330 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Contents
Chapter 1. Mapping Australasia: reflections on the permeability of Australia's northern maritime borders -- ch. 2. Tidal flfows: an overview of Torres Strait Islander-Asian contact -- ch. 3. The Chinese diaspora in Torres Strait: cross-cultural connections and contentions on Thursday Island -- ch. 4. 'They don't know what went on underneath': three little-known Filipino/Malay communities of Torres Strait -- ch. 5. Heriberto Zarcal: the first Filipino-Australian -- ch. 6. The Japanese in Torres Strait -- ch. 7. The Sri Lankan settlers of Thursday Island -- ch. 8. John Douglas and the Asian presence on Thursday Island: 1885-1904 -- ch. 9. Coloured people: a challenge to racial stereotypes -- ch. 10. Confluence: Asian cultural contributions to ailan pasin -- ch. 11. Some historical and contemporary Asian elements in the music and performance culture of Torres Strait
Summary
This contributed volume of essays draws on extensive, widely dispersed information to narrate stories of the Asian diaspora communities of Torres Strait, north Queensland