About Henry Johnson
My primary field of research is the study of people making music. My research outputs mainly have a social focus, with much work crossing other disciplinary fields (e.g., Asian Studies, Japanese Studies, Island Studies, Diaspora Studies, Performance Studies and Cultural Studies). The ethnographic component of my research methods includes original field research in diverse contexts, including Japan, small island cultures (e.g., Japanese small islands, and the Channel Islands), and New Zealand.Hawke’s Bay Chinese Association float (with Lion Dance)
Napier Centennial parade
The slide shows the Hawke’s Bay Chinese Association float at the corner of Emerson Street and Marine Parade, Napier. The float was part of the parade held to celebrate Napier’s 100 year anniversary. The Colonnade is in the background.
Photographer, Ann Wilms.
Date, March 1974.
Scottish dancing
Enjoying Scottish dancing. Asia Dynamic – Two Sisters (1997). NZ on Screen.
Peking opera. Two Chinese Kiwi sisters reminiscing about their childhood
Commenting that their father liked to listen to Peking opera. Asia Dynamic – Two Sisters (1997). NZ on Screen.
Members of the Chinese Anglican Church, Wellington
Members of the Chinese Anglican Church, Wellington. “Group portrait showing members of the Chinese Anglican Church in Wellington, wearing cassocks. Top, second from left, is Miss Ruby Victoria Jackson, choirmistress and organist. Photograph taken circa 1940s, by an unidentified photographer” (National Library of New Zealand, ref. 1/2-139984-F).
Lion dance at the Chinese Anglican Church, Newtown, Wellington
Screen shot of lion dance performance at the Chinese Anglican Church, Newtown, Wellington. Source: Gallery – The Chinese Community (NZBC documentary, 1972).
Chinese music, difference and inter-community relations in a 19th-century New Zealand gold-mining setting
Johnson, H. M. Chinese music, difference and inter-community relations in a 19th-century New Zealand gold-mining setting. The 10th Asian Conference on Asian Studies (ACAS2020), Tokyo (on-line presentation) (2020)
Chinese lion dance at the Lawrence Chinese Camp 2020
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Dunedin Chinese New Year, 2020
Dunedin Chinese New Year, 2020, photo source: https://www.dunedinchinesegarden.com/whats-on/chinese-new-year
Saturday 25 January 2020
Celebrate the Year of the Rat with us!
- 6.30pm Entertainment at the Garden
- 7.00pm Garden open with gold coin entry
- 7.15pm Dragon parade from the Octagon
- 7.30pm Dragon and lion dance, cultural performances, food stalls and grand finale at the Garden
A Very Welly Christmas parade
Chinese dragons and dancers. A Very Welly Christmas parade, 23 November, Photo by Henry Johnson.
Dragon Tails 2019
Attending the 2019 Dragon Tails conference at Victoria University of Wellington.
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