Japanese mother and daughter both using wheelchairs. They sit in front of a New Year's Concert stage in the city centre.
Yuho and Umi at a concert in Ōtepoti Dunedin. Photo/supplied

The countries can learn from each other about self-determination and valuing disabled lives.

Published August 25, 2021
Categorized as Posts Tagged advocacy, culture, disability, disabled, independent living, Japan, New Zealand

Growing up between Korean, NZ and US cultures, with Ju Hyeon Han and Miso Kwak

Two headshots of Asian women with black hair, both smiling. Ju Hyeon wears a dressy black top, soft pink lipstick, and silver necklace and earrings. Miso wears a white- and plum-coloured plaid flannel shirt.
L: Ju Hyeon Han; R: miso Kwak. Photos/supplied

Two blind immigrants share their journeys navigating multiple school systems, parental expectations, disability identity and more.

Published July 29, 2021
Categorized as Posts Tagged blindness, disability, immigration, Korea, migration, New Zealand, United States

“I’m not trash”: disabled immigrants confront New Zealand’s discriminatory immigration Policy

A white man in a wheelchair at a beach
Eugene Liapin

Juliana Carvalho and Eugene Liapin are two disabled migrants to NZ. Their lives have been turned upside down by the layers of disability and health-based discrimination built into Immigration New Zealand’s policies.

Published June 29, 2021
Categorized as Posts Tagged disability, discrimination, immigration, New Zealand

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Disability Crosses Borders

Where disability, migration and culture meet

Disability Crosses Borders is a home for the stories where disability, migration and culture meet. Hosted by disabled migrant Áine Kelly-Costello, it centres the lived experience of disabled people as we move between places and cultures. DCB doesn't shy away from conversations about the systemic change needed to truly value disabled lives and dignity. Join us! Find summaries and transcripts at disabilitycrossesborders.com.

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