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Titolo |
Growing up Asian in Australia / / edited by Alice Pung |
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Melbourne : , : Black Inc., , [2008] |
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©2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (389 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asians - Australia - Social conditions |
Asians - Australia - Ethnic identity |
Immigrants' writings - Australia |
Asians - Australia |
Australia Race relations |
Australia Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER PAGE; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; STRINE; THE RELATIVE ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING MY LANGUAGE; STICKS AND STONES AND SUCH-LIKE; LEARNING ENGLISH; CHINESE LESSONS; PIONEERS; THE EARLY SETTLERS; THE TERRORISTS; THE UPSIDE-DOWN YEAR; THE WATER BUFFALO; THE GANGES AND ITS TRIBUTARIES; THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUM; BATTLERS; PIGS FROM HOME; SPIDERBAIT; TAKE ME AWAY, PLEASE; ABC SUPERMARKET; MATES; WEI-LEI AND ME; HOT AND SPICY; LESSONS FROM MY SCHOOL YEARS; EXOTIC RISSOLE; THE FOLKS; PERFECT CHINESE CHILDREN; THE ASIAN DISEASE; CRACKERS |
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY PARENTSTHE YEAR OF THE ROOSTER; ARE YOU DIFFERENT?; THE CLAN; TOURISM; THE FAMILY TREE; THE FIRSTBORN; FAMILY LIFE; QUARREL; GINSENG TEA AND A PAIR OF THONGS; LEGENDS; TEENAGE DREAMERS; DESTINY; DANCING LESSONS; PAPA BEAR; A NEW CHALLENGER; THE HOTS; TOWARDS MANHOOD; THE LOVER IN THE FISH SAUCE; THE EMBARRASSMENTS OF THE GODS; MY FIRST KISS; A BIG LIFE; UNAUSTRALIAN?; BE GOOD, LITTLE MIGRANTS; HOW TO BE JAPANESE; SILENCE; ANZAC DAY; SPECIAL MENU; A CALL TO |
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ARMS; CHINESE DANCING, BENDIGO STYLE; TALL POPPIES; QUAN YEOMANS; KHOA DO; HOA PHAM; JASON YAT-SEN LI; SHAUN TAN |
JOHN SOJOY HOPWOOD; ANH DO; CAROLINE TRAN; LEAVING HOME; FIVE WAYS TO DISAPPOINT YOUR VIETNAMESE MOTHER; THE COURAGE OF SOLDIERS; YOU CAN'T CHOOSE YOUR MEMORIES; THESE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS WE TAKE; HOMECOMING; MY CHINA; THE FACE IN THE MIRROR; BAKED BEANS AND BURNT TOAST; HANOI AND OTHER HOMES; PUBLICATION DETAILS; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This is an anthology of writing about what it is really like to grow up Asian-Australian. Including contributions from established writers, public figures and exciting new talents, this diverse and unpredictable collection throws out the cliches and takes readers behind the stereotypes" -- Provided by publisher. |
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