Elsa, Deborah and Alfred

Half Ties

Elsa, Deborah, Alfred are a multicultural, socially progressive activist family; Deborah is Jewish European and Alfred grew up in Hong Kong from a Muslim background - they met in Australia and had Elsa, who identifies as queer, multiracial, Jewish and Chinese. Having always felt ‘othered’ in their own communities, this family of three talk about their own personal journeys into finding their sense of self in Australia; their challenges being a multi-racial family and feeling truly accepted in society, and why social justice is at the core of their family values.