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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shnukal, Anna
Otros Autores: Nagata, Yuriko, Ramsay, Guy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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.
  • 8
  • 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.