The 'invisible' immigrants: Greek immigrant women in Australia (1952–1972)
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Date
2013-07
Authors
Palaktsoglou, Maria
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Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (MGSAANZ)
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Abstract
1952–1972 is considered as the twenty-year period of mass or chain migration, during
which the greatest number of Greek immigrants arrived in Australia. Just under half of
these immigrants were women, who arrived mainly as dependent siblings, daughters,
wives or brides of male immigrants. In addition, approximately 9,000 women migrated
independently as factory or domestic workers. Though Greek women immigrants are
an integral part of the overall Greek migration to Australia, their history still remains
marginal and has not been thoroughly investigated and reported on. Greek women
are regarded as the “invisible” immigrants, whose individual migration experience is
encompassed within the male-dominated migration discourse. In this article we examine
aspects of the migration of Greeks to Australia during the period of mass or chain
migration, with a special focus on the marginal representation of women immigrants
within the migration discourse.
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Greek research, Greece, Australia
Citation
Palaktsoglou, M., 2013. The 'invisible' immigrants: Greek immigrant women in Australia (1952–1972). Journal of Modern Greek Studies - Special Issue, 290-304.