Name/Title
Chinese Voices 8Description
It has been said many times that Chinese Australian history is reliant on European observers - often of dubious quality and more often dubious perspectives (see Observers 8). Nevertheless, there are instances - increasing over time naturally - of Chinese Australians speaking in their own voice. Here are presented a selection of writings by Chinese Australian's in both Chinese and English. They range from the first (certainly the earliest extant) piece of Chinese writing in Australia as an indentured shepherd named Ang defends himself in 1850 from a murder charge, to a full novel written in Classical Chinese in 1910 on the eve of China's Republican revolution by the Melbourne based Wong Shee Ping. As well, there are reasoned attacks on discriminatory legislation, personal memoirs old and new, poetry, letters to those who have done well, and short stories expressing something of life in white Australia for someone of non-white heritage. Together these 'Chinese 8' provide an insight into the many facets of Chinese Australian history as provided by Chinese Australian's themselves. Here they are presented in reverse chronological order - just for fun.Publication Details
Author
Michael WilliamsEdition
FirstSeries
Piece of 8 SeriesPublisher
Chidestudy PressDate Published
Jan 5, 2025Printer
Ingram Content Group P/LPublication Language
EnglishPublication Subjects
Chinese Australian HistoryCall No.
994.00 WILISBN
9781763560550