Did you know that the first Afghans that migrated to Australia were the cameleers of the 19th century?
Australian filmmaker Jolyon Hoff saw Ali’s experience as a former Afghan-Hazara refugee as an opportunity to re-examine Australia’s colonial history.
When I see a third or fourth generation Afghan pouring water on the graves of their ancestors, that resonates because it means our culture has survived White Australia policy, colonialism, assimilation and everything. That’s hopeful.
