Don Carter was born in 1943, the son of an Aboriginal mother and an African American serviceman who was stationed in Townsville during World War II. His parents were married in 1941… but a year later, his father returned to America. Because of the discriminatory laws in both America and Australia, Don and his mother were prevented from seeing his dad again.
Don’s story is one among many, and they are being pieced together by Dr Vicki Grieves, a Worimi researcher at the University of Sydney. Don and Vicki joined Amy McQuire to discuss Children of War.
For more information about the project, see the following link.