Navigating Boundaries : the Asian Diaspora In The Torres Strait.
Navigating Boundaries belongs to a new generation of Asian-Australian historical studies. These essays narrate stories of the Asian diaspora communities of Torres Strait, north Queensland. Early chapters give an overview of Torres Strait Islander/Asian/European interaction, documenting the experienc...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Canberra :
Pandanus Books,
2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; 1
- Mapping Australasia: reflections on the permeability of Australia's northern maritime borders; 2
- Tidal Flows: an overview of Torres Strait Islander-Asian contact; 3
- The Chinese Diaspora in Torres Strait: cross-cultural connections and contentions on Thursday Island; 4
- 'They don't know what went on underneath' : three little-known Filipino/Malay communities of Torres Strait; 5
- Heriberto Zarcal: the first Filipino-Australian; 6
- The Japanese in Torres Strait; 7
- The Sri Lankan Settlers of Thursday Island.
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- John Douglas and the Asian Presence on Thursday Island: 1885-19049
- Coloured People: a challenge to racial stereotypes; 10
- Confluence: Asian cultural contributions to ailan pasin; 11
- Some Historical and Contemporary Asian Elements in the Music and Performance Culture of Torres Strait; 12
- Voices from Torres Strait; Index; Biographies.