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"Case of the `Enemy Aliens' is a skills-based education kit based on the idea of the historian as detective. Inspired by the Migration Heritage Centre's online Enemy at Home exhibition, this program focuses on the art and strategy of critical thinking and creative questioning."

"This exhibition reveals a complex and poignant narrative examining both the public and private lives of the Chinese Australian migrant experience.

A Museum of the Riverina and NSW Migration Heritage Centre exhibition."

From the page: "The outbreak of fighting in Europe in August 1914 immediately brought Australia into the Great War. Within one week of the declaration of war, all German subjects in Australia were declared �enemy aliens� and were required to report to the Government and notify their address. In February 1915 the meaning of �enemy aliens� changed. It came to include naturalised migrants as well as Australian born persons whose fathers or grandfathers had been born in Germany or Austria. Since it was impossible to intern all enemy aliens resident in Australia, the Government pursued a policy of selective internment. "

"In 1914, Paul Dubotzki left his home in Bavaria to accompany an expedition to Sumatra and China as expedition photographer. The outbreak of World War One took him by surprise in German New Guinea, where he managed to evade being taken as prisoner of war. But curiously it appears he did manage to make his way to Adelaide where in 1915 he was arrested as an �enemy alien� and interned in the South Australian internment camp..."

From the page: "The lives of millions of Cambodians were devastated by the totalitarian Khmer Rouge Pol Pot regime. For every two people who survived, one person perished. About 8,000 Pol Pot survivors now live in New South Wales, mainly in Sydney."

From the page: "Pai Nai Ma: Thai Australian Experiences is a partnership between the Parramatta Heritage & Visitor Information Centre and the NSW Migration Heritage Centre. Both organisations seek to enhance public recognition of cultural diversity, including the heritage and legacy of migration and settlement. "

From the page: "The Italian born population is ageing rapidly. The migrants who were in their twenties and thirties in the 1950s are now in their seventies and eighties. There is only a trickle of Italians now migrating to Australia, and they do so out of choice, rather than necessity. Currently, over 800,000 Australians can claim some Italian heritage.

With the advent of multiculturalism, second and third generations are embracing and celebrating their Italian identity. Members of the Italian-Australian community have become leaders in sectors such as the Arts, Construction, Design, Fashion, Health, Sport and Politics.

�oeJourney to a New Life” is a tribute to all the Italian migrants who left their home in search of a better life…"

From the page: "Through sharing just a few of the many personal stories of migration to Wagga Wagga. From All Four Corners explores the unique and diverse cultures that shape our community."