Sean Connolly meets the Abboud Al-Suhairy family who fled persecution in Iraq to live in Australia. Largely overlooked in history books, Mandaens are a pre-Christian minority religion of ancient Baptists.
Up Next in Season 1
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The Vietnamese
Sean Connolly joins Tam and her husband Nam Le for the annual Vietnamese Moon Festival - a day of cooking, feasting and prayer. Their daughters Lan and Mai help their mother prepare dishes for the feast that takes place after they visit their temple.
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The Cubans
Sean Connolly meets ìThe Cubanadasî; a womenís group of extended family and friends who left Cuba as a rejection of its political ideology, or through marriage.
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The Burmese Kachin
A close-knit community of Burmese Kachin immigrants invite Sean Connolly to witness a traditional ceremony and take part in the feast that follows.
