Diana Giese papers related to Travel at Home tours with Sydney's culturally and linguistically diverse communities, 2001-2016

MLMSS 10040

fonds

2001-2016

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

9587264

1.28 metres of textual and graphic material (8 boxes)

Diana Giese has worked across communities for educational institutions, museums and libraries, producing books, articles, exhibitions and public programs. She has organised public programs with Sydney’s culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, including Travel at Home cultural tours (2004-2016, Mosman Community College) and Reclaiming the Past and Changing Sydney tours (1996-2003) at the Museum of Sydney.
From 1992, she coordinated oral history projects for the National Library of Australia (NLA), including Post-war Chinese Australians, and The Khmer Community in Australia. Her books include 'Astronauts, Lost Souls and Dragons' (University of Queensland Press, 1997) and 'Beyond Chinatown' (NLA, 1995).
Her tours have included visits to a wide variety of communities, including Chinese, Khmer, Indonesian, Estonian, Polish, Uruguayan, Italian, Greek, Sikh, Hindu, Jewish, Japanese, Samoan, Laotian, Turkish, Egyptian, Portuguese, Burmese, Sierra Leonean and Tanzanian communities, Nordic, French, Russian, Iranian, Serbian and Filipino communities.
Locations across Sydney have included: Lakemba and Auburn (Islamic communities), Marrickville (Portuguese and Greek), Granville (Sierra Leonean and Tanzanian), and Leichhardt (Italian community).
Diana has also conducted tours of local areas, gardens and artists’ and craftspeople’s studios, workshops and galleries.
Reference: Library correspondence file

The collection is arranged in folders, chronologically by date of tours and include background research, planning, correspondence with community hosts, photographs, publicity, feedback from participants and illustrated reports by Daphne and Dom Gonzalvez.

BOXES 1-2
Three overview albums of Changing Sydney tours and Reclaiming the Past [prototype of Travel at Home, across communities]
Files for all tours and events, including programs, introductions, correspondence with hosts, pictures, and feedback:
A day at the Khmer Buddhist Temple [Bonnyrigg], 8 September 2001
Polish Club [Ashfield], 6 October 2001
Chinatown, Old and New, February 2002
A Taste of Italy [Leichhardt], 6 March 2002
Islamic Sydney [Lakemba and Auburn], 29 June 2002
Uruguayan Club [Hinchinbrook], 21 July 2002
Changing Sydney Day, Museum of Sydney, 28 September 2002
China North [Cherrybrook], 15 February 2003
Estonian House and beyond [Surry Hills], 12 April 2003
Indonesian Sydney [Randwick], 10 May 2003
Greek Heritage, 28 June 2003
Ancient India, Modern Sydney, 19 July 2003
A Common Future [Jewish and Muslim Communities], 17 August 2003
Local Heroes: Father Patrick Colbourne, Leichhardt, 18 Oct 2003
Chinese-Muslim Friendship tour [Auburn Gallipoli Mosque], 29 November 2003
Pad with notes and correspondence on organisation

BOXES 3-4
Two overview albums of Travel at Home tours
Files for all tours:
Traditions of Power [Chinese and Indian communities], 14 March 2004
Gum Trees and Curry Leaves [Seven Hills area], 15 May 2004
Teamwork for the Good Life [Cabramatta and Bonnyrigg], 19 June 2004
Japanese Sydney [Eastwood], 23 October 2004
Russian Sydney [Strathfield], 30 October 2004
Nordic Sydney [CBD], 19 February 2005
Nordfest [Frenchs Forest], 23 April 2005
A Day in Africa: the Tanzanians [Granville], 30 July 2005
A Day in Polynesia: the Samoans [Bankstown], 27 August 2005
With the Indian Community [Mays Hill], 24 September 2005
A Day in Laos at the Temple [Bonnyrigg], 8 October 2005
With Turkish Australians [Auburn], 5 November 2005
French Heritage [Hunter’s Hill], 3 December 2005
Coptic Community: Egyptian Australians [Rhodes], 18 March 2006
Burmese Community [Granville Community Centre], 15 May 2006
Portuguese Community [Marrickville area], 16 September 2006, and 17 February 2007
Illustrated reports 2004-2009: Russian Sydney, 30 October 2004 and Japanese Sydney, 23 October 2004; Illustrated reports for Coptic Community [Egyptian], 18 March 2006, Sikh Community, 29 April 2007, Burmese Community, 20 May 2006, Sierra Leone Community, 28 July 2007, Portuguese Community, 16 September 2006, repeated 17 February 2007, Iranian Community, 23 February 2008, Baha'i Community, 17 May 2008, Serbian Community, 23 May 2009

BOXES 5-6
Overview album of Travel at Home tours
Files for all tours:
Sikh Community at the Gurdwara [Parklea], 29 April 2007
Sierra Leone Community [Granville Community Centre], 28 July 2007
Around the Cooks River [Wolli Creek], 27 October 2007
A day with the Iranian Community [Harris Park], 23 February 2008
Sydney Murugan Temple festival [Mays Hill], 20 March 2008
Baha’i Community [Ingleside], 17 May 2008
Harbour Heritage, 26 July 2008
Along the Parramatta River, 15 November 2008
Botany Bay and Beyond, 21 March 2009
A day with the Serbian Community [Blacktown and Newtown], 23 May 2009
Explore the Outer West [Parklea], 1 August 2009
Spring Gardens [Glenorie], 3 October 2009
A day with the Filipino Community [Blacktown], 16 March 2010
Weddings [Parramatta], 10 May 2010
Wildflowers and Native Plants [Berowra Ridge], 21 August 2010
Around the Inner Harbour, 6 November 2010
Two overview albums

BOXES 7-8
Communities in Action: Ashfield, 26 February 2011
Industry to Leisure: Waverton, 28 May 2011
A Sustainable Day [markets and community gardens], 27 August 2011
A day exploring Smart Buildings and Sites [inner city], 5 November 2011
History Trail and Local Produce [farms in the northwest], 25 February 2012
Riverside History and a Taste of Old Europe [Five Dock area], 19 May 2012
Coastal Gardens and Reserves [Northern Beaches],18 August 2012
Churches and their Communities [Concord and Annandale], 27 October 2012
Cruising peaceful waters beside the ocean [Royal National Park], 2 February 2013
After the Olympics [Olympic Park], 25 May 2013
Exploring Sydney’s Past and Future [Rouse Hill area], 31 August 2013
Red Cow Farm [Sutton Forest], 26 October 2013
Cruise back in time [Hawkesbury River], 1 February 2014
Old and New on the CBD Fringes: Glebe, 24 May 2014
Stained Glass in Sydney [CBD and Kings Cross], 30 August 2014
A Garden in the Mountains: Wildwood [Bilpin], 4 October 2014
On and around the Harbour, 31 January 2015
Portrait of the Artist: Shen Jiawei and Wang Lan [Bundeena and Gymea], 12 May
Hidden History: Sydney University, 22 August 2015
An Australian Oasis: Mt Annan Botanic Garden, 31 October 2015
Studio and Gallery Tour [Glebe and Blacktown], 12 February 2016
Gardens and Pots [Southern Highlands], 29 October 2016
Illustrated reports for Filipino Community, 16 March 2010, Communities in Action [Ashfield area, historical and new communities] 26 February 2011, Churches and their Communities [historical and environmental; Concord and Annandale], 27 October 2012, Portrait of the Artist: Shen Jiawei and Wang Lan, 12 May 2015, An Australian Oasis [Mt Annan Botanic Garden and Campbelltown history and art], 31 October 2015; Studios and Gallery [Blacktown and Glebe], 10 February 2016

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Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

The contents list is adapted from an inventory compiled by Diana Giese