Term 2 Week 3

This portion of the course is where we really begin to focus on the idea of perspectives, how different people were treated due to differing points of view and different ideas of acceptable ways of life. This is the core of your assessment, regardless of whether you are picking the NCEA option or not.

This week, we are beginning our look at Chinese Aotearoa history - how racism was at the core of the Pakeha engagements with Chinese migrants, and why Chinese migrants came here to begin with. What was the first wave like? How were they treated? How did they survive? When the gold ran out, how did Chinese individuals adapt to changing circumstances?

We also look at the 'Yellow Peril' and how this attitude was not unique to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Success Criteria: 

• I can empathise with how Chinese workers were treated & why they came to work in Aoteroa New Zealand to begin with.
• I can define what the Poll Tax was & how it was applied to Chinese migrants.
• I will discuss how Aotearoa New Zealand socially treated Chinese people at large,

Activities:

1. Chinese Migration - Part 1 (Slideshow, Google Classroom)
2. Chinese Migration - Part 2 (Slideshow, Google Classroom)

Follow Up Tasks:
Political Cartoons to break down how racism was shown during the era.

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING... human rights by investigating its conception and history across the decades.
• We are EXPLORING... Aotearoa New Zealand's approach to race by interpreting select case studies.
• We are EXPLORING... crime and punishment by analysing the treatment of complex individuals and groups.
• We areEXPLORING... Chinese New Zealand history by empathising with the many stories and narratives that have been woven into this country's history.