The beginnings of researching your Chinese Australian heritage will be similar to that for anyone who sets out to research their family history from any ethnicity or background. The general advice from groups like the\u00a0Society of Australian Genealogists<\/a>\u00a0is applicable and useful. You may also find\u00a0State<\/a>\u00a0and local libraries to be full of good general resources.\u00a0Local family history societies<\/a>\u00a0will be similarly useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n National Library of Australia overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n However there will be issues that are peculiar to Chinese Australian family history research. Here are some specialised tips and hints that we hope you will find helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You might also find Chinese Genealogy<\/a> useful. This forum has a number of participants from Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes you just need to talk to someone over a cup of tea (green perhaps) about your latest Chinese Australian research success or brick wall. The Chinese Australian Historical Society has established a Family History Facebook Group<\/a> to encourage and assist those who have an interest in tracing their Chinese ancestry in Australia. Please join and ask questions or contribute what you have found already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For an overview of the files germinated by the White Australia policy and its bureaucracy see: Would not this help your Federation?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Not everyone’s Chinese Australian history will be as exciting or interesting as an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?<\/em> Here is a selection of other stories in various mediums from around Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Success at finding a lost ancestor<\/a> reconnecting current day Chinese with ancestors buried in North Queensland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Retracing Chinese Australian family history and settlement<\/a> a story from regional NSW<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mak Sai Ying a.k.a. John Shying <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n And a real Who Do You Think You Are? – Jeff Fatt (the Purple Wiggle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chinese Ancestors<\/a> stories of some Chinese Australians in Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Damper in A Wok<\/a> a work-in-progress Chinese Australian genealogy. Also with a Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Getting Started The beginnings of researching your Chinese Australian heritage will be similar to that for anyone who sets out to research their family history from any ethnicity or background. The general advice from groups like the\u00a0Society of Australian Genealogists\u00a0is applicable and useful. You may also find\u00a0State\u00a0and local libraries to be full of good general … <\/p>\nThen what?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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