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The Persecution and Oppression of Me
Sui Sin Far, a half-Chinese writer, describes the racism she has been subjected to throughout her life. First-person account, published in 1911.
A Plea for the Chinaman: A Correspondent’s Argument in His Favour
"Every just person must feel his or her sense of justice outraged by the attacks which are being made by public men upon the Chinese who come to this country. It is a shame because the persecutors have every weapon in their hands and the persecuted…
The Chinese Defended
“E.E.” Replies to Her Critics of Saturday, and is supported by a Brooklyn Doctor. Both claim that Mongolians are Entitled to Consideration at Canada’s Hands. Editorial by Edith Eaton (Sui Sin Far) published in 1896.
The Inferior Woman
Mrs. Spring Fragrance helps her friend, Mary Carman, learn that the "Inferior Woman" - a self-made professional, instead of a well-bred, educated suffragette - is indeed the better choice for marriage for her son.
A White Woman Who Married a Chinaman
One of the first pieces of fiction written about Chinese people in North America, from 1910. Tackles the controvery surrounding intermarriage/miscegenation in America, which was illegal in many states. The story of Minnie, a white woman in the early…
Her Chinese Husband
One of the first pieces of fiction written about Chinese people in North America, from 1910. Tackles the controvery surrounding intermarriage/miscegenation in America, which was illegal in many states. Sequel to "A White Woman Who Married a…
Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an Eurasian
"I give my right hand to the Occidentals and my left to the Orientals, hoping that between them they will not utterly destroy the insignificant “connecting link.” And that’s all." Autobiographical essay by Sui Sin Far, the first Chinese North…