Refugee

A True Story of Coming of Age in a War Zone

Lukacs John Varda, Janice Stensrude, Dan Kwarcinski

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White Hair Press
12 June 2023

Refugees & political asylum

By the age of six, John Varda had already been twice a refugee. A member of the Hungarian Sz�kely, traditionally thought to be descended from a son of Attila the Hun, his community was thrice relocated under treaty agreements as the countries of Eastern Europe jockeyed for territory, both through alliances and brute force. They were finally settled in Tolna County, Hungary, after World War II. From the ages of eight to nineteen, John was a first-hand witness to the Communist experiment, as Hungary's Russian liberators became their totalitarian masters. He remembers the hardships of being a farm family forced into the collective by high taxes and the ever-present fear of retaliation should they even whisper disapproval of the government. To be accused of having capitalist notions could mean years of imprisonment. On his nineteenth birthday, he crossed over the border into Yugoslavia, fearing that his support of the failed 1956 Revolution would land him in Siberia. After months of brutal incarceration in a Yugoslavian refugee camp, he eventually was transported to Italy, where he applied for migration to Australia. After so many months of poor and insufficient food, he had lost so much weight that he was required to remain in the UN Italian refugee camp until he had gained weight and could pass the required physical examination. On his twentieth birthday, he set foot on Australian soil, where he faced new challenges: learning a new language and becoming accustomed to new foods and a new social culture, as well as discovering that, in Australia, football had very odd rules and was not played with a round ball.

By: Lukacs John Varda
Cover design or artwork by: Dan Kwarcinski
Edited by: Janice Stensrude
Imprint: White Hair Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 163g
ISBN: 9798987924402
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 12 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Varda lives in retirement in Western Australia, where he engages in landscaping projects, including a waterfall feature, a koi pond, and decorative plantings. He and his wife Irene, a gifted seamstress and folk artist, host large gatherings of family and friends, not unlike the family gatherings of his Hungarian childhood. Janice Stensrude is a writer/editor (stensrude.com) and recently founded White Hair Press to publish memoirs and out-of-print classics. Dan Kwarcinsky is a fine artist by education and training, who works in both hand-created art and AI. He employs his developed skills as Head Designer for World Wide Web Designs, a company he formed with other Web professionals (https: //w3dinc.com/).

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Refugee

A True Story of Coming of Age in a War Zone

Lukacs John Varda, Janice Stensrude, Dan Kwarcinski

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