The island creoles of the Indian Ocean who carried their rainbow culture to the southern continent.
Australian Mauritians — the community whose origins in Mauritius, the small volcanic island rising from the southwestern Indian Ocean whose extraordinary history as a uninhabited paradise successively settled by Dutch, French, and British colonizers and populated by African slaves, Indian indentured laborers, Chinese traders, and European planters produced one of the world's most genuinely multicultural societies, a Mauritian civilization whose Creole language, sega music, and table of curries, rotis, dim sums, and French patisseries expresses in daily life the remarkable synthesis of African, Asian, and European influences that makes Mauritian culture one of the Indian Ocean world's most original and joyful human achievements. The Australian Mauritian community — drawn to Australia from the 1970s onward by educational and professional opportunities and settling across the major cities where their warmth, multilingual ease, and instinctive hospitality made them natural contributors to Australian multicultural life — carries with them the sega rhythm whose African-rooted hip-swaying dance and call-and-response singing transforms any gathering into a celebration, the Hindu temples and Catholic churches and mosques that reflect Mauritius's religious plurality, the Creole joie de vivre that finds in food, family, and festivity the essential ingredients of a good life, and the pride of a people from a tiny island that punches magnificently above its weight in culture, cuisine, and the sheer human richness of its multicultural inheritance. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that vibrant legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of native Australian people. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse Australia population.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this sweatshirt: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
