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Title Admission Impossible.

Publication Info. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 55 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Event Originally produced by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in 1992.
Summary Following World War Two, one of the largest mass migrations in history took place. More than five million people came to Australia, transforming it into the most multicultural country on earth. However, this was never meant to be. For much of the 20th century, successive Australian governments pursued a policy of deporting and barring entry to any race of people they considered undesirable. This was known as the White Australia policy. Admission Impossible is the true story of the behind-the-scenes political forces and propaganda campaigns that attempted to populate Australia with "pure white" migrants. The fear of being "swamped" with Asian immigrants kept this policy in place for over seven decades. This compelling story of how the shifts and upheavals in Asia, from colonial control to emerging new nations, caused great unease in Australia and strengthened the government's resolve to keep Australia "white" and "European". Eyewitness accounts and recently discovered confidential documents reveal how immigration officers carried out racial selectivity following examination by medical officers for signs of "colour". The White Australia policy was officially scrapped in 1972. Today Australia is still coming to terms with being part of the Asian region. A Film Australia National Interest Program. Produced with the assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Executive Producer: Chris Oliver, Harry Bardwell (ABC) Director: Alec Morgan Writer: Alec Morgan, Don Catchlove (Narration), Paul Barry (Narration) DOP/Cinematographer: Pieter de Vries, Andre Lada (Additional Camera), Neil Mansfield (Additional Camera) ANDRE LADA NEIL MANSFIELD Narrator/Presenter: Paul Barry Featured People: James Dunn, John Curtin, Arthur Lock Chang, Arthur Calwell, Bernard Freedman, Greg Humphries, Elmar Saarepere, Keith Stodden, Dr Suzanne Rutland, Robert Menzies, Michael Thwaites, King Fong, Geoff Woodley, AG Townley, Al Grassby Principal Cast: Peter Saleh, Gerrit Fokkema, Pamela Chan, Ken Liao.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject White Australia policy -- History -- Immigration Restriction Act 1901 -- Australia.
Emigration and immigration -- History -- Australia.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Added Author Morgan, Alec, Director, Writer.
Oliver, Chris, Executive Producer.
Bardwell, Harry, Executive Producer.
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