| ISBN |
9781743327241 (paperback) |
| Name |
Yen, Mavis Gock author |
| Title |
South flows the pearl : Chinese Australian voices / Mavis Gock Yen ; edited by Siaoman Yen and Richard Horsburgh. |
| Published |
Sydney, NSW : Sydney University Press, , 2022. |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
xvi, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This 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. |
| Language note |
Contains Chinese scripts for names. |
| Subjects |
Chinese -- Australia -- History |
| Chinese -- Australia -- Social conditions |
| Immigrants -- Australia -- Social conditions |
| Australia -- Race relations -- History |
| China -- Relations -- Australia |
| Australia -- Relations -- China |
| Other Names |
Yen, Siaoman editor. |
| Horsburgh, Richard editor. |
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