Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People in Australia is the outcome of a research project that focuses on the period since the gold rushes of the 1850s, when it was more common for First Nations people to come into contact with Chinese arrivals. Both groups largely lived on the margins of White Settler society and were often subject to much disdain and discrimination.
The historical information collected in this book consists of two levels. One is the history of people, places and events that have been documented and affirmed over periods of time. The historians have compiled these materials, and their work provides a backdrop to the second level of information: family stories.
The book also includes contemporary views by eight artists, including seven Aboriginal Chinese artists, and one Chinese-Australian artist. It provides personal stories about how descendants identify themselves and what they think of their family history.
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