Our Golden Pasts

Aotearoa’s Chinese immigrant history is filled with new starts and broken dreams. Two authors’ captivating debuts tell some of these stories in heartbreaking detail. Grace Yee’s innovative verse novel Chinese Fish provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of a Chinese New Zealand family over several decades; Emma Ling Sidnam’s award-winning novel Backwaters explores the impact of the past on the present. Both will be in conversation with Emma Ng.

A discounted ‘Ticket + 2 books’ bundle is available for this event for copies of Grace Yee's Chinese Fish and Emma Ling Sidnam's Backwaters. If purchased, your books can be collected from Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington in advance of the festival, or at the event from Unity's book table.