We cant change our name. Finding jobs in au is not that easy as one would imagine.we are discriminated somehow.Even for those who are here for many years
I beg to differ.
I'm employed with the full knowledge that I'm an FT to their country. 70% of my company consist of other cultures and races, vertically and horizontally.
I believe that the key in one's success across all countries (doesn't have to be western ones) is the ability to do what the romans do. In my context I chose to assimilate what their cultures demanded even before stepping into NZ, and got semi-acceptance unto 100% acceptance - took me some years to get that stage, but the key thing is never staying still -- move on, evolve, unlearn, relearn, adapt.
Everything that Sammy has been preaching should be penned in an "immigration handbook/bible" and practised everyday.
Here's a milestone: none of my immediate face-to-face friends are Asians. Any non-westerners dealing with me initially think I was born and bred in NZ.
What are your milestones set when migrating to another country? How much of the sinkie mentality do you actually lug around?