The Meaning of Czech History and World War II Pavel Krejčí HKU Historians who examine the root causes of the Czech turn towards socialism after the end of World War II ordinarily pay attention to external factors and forces, such as the Soviet advance into Europe, or the continent’s separation into Western and Eastern spheres […]
Chinese Banking and Everyday Practices in 1950s Southeast Asia Nathanael Lai University of Cambridge This paper scrutinises the way banking services and the everyday life of the overseas Chinese were interwoven in 1950s Southeast Asia. It examines, above all, loan initiatives conceived specifically to cater for Chinese communities in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore. By […]
Empire in Memoriam: American Missionary Childhoods in Memory and Memoir Hayley Keon Department of History, HKU What can childhood memories teach us about the American Empire? What opportunities and challenges do they present to historians hoping to examine the twentieth century United States through a global lens? My paper seeks to answer these questions via […]
Nuisance and Civilization: Regulating “Chinese Noise” in Nineteenth-Century Hong Kong Nicole Vaughan Department of History, HKU This paper examines “Chinese noise,” such as hawker cries, firecrackers, and Chinese music, in nineteenth-century Hong Kong, the discourses surrounding it, and how it was legislated. It argues that the discourse formed by the writings of Europeans in the […]
Girls of the Empire: The Girl Guide Movement in Hong Kong, 1916-1930s Tracy Leung Department of History, HKU This presentation examines how and why the Girl Guide movement was introduced to the European, Eurasian, and Chinese communities in Hong Kong. It asks why the movement started in Hong Kong during the First World War and […]