Housing related challenges for culturally and linguistically diverse communities

'Kim' was 61 years old when she first became homeless. She moved to Australia from Vietnam (speaking Cantonese) with her new husband who was 20 years her senior. Kim's husband was abusive, controlling and isolating; she did not have anyone to ask for help. She had distant relatives in Australia, but they didn't provide any support due to concern their lives would be 'contaminated' by her hardship. Kim did not speak any English.