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The Chinese were treated with a great deal of suspicion by the Australian diggers. To begin with, their customs were completely unlike Australian customs. Their clothes were different; the men wore a long plait, known as a queue; and they worshipped foreign gods. They did not communicate readily with the Australians, and most of them did not even speak English.
Not only were they different in appearance and customs, the Chinese miners were also deeply resented for the fact that they did not use their gold in Australia, but sent it back home to China. Or, once they accumulated sufficient wealth, they would simply return to China, taking their gold with them: this meant there was absolutely no benefit for the Australian economy.
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What was life like for the Chinese children on the Australian goldfields?
The Australian gold fields were rife with racism and xenophobia. because of the differences between the cultures of the Europeans and the Chinese there would have been little contact between Chinese and European children. In any case there were very few children brought along from China because it took a lot of saving for a Chinese person to get to Australia. he was even charged extra to enter the country. I am not Chinese and I arrived in Australia in 1958 I did not speak a word of English when I got here from Holland, luckily I was white and looked European so most of the time I did not get bulled by the Australian kids. this would have often been the problem in those early days as well. The Chinese kids would have had the problem of always looking different and having to learn to put up with the bigotry that remained a big part of Australian culture. This is why to this day there are still many Chinese community's found all over Australia.
What role did the Chinese play on the Australian gold rush?
They were better at digging for gold than Europeans so eventually they were hounded off the fields and returned back to china. many Chinese stayed on in Australia in small farming and service industries
How widespread is racism in Australian sport?
it is in almost every state
What ethnicity is bubzbeauty?
she is chinese. if you watch her video about racism she talks about the problems she faced when she was younger being chinese.
What sort of racism happened during the Australian gold rush?
People of all races, nationalities and ethnicities of the human race flocked to the Australian colonies and goldfields in search of instant wealth - either searching for gold or supplying the miners. And there were several gold rushes to different colonies over a period of 50 years.The major discrimination was against the Chinese by Europeans on the basis of their separatism, cultural habits and diligence compared to the majority of European extraction on the goldfields. The other was by Aboriginal Australians resentful of their occupation of their lands, and by some accounts, as a food source. Some significant attacks occurred:a. In Victoria in 1857 miners drove Chinese off the Buckland field. Police intervened and they were invited back - some returned.b. In the Young district in 1860-61 the Chinese miners were violently driven off their claims, the New South Government restored them and military and police protection provided.c. In North Queensland at the Gilbert River and Palmer River goldfields in the 1870s, the European miners needed police protection from the Chinese miners as well as the other way round. The Chinese were also driven off by Aboriginal Australians who resented their taking over their land.The Colonial governments, pressured by the working class whose jobs were seen to be under threat, were also concerned about the influx of what they thought of as an upsurge of alien people, organised by Chinese recruiters in China in a similar way to the large business profits in shipping migrants posing as 'refugees' of today. The governments levied entry taxes on Chinese.
What is the Austrailan gold rush about?
The gold rushes of the nineteenth century and the lives of those who worked the goldfields - the 'diggers' - are etched into our national folklore.There is no doubt that the gold rushes had a huge effect on the Australian economy and our development as a nation. It is also true to say that those heady times had a profound impact on the national psyche.The camaraderie and 'mateship' that developed between diggers on the goldfields is still integral to how we - and others - perceive ourselves as Australians. The diggers' defiance and open disdain of authority during this time is still a dominant theme in any discussion of our history and national identity.Indeed, mateship and defiance of authority have been central to the way our history has been told. Look at Australia's World War I 'diggers' (named after their goldfield predecessors) at Gallipoli and how they have been portrayed: mates in the trenches with a healthy disrespect for their 'English superiors'.Even today, nothing evokes more widespread national pride than groups of irreverent Aussie 'blokes' beating the English at cricket, or any other sport for that matter!It is this early flowering of a national identity that makes any study of the gold rush days so intriguing. It is also true to say that the idealisation of goldfield life excludes or overlooks the squalor, greed, crime, self-interest and racism that were part and parcel of the times.Info from: Culture.gov.au
Was there racism during the gold rush?
Yes, there was racism during the gold rush era. Many white settlers were prejudiced against Chinese immigrants who came to California in search of gold. The Chinese miners faced discrimination, violence, and the imposition of discriminatory laws, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Indigenous people also faced racism and displacement as their lands were seized by settlers.
What racism did the aboriginals face when the Europeans came?
they were shooting them and thought them different like the chinese
Negative effects on the California gold rush?
people desperatley wanted money, economy bad so it crazed many people to get their hands on the good stuff
Arab better than Chinese?
It is not logic to say "Arab better than chinese" that is considered to be racism Chinese people are very nice people. Arabs are very nice people. No one is better than the other.
Who has won both young Australian of the year and Australian of the year?
As of my last update, the only individual to have won both the Young Australian of the Year and the Australian of the Year awards is Adam Goodes. He was awarded the Young Australian of the Year in 1999 for his contributions to the community and sports, and later received the Australian of the Year award in 2014 for his advocacy against racism and his work in promoting Indigenous rights.
What Indian teen girls like in boys?
the same things any Chinese or American girl would ( no racism intended)
