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The Happiest RefugeeRacism and false stereotypes are issues which are thoroughly depicted in The Happiest Refugee, emphasised through “Everywhere we went people looked at us strangely as if Suzie was my lawyer and we’ve just gotten out of trial where she defended me for an armed hold up, I've never seen a shop assistant so nervous… security guards were hovering near us and watching me like a hawk,” depicting that an individual is apprehensive about Do’s appearance and character as if that person believes that all members of a foreign culture possess threatening characteristics, abilities and qualities.
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Unpolished GemRacism and false stereotypes are issues that are expressed throughout Unpolished Gem as the persona and her family experience discrimination as they arrive in Australia, emphasised through “Their eyes look away as you look at them, they would not answer your questions, they talk behind you and they do not talk to you after the first conversation,” representing the despicable attitude of certain individuals as they ignore ethnic cultures due to their knowledge of false stereotypes.
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