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Tamil diaspora in Australia
The document summarizes the global Tamil diaspora, which numbers around 70 million people spread across 50 countries due to historical factors like trade, slavery, labor needs, and more recently civil wars. It notes that Tamils can be found in large numbers in many countries around the world like Fiji, Mauritius, Jamaica, Malaysia, South Africa, and Australia, where there are approximately 50,000 Tamils. Within Australia, Tamils have established many cultural institutions like temples, schools, and organizations to help preserve their language, culture and heritage for future generations.
Tamil diaspora in Australia
- 1. Tamil Diaspora -World • trade, slavery, labour, professional needs and later civil wars and mass exodus • Fifty countries - seventy million Tamils • download value and skills to the next generation to nurture the language, literature, culture and heritage
- 2. Language and Culture Culture- is socially learned and shared by members of a society -an organized system of behaviour -defines standards of conduct. -includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, customs and any other capabilities acquired by man as a member of a society." Edward Burnett Tylor
- 3. How did ithappen? Fiji, Mauritius, reunion in the Indian Ocean, Jamaica, Trinidad ,South America, South Africa, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and New Caledonia. Tamil trading communities - South East Asia , Myanmar,Malaysia), Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Indonesia .
- 4. Tamils in Australia •Around the Globe - 700, 000 Tamils • Britain - 300,000 • USA - over 300,000 • Canada - over 300,000 • Australia approximately 50,000
- 5. Tamil activities • Twentytemples • Tamil Church services • Twenty Tamils schools • Approved subject in HSC examination • Tamil competitions • Tamil celebrations • Tamil cultural activities
- 6. Objectives • Building astrong diaspora • Promoting learning and performing all forms of Tamil Arts and culture • community welfare • Encouraging outstanding talents and achievements contributing to the Tamil community
- 7. Tamil organisations andevents • Thiruvalluvar vizha • Chithtirai vizha • Pongal • Pattimandram • Dance • Music festival • Literary activities
- 8. Media RADIO Australian Tamil BroadcastingCorporation Tamil Muzahakkam SBS Tamil services - funding - multicultural service T V - Global Tamil Vision Tamil Magazines - Tamil Osai ,Tamil Australian Mellinam
- 9. Social networking andblogs Social networking and internet significantly play a role in the life of the Australian Tamils • Blogs • Twitter • Face book • Google plus • You tube • Linked in
- 10. Migrant Resource Centres •Integrating the community • Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Ministry, Community Relation Commission and other Government agencies
- 11. Political activities • Femalepoliticians dress up with sarees to associate with the Tamil community • Tamil counsellors
- 12. Business • Lawyers, Architects, Franchisees,Property developers, Real Estate agents, Money Changers, Spice shops, news agencies, child care centres, aged cared centres and super markets • Maha Sinnaththamby - the man behind a second city named Springfield in Queensland
- 13. Professionals Neurosurgeon - BrindaSivalaingam Oncologist - Dr Jeyamohan Cardiologist - Dr Manamohan Woman lawyer bagged three awards
- 14. Other Tamil activities •Dr Jeyamohan Tamil drama • Dr Chandrika Murugan Songs
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- 16. Family functions • Pubertyceremony
- 17. Family functions • Babyceremony
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- 19. Barriers • Dual culturebalance • New generation beliefs differ • Time constraints • Cultural amalgamation • Other issues like - not practical…
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