Essay on Ethnic Residential Concentration's Benefits and Challenges
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People, Places and Social Difference Photographic EssayIntroductionThe following essay is a discussion of benefits and challenges of ethnic residential concentration in Cabramatta. The essay uses photographs as primary data and secondary data to identify the impact of migrations, benefits, and challenges upon the cultural and social landscape in Cabramatta. Cabramatta is located in the south western of Sydney in New South Wales State in Australia. Cabramatta is a suburb and is 30 kilometers from Sydney central business district. It has a population of 21783 in an area of 4.5 kilometer squared. The area local government is City of Fairfield. Cabramatta has 32% of Australian Asian community living in the area and 68% of the Asian community in Australia living in Cabramatta (Dunn, 1993). This has led to Cabramattabeing referred to as Vietnamese capital of Australia. DiscussionBenefitsFIGURE 1: Cabramatta Moon FESTIVAL, looking South East along Arthur Street, Cabramatta, 10:04am, 06 September, 2017. The moon festival
The above image is Cabramatta Moon Festival billboard promoting the festival. The moon festival started in South East Asian Where people celebrate on September every year. The festival dates are determined by equinox when darkness and daylight are equal. The moon festival activities include lion dance and traditional dances. The festival is attended with complete costumes and also has live performances. The celebrations were adopted by the Asian communities living Cabramatta. The Cabramatta moon festive is more inclusive and includes fireworks at 8pm. The culture maintenance has several benefits to society living in Cabramatta. First, the moon festival promotes harmonious relations in the community and fosters good understanding in the city (Dunn, 1993). The Asian community is the largest group in Cabramattaand the festival fosters understanding to amongst other communities. Second the moon festival celebrations strengths community identity, and social cohesion among communities in Cabramatta. The Asian communities feel recognized in the society that enhances social cohesion.This also strengthens their identity in a foreign country that contributes to cultural fulfillment. Therefore, the Cabramatta moon festival celebrations have a positive impact to the community by appreciating the presence of Asian community living in the city.
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