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From: Trish J <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-CHINESE] AUS-CHINESE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 12
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 10:34:59 +1000 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.101.1209625240.15098.aus-chinese@rootsweb.com>


Hello Joy,
I was confused with this book I think ! It must be frustrating for you not being able to find any names people are asking for.
Do you know of CAFHOV in Melbourne, it is a groupd of people interested in Chinese family History?
TRISH J

Red Tape, Gold Scissors: The Story of Sydney's Chinese Shirley Fitzgerald
Sydney (Halstead Press) 2008 - revised and updated edition in English
248pp includes index, bibliographical references, black & white photographs
ISBN 9781920831615 (paperback)
Aus$35.00
One of the few free settlers attracted to Australia in 1818 was Mak Sai Ying, who has descendents living in Sydney today. He bought land, married, and took up a pub licence. Since then, Chinese people have had a colourful and conspicuous place in Australia's oldest city. The exotic spectacle of Chinese festivities drew crowds of other races. But it was by providing plainer things, such as fruit, vegetables and furniture, that the Chinese came into the domestic lives of the general population.
Success in work and commerce made them a target of business, jealousy, racist agitation in the labour movement, and discriminatory measures including the White Australia Policy.
In their newspapers, Chinese speakers and English speakers sneered at each other's racial inferiority. At the same time some white Australians and Chinese Australians earnt mutual respect. Quong Tart, with his celebrated chain of tea rooms, was a favourite Sydney character. Inspector General of Police, Edmund Fosbery, preferred common sense to prejudiced stereotypes.
Shirley Fitzgerald's popular and scholarly book traces the feats and fortunes of Australia's largest Chinese community; the highs and lows, the endless comings and goings, commerce, primary production, culture, religion and politics.


Regards from TRISH J [Sunny South Australia]
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