Chinese Heritage in Northern Australia Inc
Dec 18, 2013 4:39:10 GMT -5
Post by helen on Dec 18, 2013 4:39:10 GMT -5
Conference Announcement
Northern Links: Chinese Networks and Nation
The Fifth “no fuss” Conference 22-23 February 2014
Organised by Chinese Heritage in Northern Australia Inc. (CHINA Inc) at the Hotel, Sheridan Plaza, 295 Sheridan Street, Cairns, QLD, 4870.
Following on from the successful previous four Rediscovered Past conferences held in Cairns, a fifth conference will be held in 2014. This is a “no fuss” multidisciplinary event run over two days and open to contributions from all fields of Chinese Australian studies – including history, archaeology, heritage management, law, literature, linguistics, art, and library science. The conference will maintain the previous casual, friendly atmosphere that everybody has enjoyed
The theme of the conference, ‘Chinese Networks and Nations’, aims to demonstrate the connections between northern Australia, nation and the Pacific.
The Chinese have been part of the region for several centuries, starting with sporadic visits by traders and fishermen and culminating in the large scale immigration of miners, workers and business people during the 19th century. Yet these people have usually not been considered settlers, but rather transient visitors who remained separate from other communities and did not alter their cultural practices or identity. Research in recent years challenges this view, showing that early Chinese immigrants interacted, adapted and transformed themselves in diverse ways. They became part of the social fabric of their new land, established new ways of life, and founded families and communities.
The city of Cairns has been a major regional historical site of Chinese Australian life since the 1870s. Researchers of Chinese history and heritage may investigate the Cairns Historical Society collections as well as the Pioneer and Martyn Street cemeteries. From Cairns, visitors may travel to Aloomba, a site of extensive Chinese sugarcane farming; to Innisfail (Geraldton), a site of Chinese banana growing and the Lit Sung Gung Chinese temple; and to Atherton, the site of the Hou Wang temple and the archaeological remains of the former Cedar Camp Chinese settlement. Those who have the time could venture further afield to Croydon, where the remains of the former ‘Chinatown’ precinct exists as a significant Chinese Australian archaeological site, and to Cooktown, the site of early Chinese immigration associated with the Palmer River Gold Rush.
Cairns is a well-known holiday destination for domestic and international visitors. Information about travel and accommodation can be found through a Google search. Accommodation is available at the conference venue, the Hotel Sheridan Plaza, at a rate of $110 per night. February is a relatively quiet period for Cairns and as a consequence flights and accommodation tend to be cheaper and more readily available.
Please let us know if you plan to attend: china_nth@yahoo.com.au
chinainc.yolasite.com/northern-links-conference-2014.php
Northern Links: Chinese Networks and Nation
The Fifth “no fuss” Conference 22-23 February 2014
Organised by Chinese Heritage in Northern Australia Inc. (CHINA Inc) at the Hotel, Sheridan Plaza, 295 Sheridan Street, Cairns, QLD, 4870.
Following on from the successful previous four Rediscovered Past conferences held in Cairns, a fifth conference will be held in 2014. This is a “no fuss” multidisciplinary event run over two days and open to contributions from all fields of Chinese Australian studies – including history, archaeology, heritage management, law, literature, linguistics, art, and library science. The conference will maintain the previous casual, friendly atmosphere that everybody has enjoyed
The theme of the conference, ‘Chinese Networks and Nations’, aims to demonstrate the connections between northern Australia, nation and the Pacific.
The Chinese have been part of the region for several centuries, starting with sporadic visits by traders and fishermen and culminating in the large scale immigration of miners, workers and business people during the 19th century. Yet these people have usually not been considered settlers, but rather transient visitors who remained separate from other communities and did not alter their cultural practices or identity. Research in recent years challenges this view, showing that early Chinese immigrants interacted, adapted and transformed themselves in diverse ways. They became part of the social fabric of their new land, established new ways of life, and founded families and communities.
The city of Cairns has been a major regional historical site of Chinese Australian life since the 1870s. Researchers of Chinese history and heritage may investigate the Cairns Historical Society collections as well as the Pioneer and Martyn Street cemeteries. From Cairns, visitors may travel to Aloomba, a site of extensive Chinese sugarcane farming; to Innisfail (Geraldton), a site of Chinese banana growing and the Lit Sung Gung Chinese temple; and to Atherton, the site of the Hou Wang temple and the archaeological remains of the former Cedar Camp Chinese settlement. Those who have the time could venture further afield to Croydon, where the remains of the former ‘Chinatown’ precinct exists as a significant Chinese Australian archaeological site, and to Cooktown, the site of early Chinese immigration associated with the Palmer River Gold Rush.
Cairns is a well-known holiday destination for domestic and international visitors. Information about travel and accommodation can be found through a Google search. Accommodation is available at the conference venue, the Hotel Sheridan Plaza, at a rate of $110 per night. February is a relatively quiet period for Cairns and as a consequence flights and accommodation tend to be cheaper and more readily available.
Please let us know if you plan to attend: china_nth@yahoo.com.au
chinainc.yolasite.com/northern-links-conference-2014.php