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Courtesy of Black Inc.
y separately published work icon Growing up Asian in Australia anthology   autobiography   short story   poetry   interview   extract  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Growing up Asian in Australia
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Relative Advantage of Learning My Language, Amy Choi , single work autobiography
Choi writes about her relationship with her grandfather when she was a teenager, and how the relationship was affected by her unwillingness to continue learning Chinese.
 (p. 7-9)
Sticks and Stones and Such Like, Sunil Badami , single work autobiography
Sunil gets teased at school about his name and his skin colour. Perhaps learning his name's meaning will help him to like it better.
 (p. 9-15)
Learning English, Tom Cho , single work short story
A surreal account of learning English through lessons and television viewing.
 (p. 15-16)
Chinese Lessons, Ivy Tseng , single work autobiography
Australian-born Ivy dreads her Saturday morning Chinese lessons, but they are very important to her Taiwanese father.
 (p. 16-21)
The Early Settlersi"Great-Grandfather arrived", Ken Chau , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Terroristsi"They are everywhere", Ken Chau , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Upside-Down Year, Francis Lee , single work autobiography
In 1961, 16-year-old Francis Lee is sent from Hong Kong to college in Sydney. He boards a ship for the journey.
 (p. 27-32)
The Water Buffalo, Huong Thao Nguyen , single work short story fantasy (p. 32-39)
The Ganges and Its Tributaries, Christopher Cyrill , extract (p. 39-42)
The Beat of a Different Drum, Simon Tong , single work autobiography
14-year-old Simon arrives in Geelong in 1982. Hong Kong-born, he struggles to adjust to his new life, and the English language causes particular problems.
 (p. 42-50)
Pigs from Home, Hop Dac , single work autobiography
Dac writes about his childhood experiences with pigs kept for slaughter.
 (p. 53-57)
Spiderbait, Annette Shun Wah , single work autobiography
Shun Wah relates her experiences working on her family's poultry farm as a child.
 (p. 57-64)
Take Me Away, Please, Lily Chan , single work autobiography
Chan relates her childhood experiences of working in her parents' Chinese restaurant in Mareeba.
 (p. 64-67)
ABC Supermarket, Kevin Lai , Matt Huynh , Matt Huynh (illustrator), single work autobiography (p. 68-71)
Wei-Lei and Me, Aditi Gouvernel , single work autobiography
Indian Aditi and Chinese Wei-Li are tormented by Australian Barry at school in Canberra.
 (p. 75-81)
Hot and Spicy, Oliver Phommavanh , single work short story (p. 81-88)
Lessons from My School Years, Ray Wing-Lun , single work autobiography (p. 89-96)
Exotic Rissole, Tanveer Ahmed , extract autobiography (p. 96-100)
Perfect Chinese Children, Vanessa Woods , single work autobiography (p. 103-111)
The Asian Disease, Simone Lazaroo , single work autobiography (p. 111-121)
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