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CHINESE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INC.
Chinese Heritage Association of Austrlaia (Chinese)

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Who are we?

The Chinese Heritage Association of Australia is a community organisation set up to promote the study and discussion of the history of the Chinese community in Australia.

We regularly invite members of the Chinese-Australian community, academics and others to contribute their stories and insights

CHAA is a non-profit incorporated association. It has no religious or political affiliations.

Our aims and objectives are as follow:

  • To increase awareness and understanding within the community of the importance and diversity of the Chinese contributions to Australia
  • To encourage and assist members in the recording of family and community histories
  • To undertake cultural heritage research
  • To provide a forum where members can discuss and exchange ideas and information
  • To support and encourage the preservation of records, sites and objects with special heritage significance
  • To bridge the gap between early and more recent immigrants of Chinese origin
  • To promote and represent the interests and concerns of Chinese Australians and
  • To promote friendship, cooperation and understanding between the Chinese Australian community and the wider Australian community.

If you are interested in becoming involved, please feel free to contact us, or click here for the membership form.

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Upcoming Events...

REMINDER CHAA EVENTS

UPCOMING CHAA EVENTS

"Memories of Chinatown"

This event is in conjunction with the City of Sydney Library

Dates: Tuesday 13th October (English)

              Wednesday 14th October (Chinese)

Time: 10:30am - 11:30am

Venue: Haymarket Library, Corner of George and Hay Street, Sydney

For full details, please go to www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/library Haymarket Library

CHAA 2009 Annual General Meeting

The Chinese Heritage Association of Australia Incorporated, will be holding its 2009 Annual General Meeting. The details are as follows:

Date: Friday 16th October

Time: 6:30pm, followed by dinner

Venue: Regal Restaurant, 347 Sussex Street (corner of Liverpool Street), Sydney

To RSVP for the AGM, or If you are interested in being in the committee, to get a copy of the proxy form or agenda, please contact Daphne Lowe Kelley by email on lowekelley@bigpond.com or phone (02) 9719 3080 by Friday 9th October 2009. Members and guests are welcome. Cost of dinner to be shared.

Chinese Storytellers

Concept and direction by William Yang

Five storytellers with very different life experiences will have you enthralled with tales linking the past and present. Actors Joy Hopwood and Teik-Kim Pok, poet Mary Tang, visual artist Mai Long and someone you all know Daphne Lowe Kelley, will present stories that emerged during a workshop run by Performance 4A.

This event is co-presented by CHAA and Performance 4A, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to inspiring Asian-Australian performance.

Date: Sunday 8th November

Time: 2:30pm (registration and coffee from 2:00pm)

Venue: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street (between Park and Bathurst Streets), Sydney

Cost: $7 members, $10 non - members

For bookings please call (02) 9242 8555 or contact Daphne Lowe Kelley on 02 9719 3080 or email her on lowekelley@bigpond.com or Kathie Blunt on 02 9449 2453 or email her on dblunt@bigpond.net.au.

 

 
 
Website last update: 8 September 2008