{"product_id":"chinese-down-under-chinese-people-in-australia-their-history-here-and-their-influence-then-and-now-paperback","title":"Chinese Down-Under: Chinese people in Australia, their history here, and their influence, then and now. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Grayson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over three hundred years, people of Chinese heritage have influenced Australia - quietly, profoundly, and in countless ways. That influence continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChinese Down-Under\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Chinese migration\u003c\/strong\u003e, including life on the goldfields, the hardships endured, and the resilience required to survive in a foreign land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRemarkable Chinese-Australians\u003c\/strong\u003e who helped shape the nation, including \u003cem\u003eMei Quong Tart\u003c\/em\u003e, born in China's Canton Province in 1850 and later mourned by thousands in Sydney - Chinese and European alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtraordinary and lesser-known figures\u003c\/strong\u003e, such as \u003cem\u003eSam Poo\u003c\/em\u003e, a Chinese-born bushranger executed in 1865, and \u003cem\u003eWang Cai\u003c\/em\u003e, who left his family farm in Shandong Province in the 1850s and lived out his life in Australia over seventy years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary voices\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring interviews with modern Chinese-Australians from diverse backgrounds, sharing what they value - and challenge - about life in Australia today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with hundreds of historical facts and personal stories, \u003cem\u003eChinese Down-Under\u003c\/em\u003e is both \u003cstrong\u003einformative and accessible\u003c\/strong\u003e, celebrating one of Australia's most significant - and often under-recognised - influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work fills an important gap in Australian history by acknowledging what has arguably been China's greatest and most enduring export to Australia: \u003cstrong\u003eits people\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Rights have been sold in China)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67641101385830,"sku":"9780994402868","price":35.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/01-3WU6qXX9780994402868.webp?v=1791273165","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/chinese-down-under-chinese-people-in-australia-their-history-here-and-their-influence-then-and-now-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}