OzAsia festival 2024: a celebration of Asian culture and art – and what it means to be Asian-Australian

By Tets Kimura, Adjunct Lecturer, Creative Arts, Flinders University

The well-documented history of Asian mass migration to modern Australia dates from the gold rush era in the mid-19th century. With a history that is longer a century and a half, breaking down stereotypes deeply ingrained over generations remains a task.

This year’s OzAsia festival’s programming continues to challenge against these old narratives, celebrating the diverse voices and stories Asian-Australians bring to the cultural landscape of Australia.

~	Can mobile medicine solve the health crisis in Morocco’s remote villages?

~	A 50-year battle for truth: the Birmingham pub bombings and the price of injustice

~	A common nasal decongestant lacks evidence but is still sold in the UK

~	Grattan on Friday: Marles plays a defensive bat on nuclear as the government rushes to get though late work

~	‘Deep inside, something told me I had found the earliest human ancestor; I went numb’ – Yohannes Haile-Selassie on his lifetime quest to discover ancient humanity

~	Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert – podcast

~	Failed assassination attempt sparks speculations of power struggle in Uzbekistan

~	Reflections on youth-led movements against state repression in Bangladesh and Indonesia

~	Thailand: Dismissal of landmark case a critical and alarming setback in fight against unlawful use of spyware

~	Phenergan for under 6s is now banned due to hallucination fears. Here’s what to use instead

OzAsia festival 2024: a celebration of Asian culture and art – and what it means to be Asian-Australian

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