Mei-Fen Kuo
Biographic Data
| ID | 935016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mei-Fen Kuo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mei-Fen |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuo |
| SIGNATURE | KUO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8501-7527 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Taiwan and the Global Cold War
Wearing Free China
Australia’s China odyssey
From Cold War shadows to democratic diplomacy
"Girls doing a big job" in diaspora
During Australia's "White Australia" policy (1901-1973), Chinese women in Sydney defied limitations through voluntary work. Starting with social clubs and local relief funds, their efforts culminated in the 1954 Chinese Women's Association of Australia (CWAA). This study explores how these women navigated inclusion and exclusion by leveraging their voluntary efforts. Fundraising, cultural events, and community activities became platforms for them…
Reframing Chinese Labour Rights
In the early twentieth century, Chinese cabinetmakers' militancy in Melbourne not only secured a fair wage from Chinese employers but also influenced emerging pro-labour societies. The Chinese Cabinetmakers' Union was founded in response to their exclusion from minimum wages law when Chinese cabinetmakers were reimagined as "coolies" to emphasise the threat of cheaper Chinese labour. As Australian discriminatory policies increasingly curtailed Ch…
Chinese Students in White Australia
A recent archival discovery reveals that around four hundred visas were issued to students from China to study in Australia from 1920 to 1925. This article explains and explores the significance of this little-known initiative under the White Australia Policy by reference to China's global resurgence, the role of the Chinese consulate-general in local community affairs, and support and resistance among Chinese community leaders in response to the…
Confucian Heritage, Public Narratives and Community Politics of Chinese Australians at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
This paper focuses on the meanings of Confucian heritage for the Chinese ethnic community at the time Australia became a Federation. It will argue that public narratives about Confucian heritage provided a new agency for mobilizing urban Chinese Australian communities. These narratives politicized culture, helped to shape Chinese ethnic identity and diasporic nationalism over time. The appearance of narratives on Confucian heritage in the late 19…
The Making of a Diasporic Identity
This article is about a short moment in Chinese-Australian history at the turn of the 20th century when Chinese fruit and vegetable traders in Sydney were on the verge of major international success. The concerns of this new urban elite can be gleaned from their Chinese-language newspapers and civil societies which played an important role in the evolution of the diasporic identity of the Chinese in “White-Australia” — an experience involving mor…
"Girls doing a big job" in diaspora
During Australia's "White Australia" policy (1901-1973), Chinese women in Sydney defied limitations through voluntary work. Starting with social clubs and local relief funds, their efforts culminated in the 1954 Chinese Women's Association of Australia (CWAA). This study explores how these women navigated inclusion and exclusion by leveraging their voluntary efforts. Fundraising, cultural events, and community activities became platforms for them…
The Making of a Diasporic Identity
This article is about a short moment in Chinese-Australian history at the turn of the 20th century when Chinese fruit and vegetable traders in Sydney were on the verge of major international success. The concerns of this new urban elite can be gleaned from their Chinese-language newspapers and civil societies which played an important role in the evolution of the diasporic identity of the Chinese in “White-Australia” — an experience involving mor…
Chinese Students in White Australia
A recent archival discovery reveals that around four hundred visas were issued to students from China to study in Australia from 1920 to 1925. This article explains and explores the significance of this little-known initiative under the White Australia Policy by reference to China's global resurgence, the role of the Chinese consulate-general in local community affairs, and support and resistance among Chinese community leaders in response to the…
Confucian Heritage, Public Narratives and Community Politics of Chinese Australians at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
This paper focuses on the meanings of Confucian heritage for the Chinese ethnic community at the time Australia became a Federation. It will argue that public narratives about Confucian heritage provided a new agency for mobilizing urban Chinese Australian communities. These narratives politicized culture, helped to shape Chinese ethnic identity and diasporic nationalism over time. The appearance of narratives on Confucian heritage in the late 19…
The Making of a Diasporic Identity
This article is about a short moment in Chinese-Australian history at the turn of the 20th century when Chinese fruit and vegetable traders in Sydney were on the verge of major international success. The concerns of this new urban elite can be gleaned from their Chinese-language newspapers and civil societies which played an important role in the evolution of the diasporic identity of the Chinese in “White-Australia” — an experience involving mor…
Confucian Heritage, Public Narratives and Community Politics of Chinese Australians at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
This paper focuses on the meanings of Confucian heritage for the Chinese ethnic community at the time Australia became a Federation. It will argue that public narratives about Confucian heritage provided a new agency for mobilizing urban Chinese Australian communities. These narratives politicized culture, helped to shape Chinese ethnic identity and diasporic nationalism over time. The appearance of narratives on Confucian heritage in the late 19…
Chinese Students in White Australia
A recent archival discovery reveals that around four hundred visas were issued to students from China to study in Australia from 1920 to 1925. This article explains and explores the significance of this little-known initiative under the White Australia Policy by reference to China's global resurgence, the role of the Chinese consulate-general in local community affairs, and support and resistance among Chinese community leaders in response to the…
Reframing Chinese Labour Rights
In the early twentieth century, Chinese cabinetmakers' militancy in Melbourne not only secured a fair wage from Chinese employers but also influenced emerging pro-labour societies. The Chinese Cabinetmakers' Union was founded in response to their exclusion from minimum wages law when Chinese cabinetmakers were reimagined as "coolies" to emphasise the threat of cheaper Chinese labour. As Australian discriminatory policies increasingly curtailed Ch…
From Cold War shadows to democratic diplomacy
"Girls doing a big job" in diaspora
During Australia's "White Australia" policy (1901-1973), Chinese women in Sydney defied limitations through voluntary work. Starting with social clubs and local relief funds, their efforts culminated in the 1954 Chinese Women's Association of Australia (CWAA). This study explores how these women navigated inclusion and exclusion by leveraging their voluntary efforts. Fundraising, cultural events, and community activities became platforms for them…
Australia’s China odyssey
Taiwan and the Global Cold War
Wearing Free China
Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · China (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Australian History and Society (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Anthropology (3 works)