Summary

Some people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are likely to have experienced racism and discrimination as a part of their daily life in Australia. Racism and racist behaviour can be either direct and overt or indirect and covert. The experience of racism and discrimination is a significant stress factor for those people who are subject to it, and research shows that it contributes to a feeling of insecurity and a view of the dominant social environment as threatening and hostile (Selvamanickam et al 2001).

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• Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia, Supporting Young People and Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds (CLDB): Youth and Children Policy Statement 2007, Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, 2007. Also available at http://www.fecca.org.au/images/stories/pdfs/policies_2007013.pdf. Details