The contemporary refugee crisis is an ongoing global concern. For the many East European displaced persons who were resettled in Queensland following the Second World War, these events are particularly poignant. Their prior experiences of violence, incarceration and encampment are being echoed in current developments, and contribute to their approach towards these events today. While scholars have considered generalised public attitudes towards refugees, little comparative research exists to assess the impact of this situation on displaced persons in Australia. Even less knowledge exists to inform practitioners’, scholars’, and policy makers’ understanding of how former refugees are engaging with this current crisis, and thus how resettled refugees can be supported as they reconcile their own experiences of violence and loss with public debate surrounding the validity of refugees’ claims for asylum. This article shows that the displacement and trauma of post-war Polish, Ukrainian, and Latvian displaced persons retain an ongoing influence on their perceptions of crisis and displacement in the present. It reveals a unique response to mass refugee movements that speaks to their own experiences as displaced persons. This reflects the way in which these displaced families’ remembered experiences have become crucial to their engagement with contemporary events and refugees.

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欧洲流离失所者的创伤经历和对当代危机的反应：与难民接触的口述历史

当代难民危机是全球持续关注的问题。对于二战后在昆士兰重新安置的许多东欧流离失所者来说，这些事件尤其令人心酸。他们先前的暴力、监禁和营地经历在当前的事态发展中得到了回应，并有助于他们今天处理这些事件。虽然学者们考虑了公众对难民的普遍态度，但很少有比较研究来评估这种情况对澳大利亚流离失所者的影响。让从业者、学者和政策制定者了解前难民如何应对当前危机的知识更少，以及如何支持重新安置的难民，因为他们将自己的暴力和损失经历与围绕难民申请庇护的有效性的公开辩论相协调。本文表明，战后波兰、乌克兰和拉脱维亚流离失所者的流离失所和创伤仍然持续影响着他们对当前危机和流离失所的看法。它揭示了对大规模难民运动的独特反应，这反映了他们作为流离失所者的经历。这反映了这些流离失所家庭记忆中的经历对于他们参与当代事件和难民至关重要的方式。和拉脱维亚的流离失所者对他们目前对危机和流离失所的看法保持着持续的影响。它揭示了对大规模难民运动的独特反应，这反映了他们作为流离失所者的经历。这反映了这些流离失所家庭记忆中的经历对于他们参与当代事件和难民至关重要的方式。和拉脱维亚的流离失所者对他们目前对危机和流离失所的看法保持着持续的影响。它揭示了对大规模难民运动的独特反应，这反映了他们作为流离失所者的经历。这反映了这些流离失所家庭记忆中的经历对于他们参与当代事件和难民至关重要的方式。