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The Maltese Migrant Experience

• Chapter 1
  1. By way of introduction: Migrating to Australia
  2. Half a century of Migration: 1946 - 1996
      
• Chapter 2: The Maltese Language in Australia
   
• Chapter 3: Educating Our Students
  1. The Australian Scene
  2. Education: The Soft Option
  3. Jobs for the Graduates
      
• Chapter 4: Multiculturalism
  1. The Many Faces of Multiculturalism
  2. Retreat from Tolerance
  3. Quantitating the Tolerance Factor
  4. Racism: Our Number One Problem
  5. Crime in Our Society
  6. Multicultural Writers in Australia
  7. Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities
  8. Multiculturalism Acts?
  9. Interesting Times Ahead
  10. Worlds of Hate
  11. Social Harmony and Government Policies
  12. Migrants and Citizens
  13. National Outlook on Immigration
  14. Racism, Sexism, Lunacy
  15. Weak Links in the Chain
  16. Discrimination or Incompetence?
       
• Chapter 5: Settlement Issues
  1. Facts, fancies and Migrant Statistics
  2. The Enemy Within
  3. Ageing of Maltese Migrants in Australia
  4. Multicultural Health Care and Rehabilitation of Older People
  5. Role of ethnic communities in developing appropriate psychiatric services
  6. Immigrant Workers and Trade Unions in Australia
  7. Our Past and Our Future
      
• Chapter 6: The Second Generation in Australia
  1. The Second Generation in Australia
  2. Age distribution of the Second Generation
  3. Family Size in the Second Generation
  4. Education and the Second Generation
  5. Maltese Language Usage
  6. Education
  7. Employment
  8. Income
  9. A note about the Third Generation
  10. In Conclusion
       
• Chapter 7: The Migrant Contribution
  1. Perceptions and Misconceptions
  2. Ecologically sustainable Development
  3. A Debt Owed
  4. Remittances by Maltese Migrants
      
• Chapter 8: What Future?
  1. From the migrants' point of view
  2. The second generation
  3. Children's views of their migrant parents
      
• Chapter 9: Tables and Statistical Information
  1. Number of persons emigrating to Australia
  2. Distribution in the various States of Australia
  3. Number of Persons with Mother born in Malta.
  4. Number of persons with Father born in Malta
  5. Language spoken at home.
  6. Number of persons speaking Maltese
  7. Age Distribution, 2nd Generation Maltese.
  8. Maltese Language retention among 2nd Generation Maltese persons
  9. Second Generation Secondary and Tertiary Studies

Source: Maurice N.Cauchi - The Maltese Migrant Experience, Malta 1999