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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.
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…
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…
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…