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An illustration of a young Chinese girl with two plaits against a patterned background, with pictures of fish, a caged bird and red envelopes at the bottom

Chinatown GirlWriting

A white folded piece of paper with black text in both Chinese and English characters saying "143 Shanghai"

143 Shanghai Writing

An aqua background with outlines of fish in neon lime and pink, with the book's title splayed across the entire cover in plain font.

All Who Live on Islands Writing

A paper cut out featuring a shadow of a couple standing under a tree with a bright orange moon and blue butterflies flying overhead

As the Earth Turns SilverWriting

A black and white photo of bananas on a black background with the words "BANANA CAKE!" in bold black text.

Banana Cake!Writing

Book cover with a black and white photo of a Māori-Chinese couple with the book title in red.

Being Māori-Chinese: Mixed IdentitiesWriting

Red text that says "Chinese Languages in Aotearoa" overlayed on top of illustrated Chinese objects and motifs such as food and instruments arranged in a pattern.

Chinese Languages in AotearoaWriting

A bright orange zine with abstract egg patterns, photographed on a blue background.

Eggies Everywhere All At Once Writing

A book with an older woman in the middle holding hands with two young boys

Farewell GuangdongWriting

Three zines with colourful collaged covers fanned out on a table.

GEN M Writing

A detailed black and white illustration of a figure in foliage with the words "haunted" in place of where the mouth should be.

HauntedWriting

Red cover with the words 'Home Made' in yellow inside an ornate yellow and black Chinese dragon border

Home Made: picturing Chinese settlement in New ZealandWriting

A large black and white line art illustration of a face grinning with the words "I am brown. I will not frown" taking up the space where the right eye should be.

I am brown. I will not frown.Writing

book cover with a blue-tinted image of a skyline

Isobar PrecinctWriting

A large floating baby sculpture with the text 'LONELY ASIAN WOMAN' in yellow on the front

Lonely Asian WomanWriting

An illustration of a vase with flowers in it, a photo leans against the vase while there is a chinese calender in the background.

Magnolia 木蘭Writing

Three zines with black and yellow collaged covers displayed next to traditional Chinese object.

Mellow Yellow Writing

A line art drawing of a girl with a name tag on a faded yellow background and the title "My name is not my name" in black font.

My name is not my name Writing

Screenshot of an Instagram post with an image of a contact sheet showing black and white portraits of a girl smiling with short hair in a school uniform.

Old Asian, New AsianWriting

Photo of an Asian woman lying on the grass in a blue swimsuit wearing goggles and eating a sandwich.

People PersonWriting

Hello Kitties baring their teeth while waving flags

Race you thereWriting

Shoes Off Slippers On in large green text with a black and white illustration of a hand taking off a shoe and blue simple tartan along the left margin.

Shoes off Slippers OnWriting

Black and white illustration of a group of boys shouting and grinning

SprigsWriting

A blue and green marbled background with 'Chris Tse' painted on in yellow.

Super Model MinorityWriting

Blue book cover with a map of New Zealand and inset map of China, with arrows indicating migration.

The Chinese in New Zealand: a study in assimilationWriting

Book cover with a black and white geothermal photo with a red dragon illustration over the op.

The Dragon and the Taniwha: Māori and Chinese in New ZealandWriting

a publication on green grass facing up

The Happy Kids ArchiveWriting

A photograph showing the inside of a Chinese takeout overlayed on a bright orange colour with faded ancient Chinese coins in the background.

The Unavailable Memory of Gold Coin Café Writing

Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in ShanghaiWriting

A red ball of thread unravelling on a green and blue background with handwritten title text.

Unravelling ThreadsWriting

Popo in large Green characters with faded Chinese bowls in the background

婆婆 Po Po Writing

A photograph of a boats on the water at sunset with white line art figures holding hands and illustrations of fruit drawn on top.

(home)land: migrants in our heritage Writing

A paper-cut landscape with the book details overlaid in plain text

A Clear DawnWriting

An illustration of hands holding cutlery over a bowl of food set on a yellow background.

Almusal, Filipino Breakfast RecipesWriting

Watercolour landscape with an ink illustration of a vase with flowers

BackwatersWriting

A woman with cropped black hair and a black blouse leans against a wall, smiling.

Being ChineseWriting

A monoprint of a slender black petal or leaf on a book cover.

Chinese FishWriting

Two side-by-side images of an open zine – the left photo says 'Mabuhay' the right one 'Kia Ora' - both words mean 'hello' in Tagalog and Te Reo Māori respectively

Discovering the SelfWriting

Enter the MultiverseWriting

Three zines displayed on top of collaged background of Cambodian cultural imagery. The zines have both Khmer and English text on the front

From Me to You Writing

Screenshot of a blog homepage with articles and photo previews. The name of the website is on a peach background.

HainamanaWriting

Light blue book cover with holographic fragments

HE'S SO MASCWriting

A plain brown book with text that is almost wet, seeping ink.

How to be Dead in a Year of SnakesWriting

A publication with a grey cover and a light green illustration depicting a bottle with an island inside. Text on the cover is in both English and Chinese characters.

Island to IslandWriting

Jade TaniwhaWriting

A guitar amp with the text 'Lonesome when you go' etched into it.

Lonesome When You GoWriting

Maharanis Gone Wild Writing

A collage of photographs from both the outside and inside of Mercury Plaza with the words "Memories of Mercury Plaza" written in Microsoft Word ClipArt font.

Memories of Mercury Plaza Writing

White background with text revealing the ocean

Night SwimmingWriting

The words "Paper Cuts" in blue italics font with a simple collage of cut-out Chinese characters and scissors. Additional text explaining the zine and author.

Paper CutsWriting

Plain white cover with a chopping board featuring chilli, garlic and ginger

Por Pors CookbookWriting

A stack of black books on a bright yellow background.

Scenes from a Yellow PerilWriting

A book cover featuring blue dotted background with abstracted leaves in yellow and orange.

Small Bodies of WaterWriting

A light green cover with a black and white photo of a man working in a laundry

Starch Work by ExpertsWriting

S.Y.N.C in block letters at the top with a line art illustration of three women doing a Rosie the Riveter pose and smiling together. Text below gives more details about the issue.

SYNC (Shakti Youth Network for Change)Writing

Colour illustrations of punk characters in a field of grass with a blue sky behind them. The title is hand written in calligraphy style text.

The Dharma PunksWriting

a light blue cover with a black and white photo of a family standing in a shop

The Fruits of Our LaboursWriting

Black text on a yellow background with comic illustrations up the top.

The Pandemic ChroniclesWriting

A red triangle is overlapped by a wide green brushstroke on this elegant book cover.

This Paper BoatWriting

Book cover showing a blobby abstract form under a two-tone filter, with the book title and author.

Under GlassWriting

A simple line-art illustration of an annoyed face with the words "Where Are You From?" in block letters around the drawing.

Where Are You From?Writing

Documentaries [6]

A woman in a maroon leather jacket stands outdoors with a cityscape and mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.

An Immigrant NationDocumentary

“FAREWELL GUANGDONG” is displayed in large bold red letters, with the Chinese characters “告别广东” above it. Below the text is an old sepia-toned photo of three people, likely a family, standing together. The background has a textured, parchment-like appearance.

Farewell Guangdong (Documentary Series)Documentary

Takeout KidsDocumentary

Banana in a NutshellDocumentary

In a scene from the documentary ‘Moving’, three people in raincoats walk past an earthquake-damaged historical building in central Christchurch, New Zealand.

MovingDocumentary

In a classroom, nine students in uniforms pose in a group with their teacher, standing in the centre.

WavesDocumentary

Narrative Films [6]

In a scene from ‘Apron Strings’, a woman wearing traditional Indian dress looks on.

Apron StringsFilm

In a scene from “Illustrious Energy”, two Chinese men stand with their backs against a rocky cliff face, looking into the distance

Illustrious EnergyFilm

PerianayakiFilm

BittersweetFilm

In a scene from ‘Kāinga’, a woman stands on a beach with the ocean behind her.

KāingaFilm

Take 3Film

Plays [18]

A group of people standing in a line with their backs to the camera, on a red carpet

[Other] chinesePlay

A woman in black wielding a sword stands in a neon-coloured street

Basmati BitchPlay

A woman stands on stage performing a play. Behind her hangs red set dressing and a Chinese opera mask.

Kā-Shue (Letters Home)Play

A person with a mask and turban gestures four fingers in the air

Krishnan's DairyPlay

A woman in a red dress straddles a pile of men, lit by green light

OrientationPlay

mirror images of a family with a mother and two teenage children

Pork and Poll TaxesPlay

Two men in suits staring at the camera

TeaPlay

Actors perform on a vibrant stage set resembling a living room and café, with dramatic lighting and papers flying through the air in a chaotic, expressive scene.

The First Prime-Time Asian SitcomPlay

A person in a uniform holding himself up from the ground.

The Mourning AfterPlay

A woman dressed in a plain white puffer jacket and a black bald cap gestures in the air

Actor//AndroidPlay

A man in white robes holds a lantern up

Guru of ChaiPlay

A group of people playing instruments. Two people are in monkey masks wearing boiler suits, and another wears a turban and plays a mandolin.

Kiss the FishPlay

A man in an orange cowboy suit is held by a lasso

My Heart Goes Thadak ThadakPlay

PINAYPlay

A blue stage with the text 'Decolonise the Body. We are all meatsacks'

Scenes from a Yellow PerilPlay

A young Chinese man in a red rain jacket and cap stands on a beach while a man in a suit stands behind him

The Bone FeederPlay

Three people having a conversation

The Mooncake and the KūmaraPlay

A group of teenage high school students teasing each other with sock puppets

Yang/Young/杨Play

Podcasts [3]

Asian in AotearoaPodcast

Eastern Sounds StoriesPodcast

Two women sit at a lace-covered table in front of a pink wall. Microphones sit on the table along with photos spread across it. They each wear headphones.

Conversations With My Immigrant ParentsPodcast

TV Series [6]

In a scene from ‘A Thousand Apologies’, two men and a woman sit on a sofa, drinking tea.

A Thousand ApologiesTV Series

Three women covered in dirt wearing yellow aprons and carrying guns. Standing with them is one man holding a gun also.

CreamerieTV Series

A man with closed eyes smokes indoors as swirls of smoke drift around his face.

Miles From NowhereTV Series

Asia DownunderTV Series

A film crew is shooting a scene outdoors in a suburban setting. A woman in a black t-shirt and jeans is holding a clapperboard. Two actresses are seated on yellow armchairs, one wearing a white top and jeans, the other in a light pink blouse and black pants. A third actress in a pink t-shirt stands behind them, holding a microphone. In the foreground, a camera operator in a black t-shirt is filming, while another crew member wearing headphones is handling a boom microphone.

Flat3TV Series

A man and his son grin at the camera in the style of a sitcom

Raised by RefugeesTV Series

Visual Artworks [5]

A colourful tapestry of square panels with round cutouts curves around the central stairwell at Parliament.

Forest in the sunVisual Art

Torn and yellowed page with a picture of a bell and a transcription of the engraving on the bell.

Tamil bellVisual Art

A concrete plaque that says 'Waiting Noho Wahangū Ana' with a curved series of narrow steel panels behind

The SS Ventnor memorialVisual Art

Orange roadwork barricades surrounding a tower of noodle-like objects being lifted with a giant pair of chopsticks by an invisible hand. In the background is a pathway with a bench seat, lampposts, and a grassy area with trees behind it.

OnDoVisual Art

Red dipped objects are hung in a rectangle on a stairway in Te Papa.

The New Temple – I give so that you may give, I give so that you may go and stay awayVisual Art

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