Collection SummaryThis project commenced in 2005 and has enabled the Library to build a working relationship with multicultural and school communities by celebrating their settlement through collecting and preserving photographs, oral histories and publications. Library staff and the community now have on-line access to information on many of its communities. This project has built networks for future collaboration. DescriptionOnce a year, one of our many migrant communities and one school community is invited to share their culture and history. Some of the communities that we engaged with were: The African Community, The Assyrian Community, The Croatian Community, The Italian Community, The Vietnamese Community.
Some of the school communities that we engaged with were: Bossley Park High School, Bonnyrigg High School, Cabramatta High School, Canley Vale High School, Fairfield High School, Patrician Brothers College, Fairfield
Collecting, preserving and showcasing these community histories is aimed at celebrating diversity and improving social understanding and inclusion.
DisclaimerOral histories are a recording of personal memories, views and perceptions. They capture a moment in time and reflect the opinions and thoughts of the interviewee and interviewer at that time only. While all reasonable attempts are made to avoid inaccuracy, oral history interviews should not be understood as statements of fact, and do not represent views of Fairfield City Council or views that are endorsed by Fairfield City Council.