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Newnham, Tom (1926-....) forme internationale

Pays : Nouvelle-Zélande

Langue(s) : anglais

Sexe : Masculin

Responsabilité(s) exercée(s) sur les documents : Auteur

Naissance : 1926

a New Zealand political activist and former educationalist. He was heavily involved in several left wing causes: attacking institutional racism in New Zealand, and opposing the 1981 Springbok Tour and apartheid in general (both carried out in his role as Secretary of CARE). He speaks Cantonese and Mandarin fluently after living in China and has been heavily involved in helping Chinese immigrants in recent years. He wrote the book Dr Bethune's Angel: The Life of Kathleen Hall about the New Zealand missionary nurse who worked with the Canadian M.D. Norman Bethune in China in the 1930s Journaliste.

Source(s) :
Dr. Bethune's Angel : The life of Kathleen Hall / Tom Newnham, 2004
BnF Service chinois, 2010-09-07

Identifiant international de l'autorité : ISNI 0000 0000 8126 8105 , cf. http://isni.org/isni/0000000081268105

Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb162288106

Notice n° : FRBNF16228810

Création : 10/09/07