Chinese Down-Under: Chinese people in Australia, their history here, and their influence, then and now.

By Patrick Grayson

For over three hundred years, people of Chinese heritage have influenced Australia - quietly, profoundly, and in countless ways. That influence continues today.

Chinese Down-Under tells the compelling story of Chinese migration to Australia and the enduring legacy created by those who arrived, settled, struggled, and contributed to a developing nation.

The book explores:

Early Chinese migration, including life on the goldfields, the hardships endured, and the resilience required to survive in a foreign landRemarkable Chinese-Australians who helped shape the nation, including Mei Quong Tart, born in China's Canton Province in 1850 and later mourned by thousands in Sydney - Chinese and European alikeExtraordinary and lesser-known figures, such as Sam Poo, a Chinese-born bushranger executed in 1865, and Wang Cai, who left his family farm in Shandong Province in the 1850s and lived out his life in Australia over seventy yearsContemporary voices, featuring interviews with modern Chinese-Australians from diverse backgrounds, sharing what they value - and challenge - about life in Australia today

Rich with hundreds of historical facts and personal stories, Chinese Down-Under is both informative and accessible, celebrating one of Australia's most significant - and often under-recognised - influences.

This work fills an important gap in Australian history by acknowledging what has arguably been China's greatest and most enduring export to Australia: its people.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0994402864
• ISBN13: 9780994402868
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Heartspace Publications
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.0"