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Ip is a professor of Asian Studies at Auckland University, and she’s written a number of books about the Chinese experience in New Zealand/Aotearoa; this one is a collection of interviews with members of seven Māori -Chinese families, loosely grouped in order of the earliest Chinese arrival (1920s – Chinese were arriving in NZ almost 100 years earlier, but my understanding is that this was largely in gold-mining areas in the South Island where there were far fewer Māori, and none of the families are from there). The interviews were also conducted around the time of the 2002 NZ government’s apology for the poll tax only Chinese immigrants had to pay (10 pounds initially, increased to 100 pounds in 1896 when “too many” Chinese were still getting in, with subsequent legislation adding in an English test and denying permanent residency), which was seen as a major step forward by the NZ Chinese community.
( Being Māori-Chinese: Mixed Identities. )
Anyway. I thought this was interesting, and although it is highly selective in terms of experiences, it also obviously fits into the broader context of Ip’s work – her latest book, The Dragon and the Taniwha, is an edited collection with a wide range of authors that includes quite a bit more historical detail, including the pre-1900s period.
50books_pocIp is a professor of Asian Studies at Auckland University, and she’s written a number of books about the Chinese experience in New Zealand/Aotearoa; this one is a collection of interviews with members of seven Māori -Chinese families, loosely grouped in order of the earliest Chinese arrival (1920s – Chinese were arriving in NZ almost 100 years earlier, but my understanding is that this was largely in gold-mining areas in the South Island where there were far fewer Māori, and none of the families are from there). The interviews were also conducted around the time of the 2002 NZ government’s apology for the poll tax only Chinese immigrants had to pay (10 pounds initially, increased to 100 pounds in 1896 when “too many” Chinese were still getting in, with subsequent legislation adding in an English test and denying permanent residency), which was seen as a major step forward by the NZ Chinese community.
( Being Māori-Chinese: Mixed Identities. )
Anyway. I thought this was interesting, and although it is highly selective in terms of experiences, it also obviously fits into the broader context of Ip’s work – her latest book, The Dragon and the Taniwha, is an edited collection with a wide range of authors that includes quite a bit more historical detail, including the pre-1900s period.
