THE SOUND AGENTS Liverpool Heritage Organisation: BLUE PLAQUE FOR THE FORCIBLY DEPORTED CHINESE SEAMEN

Monday 22 July 2024

BLUE PLAQUE FOR THE FORCIBLY DEPORTED CHINESE SEAMEN

On Friday 19th July, descendants of Chinese seamen who were forcibly deported from Liverpool by the British Government in 1946, gathered to pay their respects at the blue plaque to commemorate the men.

Joe Phillips Sze

Charles and Yvonne Foley

Judy Kinnin, John Sze and Keith Cocklin

With thanks to Pine Court Housing Shaun Williams and David Draper

Pictured with Judy Kinnin

The BBC filmed the event, 20:23 mins in
Look Northwest Forced Chinese Deportations

The plaque was funded by a CrowdFund campaign ran by The Sound Agents

Pine Court Housing/Sovini are proud to have the plaque on their building to teach future generations of the injustice and shame bought on by the British Government in 1946.

The Sound Agents promote public understanding and access to communities by recording the personal and everyday experience of Liverpool life.

The purpose of the organisation is to work inclusively with people from under-represented communities to provide opportunities to share stories using the Arts as a tool for communication.

Working outside the structure to bring together older people to pass their skills on to the younger generation by working creatively to share talents, experience and enthusiasm to bring people together to improve health and well-being and create opportunities for young people to get involved in Socially Engaged practice.