Bella Choo

Thesis

The 'Australian Dream': Aspirations of young migrants with disability

My research examines the notion of the 'Australian Dream' for young migrants with disability, using aspirations as a tool to understand well-being. Our understandings of youth-adulthood transitions have largely neglected disability, with little to no research exploring the intersections of youth, disability and migration in Australia. My research uses an intersectional approach to understand the aspirations of young migrants with disability, as well as the enablers and barriers they face in achieving their aspirations. To uncover the marginalised voices of young migrants with disability, I adopt a Pragmatic Action Research strategy comprising of search conferences and life mapping interviews.