Currently the State Government is being approached for assistance with this project. A prominent United Nations official has also raised the matter with at least one State minister, the Hobart and Launceston Lord Mayors, and the Governor-General of Australia for assistance to make this project viable. Presently only five members of our community are employed on a full-time basis. The day to day matters take a lot of adjustment. These people are not used to modern homes and will need to be shown how to use the household appliances - particularly in the kitchen.
Shopping is another problem.
New arrivals have trouble distinguishing between different types of stores. For example, they may look for a hammer and nails in a grocery store. Prices and labels on products are unfamiliar. In their past experience, they had to bargain for a price agreeable to both the buyer and the dealers. The Hmong are made up of clans.