Dear all,
The ‘Global Diasporic Chinese Museums Network Initiative Public Talk Series’ will host the 6th talk on Wednesday 8 March 2024. Our speaker is Mark Wang, CEO, Museum of Chinese Australian History. He will give a talk on Connecting Culture, History and Heritage: Museum of Chinese Australian History 连接文化，历史和遗产：澳华历史博物馆. The talk will be given in English. Simultaneous translation into Mandarin Chinese will be provided.
Date: Friday 8 March 2024
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (GMT)
Venue: Online
Zoom ID: 829 1750 5030
Password: 12345
Meeting link:
Abstract
This talk will discuss how the Museum has broadened its activities over the last five years to create a socially connected community that places all Chinese Australians and their descendants in the context of their diverse diasporic journeys over the past two centuries to the present day. Our inclusive focus strengthens our identity as individuals and as a community in a contemporary Australian multicultural society.
The talk will include:
- Background of the Museum of Chinese Australian History
- History of Chinese in Australia
- Standing on 3 pillars of understanding – Culture, History and Heritage
- The Museum’s operations, its collection, current research and public programs
- The Museum’s future plan for growth
The event is jointly hosted by HOMELandS (Hub On Migration, Exile, Languages and Spaces) at the University of Westminster and the Chinese Heritage Centre of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. It is organised as part of the ‘Global Diasporic Chinese Museums Network Initiative’ project funded by AHRC.
Dr. Cangbai Wang (he/him)
Reader in Chinese Studies
Co-Director, HOMELandS
School of Humanities
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Westminster