PROGRAM: NESIA DAILY 

 23h ago

https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/nesia-daily/kal-angam-kal-recognised-in-victorian-community-history-awards/105182902?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Audio 17 min.click on the ABC link above to hear the audio

Presented by   Jacob McQuire   Emily Nguyen-Hunt

In January 2006, 43 West Papuans arrived in Australia by boat seeking asylum. 

Within months, all were granted protection visas and have lived in exile in Melbourne ever since. 

At the time, their arrival sparked diplomatic tensions between Australia and Indonesia, drawing global attention to Australia’s position on human rights abuses in the Asia-Pacific region.

Years on, a community-led project called Kal Angam-Kal: Stories of West Papua – spearheaded by Cyndi Makabory, Yasbelle Kerkow, and Florence Tupuola, shows young West Papuans interviewing Elders from that group of 43. Some even hearing about their own parents’ journey for the first time. 

Since first exhibiting in 2023, Kal Angam-Kal was recently a Commendation Recipient in the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards.

Nesia Daily spoke with Cyndi Makabory and project participant, Mariana Korwa about the power of intergenerational storytelling and what Kal Angam-Kal means to their community. 

 Credits  Jacob McQuire, Presenter 

Emily Nguyen-Hunt , Presenter