TY  - BOOK
AU  - Agnew, Jenny,
AU  - Agnew, Trevor,
TI  - Merchant, miner, Mandarin: the life and times of the remarkable Choie Sew Hoy 
SN  - 9781988503097
AV  - HC662.5.S47 A364 2020
U1  - 338.092 23
PY  - 2020///.
CY  - hristchurch, New Zealand : 
PB  - Canterbury University Press, 
KW  - Sew Hoy, Choie,
KW  - Businessmen
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Otago
KW  - Biography
KW  - Gold miners
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Chinese
KW  - History
KW  - Gold mines and mining
KW  - Otago (N.Z.)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 19th century
KW  - fast
N2  - "In 1869, a businessman from China's Guangdong Province first set foot on New Zealand soil at Port Chalmers. It was the beginning of an illustrious career that would change the shape of commerce and industry in Otago and Southland. 'Merchant, Miner, Mandarin' depicts the fascinating life of Choie Sew Hoy - from his early days in China before emigrating to Australia and then New Zealand, to his death in 1901 as one of Dunedin's most prominent entrepreneurs. The store Choie Sew Hoy established in Dunedin's Stafford Street was a huge success, while his revolutionary gold-dredging technology improved the fortunes of the gold-mining industry in Otago and Southland. He backed dredging, quartz crushing and hydraulic sluicing ventures in the goldfields of Ophir, Macetown, Skippers, Nokomai and the Shotover. Sharp as a razor, Sew Hoy was a visionary, able to spot opportunities no one else could, whether sending vast amounts of unwanted scrap metal from New Zealand back to China, or joining famous Taranaki businessman Chew Chong's fungus export trade. Sew Hoy was also a local character, always elegantly dressed and with legendary success in horse racing. His self-assurance and charm gained him entry to the Chamber of Commerce, the Jockey Club, the Masons and even the Caledonian Society. A benefactor to many social causes, he supported hospitals and benevolent associations to help his fellow Chinese immigrants. When the success of the Chinese in New Zealand aroused hostility, he fought the prevalent racism and unfair government legislation of the day. A man of two worlds, Choie Sew Hoy was a success in both"--Back cover
ER  -