Full Description
The Chinese are New Zealand's largest non-European and non-Polynesian ethnic group, with a history in this country dating back to the mid-1850s. Through 12 essays, this study traces the history of a group who have been the victims of racial stereotyping, from the 19th century goldrush to the present day. A variety of contributors offer different perspectives, including historical, legal and archeological. The development of the Chinese community, the formation of their identity as a visible minority, their settlement and adaption issues, and their transnational behaviour are all explored here. As its subject is the most conspicuous group of "essential outsiders", owing to their number as well as their perceived economic privilege, this study also provides an in-depth examination of New Zealand's race relations and national identity.
Contents
Acknowledgements vii Romanisation ix Preface Manying Ip xi PART I: First Encounters, 1860s-1920s 1 The Sojourner Experience: The Cantonese Goldseekers in New Zealand, 1865-1901 James Ng 5 2 Traces of the Past: Archaeological Insights into the New Zealand Chinese Experience in Southern New Zealand Neville A. Ritchie 31 3 Joe Lum v.The Attorney General: The Politics of Exclusion Nigel Murphy 48 PART II: Home is Where the Heart Is, 1920s-1980s 4 Remembering Chinatown: Haining Street of Wellington Lynette Shum 73 5 Eating Porkbones and Puha with Chopsticks: Maori-Chinese Constructions Jenny Bol Jun Lee 94 6 A Place to Stand: The Chun Family Experience Kirsten Wong 113 PART III: New Faces, 1987-2003 7 Untapped Talents: The Employment and Settlement Experiences of Skilled Chinese in New Zealand Anne Henderson 141 8 Reluctant Exiles or Roaming Transnationals? The Hong Kong Chinese in New Zealand Elsie Ho 165 9 Seeking the Last Utopia: The Taiwanese in New Zealand Manying Ip 185 PART IV: Standing Up 10 Coping with Insecurity: Everyday Experiences of Chinese New Zealanders Beven Yee 215 11 Education, Politics and Chinese New Zealander Identities: The Case of the 1995 Epsom Normal Primary School's 'Residency Clause and English Test' David Pang 236 12 Is Saying Sorry Enough? Gilbert Wong 258 Appendix: Present archival and library resources on the study of the Chinese in New Zealand, including recent Asian immigrants Nigel Murphy 280 Contributors 298 Index 300
