Rich Treasure in Alien Soil, an exciting new book that sheds light on the history of the Chinese Churches in Aotearoa 1865 to 1960.
Written by Stuart Vogel and commissioned by the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust (CPTHT), Rich Treasures in Alien Soil delves into history. What we now call racism against the Chinese was undeniably blatant in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the poll tax was designed and imposed to keep these “undesirable aliens” out of the country.
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The Chinese people who did live here had to come to terms with this experience of racism and formed their understanding of Western civilisation through their acute personal social and political observations.
If you’re interested in history and the development of society in New Zealand, this book is an essential read.
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Copies of Rich Treasures will be available for purchase for $50 during the launch.
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