Discovering a paper son from digital fingerprints (Richard Foy)
Channel: richard foy
Date: 2016-10-08

A public talk given by Richard Foy in September 2016 at the National Library of New Zealand in celebration of NZ Chinese Language Week 2016.

In this talk Richard tells the unexpected and occasionally improbable tale of encountering his grandparents in the collections and holdings of the National Library and National Archives. It’s a tale of deeply personal, and sometimes emotional, connections with his Chinese past that brings him face-to-face with his cultural heritage, the sacrifices of his forebears, and what it means to be Chinese in New Zealand today.