Exiles from the Children's City

Archives, imperial identities and the juvenile emigration of Anglo-Indians from Kalimpong to Australasia

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ID4779536
AuthorsAndrew J May, Andrew May (0000-0002-9819-2228, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume14
Issue1
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Colonialism and Colonial History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1532-5768 • E-ISSN: 1532-5768
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/cch.2013.0016
OpenAlexW2041930118
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

The "chi-chi" slur that haunted many Anglo-Indian families is being radically revised by a new generation of descendants now resident in Australasia, many of whom seek to locate the contingencies of their lives in the present within the transnational processes of imperialism. Utilising archived correspondence from old girls and boys from Dr Graham's Homes in Kalimpong, this article argues the need for a collated and integrated digital archive in order to empower Anglo-Indian descendants in the construction and fashioning of self-identities and family histories, as well as a contextual understanding of the ideologies of child removal and institutional care

Archaeology · Emigration · Genealogy · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Australian History and Society · Gender Studies · History · Irish and British Studies · Law

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