Nepalese Women’s Tales of Resilience’ is a book that aims to collect and
share intimate stories of adversity, resilience and growth of Nepalese
immigrant women in Australia. The concept of the book was emerged during
2021’s 16 days of campaigns against gender-based violence. During the event
‘Knitting- The New Me’, women who participated in the project shared their
stories as a part of knitting and connecting. Then that took us on to the next
step, to publish the book. The concept and purpose were formed and finalised.
The purpose of this book includes intention to explore and share life stories
and lived experiences of Nepalese immigrant women and their resilience in
Australia. The book also intended to highlight immigrant women’s experiences
of both, marginalization, struggle, isolation, racism, adversity, and their
courage, the unique resilience, strength, hope, inspiration, resourcefulness
that helped them to overcome the situation, to claim their place and to live a
meaningful life.
