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Ching Chong China girl : from fruitshop to foreign correspondent / Helene Chung

This memoir traces four generations of a Tasmanian Chinese family, exploring identity during Australia's transition to multiculturalism. It recounts a childhood in 1950s Hobart and a pioneering journalism career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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