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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Bhutan to Blacktown : Losing Everything and Finding Australia
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'I lost my possessions, my salary, my status, my career, my country. And in that fall, I gained everything.

'Bhutan is known as the land of Gross National Happiness, a Buddhist Shangri-La hidden in the Himalayas. But in the late 1980s, Bhutan waged a brutal ethnic-cleansing campaign against its citizens of Nepali ancestry. Forced to flee Bhutan, Om Dhungel spent six years as a refugee in Nepal before he arrived in Australia. Today Om is a respected community leader in western Sydney, consulted frequently by government and settlement organisations on refugee policy.

'Written with Walkley Award–winning journalist James Button, Bhutan to Blacktown tells of Om Dhungel’s remarkable journey from a village on the Himalayan ridges and life as a refugee in Kathmandu, to, eventually, Blacktown, Australia. It is a story of grit and determination, humour and irrepressible optimism.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: NewSouth Publishing , 2023 .
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      Extent: 288p.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 2023
      ISBN: 9781742237893

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  • Large print.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Om Dhuengel in Conversation Elly Varrenti (interviewer), 2023 26623735 2023 single work podcast interview

'In this episode, hear Om Dhungel and James Button in conversation with Elly Varrenti, to celebrate the publication of Om’s memoir, Bhutan to Blacktown.

'This book tells Om Dhungel’s remarkable story — his journey from a remote village to a senior position in the Bhutanese Civil Service, to life as a human rights activist in Nepal and, eventually, to his work as a community leader in Blacktown, western Sydney.

'Every step prepared Om for the central role he would play in settling more than 5000 Bhutanese refugees, in one of the most successful refugee initiatives in Australia’s history. Written with Walkley Award-winning journalist James Button, Bhutan to Blacktown is a story of grit and struggle, humour and irrepressible optimism — and how losing nearly everything shaped one man’s character and fate.' (Production summary)

y separately published work icon Om Dhuengel in Conversation Elly Varrenti (interviewer), 2023 26623735 2023 single work podcast interview

'In this episode, hear Om Dhungel and James Button in conversation with Elly Varrenti, to celebrate the publication of Om’s memoir, Bhutan to Blacktown.

'This book tells Om Dhungel’s remarkable story — his journey from a remote village to a senior position in the Bhutanese Civil Service, to life as a human rights activist in Nepal and, eventually, to his work as a community leader in Blacktown, western Sydney.

'Every step prepared Om for the central role he would play in settling more than 5000 Bhutanese refugees, in one of the most successful refugee initiatives in Australia’s history. Written with Walkley Award-winning journalist James Button, Bhutan to Blacktown is a story of grit and struggle, humour and irrepressible optimism — and how losing nearly everything shaped one man’s character and fate.' (Production summary)

Last amended 14 Jun 2023 08:27:04
Subjects:
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    Bhutan,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Blacktown, Blacktown area, Sydney Outer West, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • c
    Nepal,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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