Making Of Sri Lankan Tamil Dispora In Sydney : Long distance nationalism, cultural identity and disporic process

This study endeavours to explore the diasporic processes of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney, their vibrant cultural life, their migration patterns and the long-distance nationalism. In doing so it presents a social profile of the Sri Lankan Tamils in Sydney while exploring the communities' demographical and topographical features. The research was carried over a period of one year and completed in 2000, under the supervision of the renowned Professor Ien Ang, at the University Of Western Sydney, School of Cultural Histories and Futures.