‘Chinese Australian Whispers’ is about oral histories and researching your family. It explores how memories and stories pass through the generations and the gaps and distortions that are created over time. ‘Chinese Australian Whispers’ was born of the idea that there is much of value in oral history recordings for family historians, in particular those with Chinese ancestry.
Join Professional Historian and Curator Dr Sophie Couchman and Nikolaus Yee as we discuss the making of ‘Chinese Australian Whispers’ with four members of CAFHOV (Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria): Terry Young, Marie Hammond, Paula Herlihy and Peter Liefman as we discuss the making of this podcast. We will also be treated to a special performance by Dr Wang Zheng Ting who composed the music for the podcast and who also shares his story in one episode.
The full podcast will be launched on the night but you can learn more about it here or on your favorite podcasting app (eg. Apple podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, Podbean).
This project was created with in-kind support from the Museum of Chinese Australian History, the Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria, Dr Sophie Couchman and Nikolaus Yee.
We also gratefully acknowledge the support of the Local History Grants Program and Public Record Office Victoria, supported by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund.
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 – 7:30pm AEDT
Location: Museum of Chinese Australian History, 22 Cohen Place Melbourne, VIC 3000
Cost: FREE
