As the bamboo sings
As the bamboo sings
Date
2009
Authors
Wong, Liu Shueng
Supervisor
King, Barry
Item type
Thesis
Degree name
Master of Creative Writing
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Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Auckland University of Technology
Abstract
The research question considers the possibility that culture and identity impedes Chinese New Zealanders from writing fiction about their own culture, and considers a Chinese New Zealand history as interpreted from a Chinese perspective. The research looks at various elements related to this question, such as Chinese as strangers or foreigners, the pressure to conform, and the role of communities.
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Keywords
Chinese history in New Zealand , Racism towards Chinese , Chinese village in 1800s , Otherness , Goldminers , European/Chinese relationships