: A Mrs Chia me Eileen — Mrs Chia and Eileen  
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Approach:   One to one
Focus:     Why and how culture and heritage are sustained.
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Resources:     Photo of Chinese mother and daughter, photo of other New Zealand family.
Questions / instructions:
In this activity we are going to talk about people’s different cultures.
Culture is the special way that people do things, and the special things they believe are important.		 I tënei mahi ka körero täua mö ngä ahurea rerekë a tënä iwi me tënä iwi.
Ko te ahurea, ko ngä tino ähuatanga mahi o tënä iwi me tënä iwi, me ngä mea e whakapono ana rätou he tino whakahirahira.

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This photograph shows Mrs Chia and her daughter Eileen. Mrs Chia came from China to live in New Zealand. Eileen was born in New Zealand. She is a Chinese New Zealander.
Mrs Chia thinks it’s important that Eileen learns about Chinese culture.

Whakaaturia te whakaahua 1.
Ko te whakaahua tënei o Mrs Chia me tana tamähine a Eileen. I neke mai a Mrs Chia mai Haina ki Aotearoa noho ai. I whänau a Eileen i Aotearoa. He Hainamana nö Aotearoa a ia.
Ko te whakaaro o Mrs Chia e tika ana me ako a Eileen i töna ahurea Hainamana.

  
1. Why does Mrs Chia think it is important that Eileen learns about Chinese culture?

He aha te take i whakaaro ai a Mrs Chia, e tika ana me ako a Eileen i töna ahurea Hainamana?
understand own/family background/heritage
73 71
adequate command of language – for communication with relatives, etc
15 21
maintain traditions/culture/language in family
(Eileen and then her children)
27 43
Overall understanding:
strong
1 11
moderate
37 35
weak
62 54
2. What are some of the important things about Chinese culture that Mrs Chia might want Eileen to learn?

He aha ëtahi mea pai o te ahurea Hainamana, ka hiahia a Mrs Chia, hei äkonga mä Eileen?
knowledge about place (geography), flora, fauna
11 0
knowledge of history
15 0
knowledge of language
55 63
knowledge of living skills (food, dress, behaviour, values)
31 44
knowledge of cultural activities
(dance, song, art, sport, celebrations, etc.)
36 63
Overall understanding:
strong
5 7
moderate
42 67
weak
53 26
3. How could Eileen learn about Chinese culture?

Me aha a Eileen, kia möhio ai ia ki te ahurea Hainamana?
from immediate family and local or visiting relatives
72 59
from travel to China
43 41
from media reading, listening, viewing
(books, Internet, film, video, radio, etc.)
26 11
from cultural groups/programmes in NZ
33 19
Overall understanding:
strong
9 11
moderate
47 37
weak
44 52

Show photo 2.
Here is a New Zealand family. Think about New Zealand culture.

Whakaaturia te whakaahua 2.
Anei te whakaahua o tëtahi whänau o Aotearoa.Whakaarotia te ahurea o Aotearoa.		    
4. What do you think are the important features of New Zealand culture that these parents will want to pass on to their children?

Ki öu whakaaro, ko ëhea ngä tikanga pai o te ahurea o Aotearoa hei tuku iho mä ngä matua ki a rätou tamariki?
knowledge about place (geography),flora, fauna
20 18
knowledge of history
22 29
knowledge of living skills/patterns
(food, dress, behaviour, values)
29 29
knowledge of cultural activities (arts, sports, celebrations, etc.)
24 36
knowledge of Mäori language/culture and/or Treaty
23 57
knowledge of English language
7 21
Overall understanding:
strong
3 14
moderate
21 50
weak
76 36
Commentary:
Students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings scored statistically significantly higher than Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings.
 
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