‘No one would give me that job in Australia’: when professional identities intersect with how teachers look, speak, and where they come from

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Table 1. Participant profiles.

Pseudonyms	Cities taught	Country-of-origin	Areas of training; Australia	Sectors mostly taught; Australia
Becca	Sydney	Slovakia	TESOL	Elicos (English language intensive courses for overseas students)
Carlos	Sydney	Brazil	TESOL	ELICOS
Frida	Adelaide	Philippines	TESOL	ESL (migrant programs)
Hien	Canberra	Vietnam	TESOL	ESL (migrant programs)
Janaki	Melbourne	India	Secondary (EAL; English)	ESL (migrant programs)
Jasha	Sydney	USSR	TESOL	ESL (migrant programs)
Jigna	Melbourne	India	Secondary (EAL; English)	EAL (migrant programs); EAP (English for Academic Purposes)
Laura	Melbourne	Philippines	Secondary (EAL; English); TESOL	ESL (migrant programs)
Ling-Ling	Melbourne	China	Secondary (EAL; Japanese, Chinese)	Independent High School
Mahati	Melbourne	India	Secondary (EAL; English)	ESL (migrant programs)
Mandy	Melbourne	Philippines	TESOL	ELICOS
Natalie	Melbourne	Bangladesh	TESOL	ELICOS, EAL (migrant programs)
Oksana	Sydney	Russia	TESOL; Secondary (EAL; English)	ELICOS
Quang	Sydney	Vietnam	(EAL; English)	Govt. High School
Raphael	Melbourne	Israel/Kibbutz	Secondary (EAL; Music)	EAL (migrant programs)
Thi	Melbourne	Vietnam	TESOL	ELICOS