South Flows the Pearl - Chinese Australian Voices (Paperback)

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. "This is a book that offers a new way to be Australian in this country, and casts Chinese Australians as the protagonists in their own storiesa| When people agree to tell their stories, they speak to the future. Whether or not we listen is up to us." a Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson, University of Sydney

General

Imprint:	Sydney University Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Series:	China and the West in the Modern World
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Mavis Gock Yen
Editors:	Siaoman Yen • Richard Horsburgh
Introduction by:	Sophie Loy-Wilson
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	396
ISBN-13:	978-1-74332-724-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General
LSN:	1-74332-724-2
Barcode:	9781743327241

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