Dr Mei-fen Kuo presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into our Chinese-language collections and how that has helped in rethinking the influence of the Cold War on the formation of contemporary Chinese Australian identities.

Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Di Wu

Module

This resource is aligned to Australian Curriculum: History for Year 9 students. It engages students with a rich selection of historical sources and challenges them to draw their own conclusions about the Qing Dynasty.

The Asian language collections cover a broad range of formats and focus on contemporary Asia from the 19th century onwards 

Yahia’s research examined the Chinese ‘homosexual’ men’s lived experience as represented in the Australian-Chinese language newspapers, magazines, and digital media.

We spoke to Dr Bill Mihalopoulos about his research using the Harold S Williams collection and time at the Library. 

The Library maintains a small but significant collection of Khmer language materials; it consists of publications mainly from Cambodia, plus some from the Cambodian-Australian community in Australia.

The Library maintains a small but significant collection of Lao language materials.

The Chinese collection of the National Library is a rich source of information on the history, culture and current affairs of China.

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 8 students. It adopts an inquiry learning approach that develops students’ skills in investigating Asia-Pacific societies in depth.

The Japanese collection is a rich source of information on the history, culture and current affairs of Japan.

The Library maintains a collection of Vietnamese language materials consisting of publications from Vietnam and Australian publications in the Vietnamese language.