Yaşar Duyal migrated to Australia in August 1993 from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He worked as an education aide supporting children with learning disabilities at Springvale Primary School.
Yaşar has worked with many students and parents from refugee backgrounds over the years. The programs he helped set up for refugee mothers and students at Narre Warren South P-12 College were recognised by the Governor’s award for Excellence in Multicultural Education in 2009. In December 2011, he received an award for community services delivery in education in multicultural Victoria.
Collection of 21 short stories for Years 7 and 8 written by students from immigrant, refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds, reflecting their origins, journey and arrival in Australia. Sometimes disturbing, sometimes uplifting, these powerful stories let students glimpse the hardship and dangers other students have endured to reach this country.