‘Chinatown Re‐oriented’: A Critical Analysis of Recent Redevelopment Schemes in a Melbourne and Sydney Enclave
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Geographical Studies
- Vol. 28 (2) , 137-154
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8470.1990.tb00609.x
Abstract
This paper develops a critical analysis of Chinatown redevelopment schemes undertaken by State governments in Victoria and New South Wales since the early 1970s, This period marks a transition in Australian management strategy toward minority groups from one of assimilation/discrimination to cultural pluralism. At the local level, this shift has been marked by efforts on the part of planners and politicians to promote Chinatown for its perceived contribution to ‘Multicultural’ Australia The paper argues that the Melbourne and Sydney schemes share with similar projects in other Western countries long‐standing assumptions about ‘a Chinese race’. This has implications both for the conceptualization of ‘Chinatown’ and for public policy relating to ethnic relations.Keywords
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