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Penny Edwards Penny Edwards i(A66156 works by)
Born: Established: 1962 ;
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon Lost in the Whitewash : Aboriginal-Asian Encounters in Australia, 1901-2001 Penny Edwards (editor), Yuanfang Shen (editor), Canberra : Australian National University, Humanities Research Centre , 2003 Z1363989 2003 anthology criticism autobiography poetry art work This collection of essays 'unravels the intricate web of human encounters, spiritual exchanges and cultural traffic between Indigenous peoples and Asians in 19th and 20th-century Australia.' Source: Publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon Beyond China : Migrating Identities Penny Edwards , Yuanfang Shen , Canberra : Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora , 2002 Z1268053 2002 selected work biography essay This work contains five essays by international writers on the subject of ethnic minorities in China and the cultural experiencees of emigrating Chinese within the Pacific area.
1 y separately published work icon United by the Sweep of a Tarnished Brush Yuanfang Shen , Penny Edwards , Canberra : Australian National University , 2000 Z939967 2000 single work essay

Briefly outlining white Australians' attitudes to Chinese settlers in Australia, the authors note the often close relationships between Chinese and Aboriginal people, the effect of the land rights movement in motivating people of mixed race to identify as Aborigines, and the trend to increased recognition of dual and multiple ancestries.
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