Title: Asylum seekers, Willy Wong, and the uses of history: From 2010 to 1962, and back
Abstract:Abstract Abstract Based on the assumption that an informed debate about Australia's future response to refugees and asylum seekers ought to be underpinned by a well-developed historical awareness, the...Abstract Abstract Based on the assumption that an informed debate about Australia's future response to refugees and asylum seekers ought to be underpinned by a well-developed historical awareness, the article discusses the controversy surrounding the deportation of a Chinese illegal immigrant, Willy Wong, in 1962, in order to demonstrate history's potential to contribute to the development of such an awareness. Acknowledgements I thank Richard Broome and Diane Kirkby for challenging me to write a commentary that relates both to Australian asylum seeker policies and to themes canvassed in this issue of Australian Historical Studies; I also thank them and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments on earlier drafts.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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