Mr. Dutton had lived and worked in 4 different countries since 2001: Vietnam, Tonga, New Zealand, and China. In Vietnam, he taught at an international school and enjoyed the friendly people and culture. In the small island country of Tonga, he volunteered on various projects with his family. They then moved to New Zealand so his wife's mother could receive medical care. Through these international experiences, Mr. Dutton gained an appreciation for migration and different cultures. He believes migration benefits both developing and developed countries by increasing diversity.

1. BY DA EUN KIM
INTERVIEW DATE : 2011, FEBRUARY, 22TH, TUESDAY
4 D i f f erent H o m es
of Mr. Dutton
Interview with Mr. Dutton
Mr. Dutton had been 4 countries that help him to become a
teacher of BISS!!
Mr. Dutton has migrated lots of wall so those things made him to think he is
country such as Vietnam, Tonga, New in his home.
Zealand and China since 2001 from his
hometown, Brisbane, Australia. He and his Mr. Dutton socialized a lot with
family decided to go to Vietnam for two and teachers, students and some parents when
a half years because of his wife was he was working at the international school in
Mr. Dutton with his son!! working on an “OzAid,” which is basically an Ho Chi Minh City. Also, quite a few local
Australian foreign aid funded project for Vietnamese people became friends of him. He
improving the water supply, and sanitation in said, "It was really good actually. We enjoyed
Vietnam. They were living in Ho Chi Minh City living there; very friendly people, safe place,
and he was working in an International nice food, nice clothes and lots of good
School in Vietnam. people to work with. We enjoyed it very
much."
After Vietnam, he went to a very Before Mr. Dutton and his wife both
small country called The Kingdom of Tonga, liked traveling and they actually went to live
in the Pacific Ocean. It’s a country of only overseas on holidays. He thought that every
90000 people living on and his family place he went is all different. Each place
volunteered in lots of projects in Tonga. has differences like different challenges,
Mr. Dutton and his family on the Next, he and his family had to go to New different levels of safety and security.
boat Zealand because his wife’s mom was very
sick and they need to take care of her and He gives example that Tonga,
at that time, he did some studying at beautiful place, is a one of the more
universities for a year. dangerous places to live for crime and
things and problems in background so right
He has experienced new cultures before he left Tonga, there was a big riot
and experiences and those things made him there, and the rioters actually were robbed
became a teacher in BISS. Previously he had Mr. Dutton’s house twice. In contrast, this is
been a performing musician playing in all very different from China or Vietnam,
orchestras, and doing private flute tutoring where they felt very safe and he now
in Australia but after he taught music in thinks the biggest danger in China would
Vietnam, he really enjoyed it and he changed probably just be road and traffic dangers
his mind to be a teacher. So he and his but he still said people in China are very
The Kingdom of Tonga-Malinoa family wanted to do that somewhere in Asia, friendly and helpful.
so he went to job fairs in Bangkok and
Sydney, and he settled with a job here at Mr. Dutton likes the idea of
BISS, so he was excited and just took on migration and he said “it’s an important
the challenge. He said “We really believed it thing for many countries to increase their
was the best move, and it helped us population of people who can work and
progress in our careers as well.” contribute to developing countries. It also
helps societies have a mix of cultures, and
At first, migrating to other helps them to understand and cooperate
countries is a little exciting to him because with people of different cultures and
it’s an entirely new city, and learning a new religions, like BISS so it’s a positive thing on
language, finding out new things, traveling the whole but though forced migration is a
around, and making new friends. However, completely different issue.”
after about 6 months he was quite confident
about place where he lived, and that place The experiences from countries that
became familiar to him and they don’t start he migrate made Mr. Dutton to think about
thinking they’re away from home, they migration in positive way. He said, “And I
decide where they are is their home. think, wherever we move, for our family
Moreover, they bring all of their personal anyway, wherever we move in the world
things with them such as all their pots and becomes home.”
Mr. Dutton caught a huge fish! pans, and pictures, and hang them on the