Asia in the Making of New Zealand

by Johnson, Henry; Moloughney, Brian

• ISBN13: 9781869403843
• ISBN10: 1869403843
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-01
• Publisher: Auckland University Press

Summary

In this collection of 10 essays, authors from a range of Asian studies and New Zealand-related disciplines explore how the burgeoning Asian population in New Zealand affects New Zealanders' understanding of Asia and how it alters the way that Asians see their own identity. This book identifies the historical and contemporary impact of Asia on New Zealand culture, celebrates cultural diversity, and offers a practical understanding of the Asian diaspora. Historical links between many Asian countries and New Zealand are considered as well as Asian aspects of contemporary "kiwi" culture, including the Indonesian gamelan, identity in India, Muslim traditions, and Chinese and Korean use of the media.

Author Biography

Henry Mabley Johnson is an associate professor of ethnomusicology, Asian studies, and performing arts studies at the University of Otago–New Zealand. He is the author of The Koto: A Traditional Instrument in Contemporary Japan. Brian Moloughney is a sinologist in the history department at the University of Otago–New Zealand. He is president of the New Zealand Asian Studies Association and is the coeditor of Disputed Histories: Imagining New Zealand’s Pasts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: Asia and the Making of Multicultural New Zealand	p. 1
Histories and Continuities
Teaching Maori About Asia: Print Culture and Community Identity in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand	p. 13
Temperate New Zealand and Tropical Asia: Health, Colonization and Conservation, 1840-1900	p. 36
After Gold: Reconstructing Chinese Communities, 1896-1913	p. 58
Gumboots and Saris: Engendering Indian Settlers' History in Aotearoa	p. 76
Coming to Terms with Trade: Exploring the Implications of New Zealand's Economic Relationship with Asia	p. 94
Diaspora and Identity
Reinventing Indian Identity in Multicultural New Zealand	p. 125
Imagining the Community: Newspapers, Cyberspace and the (Non-)Construction of Korean-New Zealand Identity	p. 147
From Middle Kingdom to Middle Earth and Back: Chinese Media/Mediated Identities in New Zealand	p. 163
Striking Accord! Gamelan, Education, and Indonesian Cultural Flows in Aotearoa/New Zealand	p. 185
Muslim Traditions and Islamic Law in New Zealand: The 'Burqa Case' and the Challenge of Multiculturalism	p. 204
Afterword	p. 225
Contributors	p. 233
Notes	p. 236
Select Bibliography	p. 267
Index	p. 289
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