Navigating Boundaries: The Asian Diaspora in Torres Strait

Preliminaries......Page 1
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Contents......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
1 - Mapping Australasia: reflections on the permeability of Australia's northern maritime borders......Page 26
2 - Tidal Flows: an overview of Torres Strait Islander-Asian contact......Page 46
3 - The Chinese Diaspora in Torres Strait: cross-cultural connections and contentions on Thursday Island......Page 66
4 - 'They don't know what went on underneath' : three little-known Filipino/Malay communities of Torres Strait......Page 94
5 - Heriberto Zarcal: the first Filipino-Australian......Page 136
6 - The Japanese in Torres Strait......Page 152
7 - The Sri Lankan Settlers of Thursday Island......Page 174
8 - John Douglas and the Asian Presence on Thursday Island: 1885-1904......Page 216
9 - Coloured People: a challenge to racial stereotypes......Page 232
10 - Confluence: Asian cultural contributions to ailan pasin......Page 260
11 - Some Historical and Contemporary Asian Elements in the Music and Performance Culture of Torres Strait......Page 278
12 - Voices from Torres Strait......Page 290
Index......Page 331
Biographies......Page 342