Unfolding History, Evolving Identity: The Chinese in New Zealand. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Unfolding History, Evolving Identity: The Chinese in New Zealand

"A comprehensive overview of a Chinese immigrant community in an English-speaking, Anglo-Celtic society, this book provides their history, the development of their community from the early colonial period to modern times, their identity formation as a visible minority in a largely monocultural nation, and their settlement and adaptation issues. Discussed are the challenges faced by the Chinese as the only non-European, non-Polynesian ethnic group in New Zealand. With a history dating back to the mid-1850s, the argument is made that they are the most conspicuous minority group in New Zealand, and the book describes in detail the perception of their economic privilege among the new immigrant arrivals. Also provided is an examination of New Zealand societyÆs race relations and national identity."

Editor Dr Manying Ip is widely accepted as a comprehensive researcher in this field and enjoys the endorsement of the contributors who are recognised scholars in their respective research areas. Hong Kong educated Dr Manying Ip ONZM, BA (Hong Kong), MA, PhD, is Associate Professor of Chinese in the Asian Studies Department of the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She was born in 1945, in Guizhou, Mainland China, where her parents had taken refuge after the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong. Her family returned to Hong Kong, where she received a classical Chinese education at home, and an English education at school. She subsequently graduated with a BA (Hons) in history from the University of Hong Kong. In 1974 she immigrated to New Zealand, where she completed postgraduate studies, gaining an MA in Chinese literature and a PhD in History from the University of Auckland. Dr Ip is a highly respected public advocate for the Chinese communities and she was awarded the Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993 and the ONZM (Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit) in 1996. She has written several books that have won wide critical acclaim and sold well.