Chinese Migration
Questions
1. Discuss the Chinese Migration story with another student.
2. Who is Anna’s great, great, great Grandfather?
3. He came to Australia from _____________ in ______________.
4. What work did he do when he first arrived in Australia?
5. Where in New South Wales did he set up lots of businesses?
6. Why did many Chinese immigrants come to Australia in the 1850s?
7. What would life have been like for Chinese migrants when they first arrived in Australia?
8. About how many people of Chinese background live in Australia today?
9. How has the town of Wentworth honoured John Egge?
10. In your own words, describe the contribution Chinese migrants have made to Australia.
2. Who is Anna’s great, great, great Grandfather?
3. He came to Australia from _____________ in ______________.
4. What work did he do when he first arrived in Australia?
5. Where in New South Wales did he set up lots of businesses?
6. Why did many Chinese immigrants come to Australia in the 1850s?
7. What would life have been like for Chinese migrants when they first arrived in Australia?
8. About how many people of Chinese background live in Australia today?
9. How has the town of Wentworth honoured John Egge?
10. In your own words, describe the contribution Chinese migrants have made to Australia.
Extension
Learn more about why Chinese people migrated to Australia in the 1800s. o In 1856, 12,396 Chinese migrants made the journey to Australia.
- What drew them to Australia?
- How did the “White Australia” policy affect Chinese people that wanted to migrate to Australia?
- What sort of experience did Chinese migrants have working in the Australian goldfields?
Resources:
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=49
- What drew them to Australia?
- How did the “White Australia” policy affect Chinese people that wanted to migrate to Australia?
- What sort of experience did Chinese migrants have working in the Australian goldfields?
Resources:
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.php?storyid=49