Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Korean Australian singer-songwriter and Harmony Week 2022 Ambassador, Dami Im shares her story of finding belonging in the Australian community, and what it means to sing the national anthem.
Dami Im believes that Harmony Week is a time to celebrate our country’s heritage and to reflect on what makes us special as a nation.
Learn more about Harmony Week at www.harmony.gov.au
For Dami’s story, visit www.australian-values.gov.au
Video Credit: https://www.harmony.gov.au/stories/story?storyId=186
Transcript
Hello. My name is Dami Im, and I am a Korean Australian singer-songwriter.
As a little Korean girl arriving in Australia, I found it challenging because I didn't know what cultural differences there were.
I didn’t speak any English when I first got here so I really turned to my music and I focused on practising piano and also listening to the songs that were really popular at the time.
Thinking about me as a little Korean girl arriving in Australia, and then to now having to sing the national anthem, it means so much to me.
It's such an honour and a real reflection of the Australian society. Australia has a very unique national identity — it's so accepting and inclusive.
I love throwing Korean barbecue parties for my friends who have different backgrounds. I love that I get to celebrate that part of that culture that I brought with me from Korea.
I've been so lucky to have been given so many amazing opportunities to achieve my dreams in this country, because Australia is really the land of opportunities and I'm so grateful for that. Aside from our differences, what unites us as people is that we all want to belong and be a part of a community.
Dami Im's new album MY REALITY is out now: https://snd.click/Dami-MYREALITY
Make sure to SUBSCRIBE for everything DAMI IM: https://linktr.ee/dami.im
Dami's Tour Dates:
damiim.com/tour
Follow Dami online:
Website - damiim.com
Facebook - facebook.com/damiandmusic
Twitter - twitter.com/damiandmusic
Instagram - instagram.com/damiim
TikTok - tiktok.com/@dami.im
YouTube - youtube.com/user/damiim
Join Dami's Dami Army - her Global Fan Base at:
facebook.com/groups/DamiArmyOfficialGroup
Visit our website at: damiarmyofficial.com
#DamiIm #DamiArmy #HarmonyWeek
Korean Australian singer-songwriter and Harmony Week 2022 Ambassador, Dami Im shares her story of finding belonging in the Australian community, and what it means to sing the national anthem.
Dami Im believes that Harmony Week is a time to celebrate our country’s heritage and to reflect on what makes us special as a nation.
Learn more about Harmony Week at www.harmony.gov.au
For Dami’s story, visit www.australian-values.gov.au
Video Credit: https://www.harmony.gov.au/stories/story?storyId=186
Transcript
Hello. My name is Dami Im, and I am a Korean Australian singer-songwriter.
As a little Korean girl arriving in Australia, I found it challenging because I didn't know what cultural differences there were.
I didn’t speak any English when I first got here so I really turned to my music and I focused on practising piano and also listening to the songs that were really popular at the time.
Thinking about me as a little Korean girl arriving in Australia, and then to now having to sing the national anthem, it means so much to me.
It's such an honour and a real reflection of the Australian society. Australia has a very unique national identity — it's so accepting and inclusive.
I love throwing Korean barbecue parties for my friends who have different backgrounds. I love that I get to celebrate that part of that culture that I brought with me from Korea.
I've been so lucky to have been given so many amazing opportunities to achieve my dreams in this country, because Australia is really the land of opportunities and I'm so grateful for that. Aside from our differences, what unites us as people is that we all want to belong and be a part of a community.
Dami Im's new album MY REALITY is out now: https://snd.click/Dami-MYREALITY
Make sure to SUBSCRIBE for everything DAMI IM: https://linktr.ee/dami.im
Dami's Tour Dates:
damiim.com/tour
Follow Dami online:
Website - damiim.com
Facebook - facebook.com/damiandmusic
Twitter - twitter.com/damiandmusic
Instagram - instagram.com/damiim
TikTok - tiktok.com/@dami.im
YouTube - youtube.com/user/damiim
Join Dami's Dami Army - her Global Fan Base at:
facebook.com/groups/DamiArmyOfficialGroup
Visit our website at: damiarmyofficial.com
#DamiIm #DamiArmy #HarmonyWeek
