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Chinese in Australia 1945-1994: Changing Patterns of Migration, Racialisation and Opportunity

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  • Jock Collins

    (University of Technology, Sydney)

  • Carol Reid

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This paper traces the experiences of Chinese in Australia from 1945 to 1994. Australia is one o£ the four major countries of migration in the world: Over 40°/o of the population today are first or second generation migrants. Chinese migration bas been restricted by the White Australia Policy, which was abandoned in 1972. Today, more migrants come from Asia - many ethnic Chinese - than from any other region. From unwanted aliens two decades ago, Asian migrants are now sought for their skills and capital. Moreover, Australia now aims to have greater economic, political and cultural links with China and other Asian countries. This paper looks at the changing patterns of Chinese migration and the changing nature of the processes of racialisation that have shaped Chinese settlement in Australia for more than 100 years. It also traces the changes in the socioeconomic profile of Australia's Chinese to establish the opportunities in areas, such as education, the labour market and small business, that Chinese people have in contemporary Australian life.

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  • Jock Collins & Carol Reid, 1995. "Chinese in Australia 1945-1994: Changing Patterns of Migration, Racialisation and Opportunity," Working Paper Series 44, Finance Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney.
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    1. Jock Collins, 1993. "Cohesion with Diversity? Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada and Australia," Working Paper Series 28, Finance Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney.
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    1. Jock Collins, 1995. "Immigration and Labor Government in Australia: 1983-95," Working Paper Series 45, Finance Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney.
    2. Jock Collins, 1996. "Cosmopolitan Capitalism: Ethnicity, Gender and Small Business in Australia in the 1990s," Working Paper Series 68, Finance Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney.

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