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Spotlight on Racism

Musicians

Christine and Sharon Muscat - Sister 2 Sister

Christine and Sharon Photo kindly supplied by RCM

What do you do?

We are in the musical act Sister 2 Sister.

How old are you?

19 and 16 respectively.

Where were you born?

New Zealand and Australia.

Describe your cultural/religious/ethnic family background

Our family and parents are Maltese. They migrated to Australia 38 years ago so we all definitely class ourselves as Australian.

What is your favourite place in the world and why?

There is NO place like home. Australia is a beautiful country, great shopping, food, night life and the people are great. The weather is amazing!!

Have you ever experienced or witnessed racism? How did it make you feel?

No, not really, but our parents have. It was really hard for our parents growing up European. They were called lots of names. They tried to blend in as much as possible.

What advice would you give kids experiencing racism?

Be the best Australian you can be and NEVER forget your heritage.

What kind of Australia would you like to see for our children?

One BIG melting pot, irrespective of colour, religion or race. A true Australia.