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City of Sydney oral history collection, 1982 - ongoing

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Pictures for cities: a visual history of South Sydney project: Aboriginal history, 1984

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Oral History - Dolun Teoman, 1983

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Unique IDOH-000555SeriesCity of Sydney oral history collection, 1982 - ongoingInterviewerGeoff WearyProject namePictures for Cities - Geoff Weary CollectionThemeOur CityDate of interview1st January 1983Date qualifierexactFormatAudio - CassetteSummary of interviewDolun Teoman was born in Cyprus, and migrated to Australia with her family in 1971 as a result of the war. She was drawn to social work because of the issues she observed in her community. She self-identifies as a socialist-feminist, and reflects on the uneasy interaction between feminists and migrant women.
Among Greek and Turkish women, Dolun has witnessed a high incidence of workplace accidents in factories. She observes that migrant women are often marginalised and oppressed both at work and at home. Teoman discusses racism in her workplace, and the frustration of feeling like the token migrant or the lone migrant voice.
After the interview concludes, the sounds of migrant women having their photos taken can be heard, followed by the sounds of Turkish women reading coffee grounds.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Dolun Teoman (L), 1983. Photograph by Geoff Weary

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SurnameTeomanGiven namesDolun

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SoundStereoDuration (hr:min:sec)01:19:02

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Subject tagsSouth SydneyMigrationPublic access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Oral History - Dolun Teoman, 1983