Chin Ah Chin and Jessie Mullen -Ballarat
Feb 6, 2009 13:33:09 GMT -5
Post by helen on Feb 6, 2009 13:33:09 GMT -5
Haddon, south-west of Ballarat, Australia
Between 1851-1861, 43,657 Chinese entered the
colony of Victoria. The strangeness of men’s
clothing and long cues (pigtails), different language
and unusual food led to their being discriminated
against, and they were segregated into villages like
those at Haddon and Nintingbool. They were
resented not only for their different culture but also
because they were such hard and successful workers.
Chin Ah Chin’s children suffered prejudice from
these racist attitudes, and in adulthood decided to
change their name to Chinn, which they told the next generation was Welsh in origin.
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/link0502.pdf
Between 1851-1861, 43,657 Chinese entered the
colony of Victoria. The strangeness of men’s
clothing and long cues (pigtails), different language
and unusual food led to their being discriminated
against, and they were segregated into villages like
those at Haddon and Nintingbool. They were
resented not only for their different culture but also
because they were such hard and successful workers.
Chin Ah Chin’s children suffered prejudice from
these racist attitudes, and in adulthood decided to
change their name to Chinn, which they told the next generation was Welsh in origin.
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/link0502.pdf