King, BarryWong, Liu Shueng2010-07-052013-08-1520092009https://hdl.handle.net/10292/944The 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.enChinese history in New ZealandRacism towards ChineseChinese village in 1800sOthernessGoldminersEuropean/Chinese relationshipsAs the Bamboo SingsThesisOpenAccess2010-06-02