Language discrimination

As we enter the warmer season in southern hemisphere, we talk about what we are currently reading and watching. The conversation we have this week is on language discrimination, the news of English proficiency requirement for partner visa application, and the complication with Footscary Primary School’s decision of changing their Vietnamese bilingual program to Italian. New English language rules for Australian partner visas labelled 'racist' by cross-cultural couples https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-10/australian-partner-visa-english-language-rule-budget/12743534 Migrants to Australia required to learn English to a 'functional level' under new rules https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-08/500-hours-of-english-classes-required-under-partner-visa-changes/12741714 Australia's English test for partner visas could leave women at mercy of abusers, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/08/australia-english-language-test-partner-visa-immigration-requirements Melbourne parents fight to keep bilingual Vietnamese program at Footscray primary school https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/04/melbourne-parents-fight-to-keep-bilingual-vietnamese-program-at-footscray-primary-school Change.org Petition https://www.change.org/p/minister-save-the-vietnamese-bilingual-program-at-footscray-primary-school Over the Moon NY Times Review https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/movies/over-the-moon-review.html Hot Milk | Deborah Levy https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hot-milk-9780241968031 Freedom Circus | Sue Smethurst https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-freedom-circus-9781760890308 Selected Poems | Wallace Stevens https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8552929-selected-poems Funny Weather | Olivia Laing https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/olivia-laing/funny-weather/9781529027648 The Great Flowing River | Chi Pang-yuan. Translated by John Balcom http://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-great-flowing-river/9780231188401 · Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under · Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under · Asian Bitches Down Under Email: [email protected]