Gold and the Chinese

<p><strong><em>Gold and the Chinese</em></strong><span> is the story of the Chinese on the Australian goldfields: the abuse misunderstanding and discrimination against them and how these anti-Chinese sentiments led to institutionalised racism.</span>  </p><p><br></p><p>Marji Hill the author of more than 70 publications tells:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>about the Asian visitors to Australia who were part of a great north-south trade route stretching from China to Australia and back.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>about the arrival of the Chinese who contributed greatly to the Australian story but whose migration to the goldfields gave birth to racist anti-Chinese sentiment.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>why there was this ill-feeling towards the Chinese. </li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>how the White Australia Policy was shaped by decades of anti-Chinese sentiment extending back to the goldfields.  </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>about the stories of violence against the Chinese in Victoria's Buckland Valley and at Lambing Flat in New South Wales.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>If you relish the uncovering of hidden stories iconic episodes or truth-telling to do with Australia's past then this beautifully illustrated book and the others in the series are for you.</strong></p>