| ISBN |
9781743327241 |
| Author |
Yen, Mavis Gock (author) |
| Title |
South flows the pearl : Chinese Australian voices / Mavis Gock Yen ; edited by Siaoman Yen and Richard Horsburgh. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
University of Sydney, NSW : Sydney University Press, [2022] |
| ©2022. |
| Description |
xvi, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
China and the west in the modern world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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." -- Back cover. |
| Language |
Contains Chinese scripts for names. |
| Subjects |
Chinese Australians -- History -- 19th century |
| Chinese Australians -- History -- 20th century |
| Chinese -- Australia -- Social life and customs |
| Immigrants -- Australia -- Social conditions |
| Chinese -- Australia -- History |
| Chinese -- Australia -- Social conditions |
| Australia -- Emigration and immigration |
| Australia -- Race relations -- History |
| China -- Relations -- Australia |
| Australia -- Relations -- China |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Yen, Siaoman (editor) |
| Horsburgh, Richard (editor) |
| Series |
China and the west in the modern world |
| Call number |
2022.188 |
