Loading…
South flows the pearl : Chinese Australian voices /
South Flows the Pearl is a fascinating journey through the history of Chinese Australia. Taking the reader from Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta to Sydney, Perth, Cairns, Darwin, Bendigo and beyond, it explores the struggles and successes of Chinese people in Australia since the 1850s, as told in...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
University of Sydney, NSW :
Sydney University Press,
[2022]
|
| Series: | China and the West in the Modern World.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | South Flows the Pearl is a fascinating journey through the history of Chinese Australia. Taking the reader from Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta to Sydney, Perth, Cairns, Darwin, Bendigo and beyond, it explores the struggles and successes of Chinese people in Australia since the 1850s, as told in their own words. This unique book was written by an insider. Mavis Yen was born in Perth in 1916, the daughter of a Chinese father and an Australian mother. She lived in both countries and understood what it meant to navigate two worlds, to live through war and revolution, and to experience racial discrimination. In the 1980s she began interviewing elderly Chinese Australians, recording hours of conversations. Her intimate understanding of their languages and life experiences encouraged them to share their stories. Published here for the first time, they will change how you think about Australian history. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (403 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781743328392 1743328397 1743327234 9781743327234 |
| Access: | National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries |