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It insists on specificity, on conjuncture. But h is not necessarily<br />

armour-plated against other identities.<br />

One of striking features of the fifteen Italian-speaking families dealt with in this study<br />

was the manner in which they negotiated (not always wdUingly) their way between their<br />

cross-cuttmg identities, to give rise to new hybridised narratives of identity which<br />

celebrated the past at the same time as they took control of the future. Achieving both<br />

these outcomes is the challenge currently facing Australia as h increasingly orientates<br />

itself towards Asia, In successfully meeting this challenge, the nation will be building<br />

on the achievements of those, like the families featured in this study, who helped lay<br />

the foundations for multicultural identity.<br />

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