Part 3 - Unpolished Gem

Part 3 of Unpolished Gem tells the reader about the Great Australian Dream and also how immigrants are stereotyped by Australians when they arrive into the country. This section of the book describes the Pung's achievement of the Great Australian Dream. We learn that the Australian Dream is owning their own house or land, having a secure job and a better lifestyle then the one in Cambodia, and Alice explains how her family achieved this. She explains how they no longer need clothes form the government, and their attitude towards immigrate have changed. 'Gone were the days of where a one-dollar plastic brown vinyl coat a birthday present from the government.' They now understand how to integrate into society by trying to remove the stereotype about Asian's and peasantry and how they have lost the amazement they once had. This section of the book also tells the reader that immigrants are often stereotyped and as a result the immigrants feel sad and lonely when they arrive in Australia. The journey of part 3 is a physical and inner journey. A physical journey as hey moved from Cambodia to Australia and an inner journey as the Pung family experience new cultures and ways of living and try and live the Australian Dream.