In the mid Twentieth century, many immigrants or ethnics were either expelled from Australia or not accepted into Australia in response to the white Australians fear of non-European immigrants taking their jobs. They feared these migrants would accept a lower standard of life and work for less money, which reinforced the Immigration Restriction Act (1901) and gave discretion to white people. Bosnia (also referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina) is in the south eastern part of Europe and is part of the Balkan Peninsula surrounded Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Albania. The group came to Australia in a large flow in the 1990s during the Yugoslavian war which displaced more than 2 million people. This group can be identified as a refugee…show more content… The first one was the Yugoslavian war which had affect all over south Eastern Europe, this war displaced many people from their houses and forced many to move out of the country seeking refuge, with many spreading all around the world and many coming into Australia (Museum Victoria Australia. (2015). Another event that caused a huge migration of Bosnians was the genocide committed against them by the Serbs were they were starved and put into concentration camps. Another massive tragedy that forced the Bosnians to leave their country was the rape that occurred in Srebrenica (Museum Victoria Australia. (2015). These were the main reasons for the displacement of Bosnians from their…show more content… There’s something missing constantly, they miss their old method of life, walking downtown, chilling to coffee shops. Mixing and meeting other folks, In Australia nothing is like that as life is condensed to mainly work and family and this is the main problem they face, Socialising. (Mr T.) Linguistic and traditional obstacles extremely disturb the immigration of Bosnian refugees to Australia; many amongst them discover their tactic around these problems by sticking as a Bosnian community for distinctiveness restoration and practical provision. Throughout their life in Australia there were many contributions made by the Bosnian community in Australia, this includes: foods, mosques, churches, Education, traditional festivals, clothes and their buildings and way of life. The Bosnian community is a great community that has adapted to the Australian way of life as they strongly support and adapt to the Australian way of life living with harmony and
