Growing up Asian in Australia / / edited by Alice Pung

• Pubblicazione: Melbourne : , : Black Inc., , [2008]; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: A820.803995094
• Soggetto topico: Asians - Australia - Social conditions; Asians - Australia - Ethnic identity; Immigrants' writings - Australia; Asians - Australia
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Race relations; Australia Social conditions
• Persona (resp. second.): PungAlice
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Growing up Asian in Australia
• ISBN: 1-921825-45-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787115503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II