Immigrants have been a part of the Australian story since its beginning. As new groups of people have decided to make their new life in Australia, they have had to endure many hardships. Many have lost contact with their homeland or have had only limited opportunity to communicate with loved ones overseas. Part of the adjustment to a new culture and environment has been to learn the new while still celebrating traditions and remembering what has gone before. You can investigate the lives of individuals or groups who have experienced the high and lows of the immigrant experience.