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Leckie, Jacqueline.

Invisible : New Zealand's history of excluding Kiwi-Indians / Jacqueline Leckie. - Auckland, N.Z. : Massey University Press, 2021

Includes bibliographical references.

Forewords -- one. The Indian Diaspora and Exclusion -- two. Immigration, the Backbone of Aotearoa New Zealand -- three. White Race Organisations -- four. Discrimination at Work -- five. War and Welfare -- six. Casual and Informal Racism -- seven. Contemporary Exclusion.

The Christchurch massacre of 2019 raised questions about what it means to belong to an ethnic and/ or religious minority in a country that, despite the mythology of benign race relations, has experienced a long history of underlying prejudice and racism. Despite being the second largest ethnic group within the 'Asian' population of Aotearoa New Zealand, little has been written about the experiences of Indian migrants, either historically or today. Most writing has focused on celebration and integration, but Invisible speaks of survival and the real impacts racism has on the lives of Indian New Zealanders. It uncovers a story of exclusion that has rendered Kiwi-Indians invisible in the historical narratives of the nation.

ISBN: 9780995140721 0995140723

Subjects--Topical Terms:
East Indians --History--New Zealand
East Indians --Social conditions.--New Zealand
East Indians--Cultural assimilation--New Zealand.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
East Indians --History.--New Zealand

Dewey Class. No.: 306.874