NZ Chinese Voices: An Oral History Exhibition by Sue Gee
Auckland Libraries Celebrates Chinese New Year
J T Diamond Reading Room & Gallery, Waitakere Library, Henderson
Six remarkable NZBC (New Zealand Born Chinese) talk about their lives. Born in Eketahuna, Rotorua, Tamaki Makaurau & Manaia, Taranaki, they trace their ancestral roots to Guangdong, South China, previously known as Canton Province. Sound bites, written excerpts & photographs reveal fascinating insights into a cultural group once described as ‘the fearful race‘.
Find out more: Liz Bradley Library.WestHeritage@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
A link to the evening news 16th March, WTV, Freeview 28. An Item about the From Guangdong to Aotearoa oral history exhibition starts from around 34’36’’.
http://video.936.nz/watch_video.php?v=RHXXHNHYA758
This link is to the news article Stafani Qi wrote and posted on the WTV website. It could easily be shared on popular Chinese social media platforms like Wechat, by scanning the QR code and on Facebook and Twitter.