The official launch of Chinatown book at TASA 2019 Conference The research team of the Chinatown Project (Professors Ien Ang, Kay Anderson, Donald McNeill and Dr Alexandra Wong) launched their book Chinatown unbound: Trans-Asian urbanism in the age of China at The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) 2019 Conference in November. Western Sydney University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Kevin Dunn and … Read more
The former Kwong War Chong Building on 82-84 Dixon Street was listed as a heritage item on Sydney Local Environment Plan 2012, effective on 15 May 2020. The former Kwong War Chong building is located in the heart of Sydney’s Chinatown in Haymarket. The Edwardian style property has three levels, and was sub-divided into two … Read more
The construction of the Zhongshan City Overseas Chinese Museum is currently underway. It is expected to open for its first exhibition in mid-late 2021. The idea of building a museum dedicated to the history of overseas Chinese who were from Zhongshan was conceived around 2013. To prepare for the museum, a team from the Zhongshan … Read more
On April 10, 2022, members of the Cairns Chinese community gathered at two of the oldest surviving cemeteries to take part in a Ching Ming (Qingming) ceremony to pay tribute to the city’s earliest Chinese settlers. On April 10, 2022, members of the Cairns Chinese community gathered at two of the oldest surviving cemeteries to … Read more
Dr Alexandra Wong gives a talk about Chinese migrants from Zhongshan at Gordon Library Zhongshan in Sydney’s Chinatown Dr Alexandra Wong has been invited to give a talk titled ‘Zhongshan in Sydney’s Chinatown’ for the History Week at Gordon Library on 8 September 2022. Her talk will focus on the historical and contemporary links between … Read more
Join Christopher Cheng in uncovering the legacy of diaspora-funded schools in 20th-century Zhongshan A talk on ‘Australian Migrant Heritage in South China’ at ANU PhD candidate Christopher Cheng has given a presentation titled ‘Australian Migrant Heritage in South China: The Legacy of Diaspora-funded Schools in 20th century Zhongshan’ at the Australian Centre on China in … Read more
PhD candidate Christopher Cheng will give a talk about Chinese-Australian diaspora educational philanthropy in Zhongshan Chinese Australian History Online Seminar at the Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture (IAC)On 7 December 2022, PhD candidate Christopher Cheng will give a talk at the IAC at Western Sydney University about Chinese-Australian diaspora education philanthropy in Zhongshan a … Read more
Christopher Cheng has been awarded doctoral degree Warmest congratulations to our research team member Christopher Cheng who has been awarded a doctoral degree from Western Sydney University. Dr Cheng with his supervisors Prof Ien Ang (left) and Prof Denis Byrne (right) The title of his doctoral thesis is ‘Australian Migrant Heritage in South China: The … Read more
Celebrating Chinese Australian history and looking forward to the Year of Dragon Organised by the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, this event will launch the book titled ‘The China Australia Migration Corridor: history and heritage’ (Melbourne University Press) about the legacy and heritage of Chinese migration to Australia from the 1840s … Read more
The Migration Corridor book launch held at Darling Square Library on 17 February 2024 The book launch of The China-Australia Migration Corridor: History and Heritage at Darling Square Library organised by the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) at Western Sydney University, held on February 17, 2024, near Sydney’s Haymarket Chinatown. This City of Sydney Year of … Read more
