The very first Chinese person to settle in Australia arrived more than two hundred years ago. Mak Sai Ying established himself as an innkeeper in western Sydney, and thanks to local historians – his history can now be traced.
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The story of Australia's first-ever Chinese migrant
Mak Sai Yingg's grandson, Private John Joseph Shying (State Library of NSW)
The very first Chinese person to settle in Australia arrived more than two hundred years ago. Mak Sai Ying established himself as an innkeeper in western Sydney, and thanks to local historians – his history can now be traced.
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By Julien Oeuillet, Peggy Giakoumelos
Presented by Sunita Pokharel
Source: SBS
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