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The excluded wife

The excluded wife

Literary Fiction

Yuen-fong Woon

Authors: Yuen-fong Woon
Print type: BOOK

Description:

The Chinese Immigration (Exclusion) Act, passed by the Canadian government in 1923, stopped the families of Chinese labourers working in Canada from entering the country. Based on extensive interviews with Chinese women affected by the Exclusion Act, Yuen-Fong Woon has created a riveting account of their experiences told through the character of Sau-Ping.