Deborah Ruiz Wall
Deborah Ruiz Wall Deborah Ruiz Wall was born in the Philippines, but has lived most of her life in Australia. She has completed many funded projects on oral history (Aboriginal people and other residents on the Block in Redfern), intercultural story sharing between Aboriginal and Filipino women in inner city Sydney and West Sydney. She was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for contribution to the community in the areas of social justice, multiculturalism and reconciliation in 2004. She is listed on Who’s Who of Australian Women, 2007, 2008, 2009. Her biography is online at: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/aimd/aimd-15.html. She is a PhD candidate in the Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney. Her research interests include: intercultural research, identity politics, diaspora, intercultural storytelling, oral history, multiculturalism. She is a member of ‘Women’s Reconciliation Network’, ‘Filipino Women’s Working Party’ and ‘Friends of Tranby’.
Asian Australian Studies Research Network
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