Glimpses of Gold
Otago Access Radio
Produced By: Celia Lie
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Curious about her own cultural past, Celia embarks on a journey to learn more about what life was like for early Chinese settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Glimpses of Gold” takes a look at Otago’s early Chinese gold-mining community. In this episode, Celia talks to Dr Charlotte King about what bioarchaeological science has uncovered about the lives of early Chinese gold-miners, and to Mr Leslie Wong about Chinese beliefs on the after-life. This episode was written and produced by Celia Lie, a postgraduate Science Communication student at the University of Otago, under the guidance of Professor Nancy Longnecker, with technical support from Teaching Fellow Steve Ting. For more information about the Southern Cemeteries Archaeology Project, visit www.southernsettlerarchaeology.com.
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Glimpses of Gold - Episode 1
Published: 15/12/2023 5:00 p.m.
Curious about her own cultural past, Celia embarks on a journey to learn more about what life was like for early Chinese settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Glimpses of Gold” takes a look at Otago’s early Chinese gold-mining community. In this episode, Celia talks to Dr Charlotte King about what bioarchaeological science has uncovered about the lives of early Chinese gold-miners, and to Mr Leslie Wong about Chinese beliefs on the after-life. This episode was written and produced by Celia Lie, a postgraduate Science Communication student at the University of Otago, under the guidance of Professor Nancy Longnecker, with technical support from Teaching Fellow Steve Ting. For more information about the Southern Cemeteries Archaeology Project, visit www.southernsettlerarchaeology.com. Sound Effects: Bellbird morning chorus by Department of Conservation. https://www.doc.govt.nz/ (CC BY 4.0) Foghorn by klankbeelld. https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld (CC BY 4.0) Steps Park by hannagreen. https://freesound.org/people/hannagreen/ (CC BY 4.0) Digging by Alexbuk. https://freesound.org/people/Alexbuk/ (CC BY 4.0) Rainstorm by ramber52. https://freesound.org/people/rambler52/ (CC BY 4.0) Additional sound effects from https://freesound.org (CC0 1.0) Background Music: Original Rags (1900, piano roll) by Scott Joplin. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/ (PDM 1.0) Wuxia2_Guzheng_Pipa by PeriTune. http://peritune.com (CC BY 4.0) Upbeat by Wavecont. https://protunes.net/ (CC BY-SA 4.0) Journey Of Your Spirit (with Lucentia) by Spheriá. https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusic (CC BY-SA 3.0) Cover Image: Artwork by Celia Lie This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
