Intersections of Gender and Cultural Difference as Both Impediment and Inspiration to Sui Sin Far, A Canadian/American Writer

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Title
Intersections of Gender and Cultural Difference as Both Impediment and Inspiration to Sui Sin Far, A Canadian/American Writer
Abstract
The British-born, Montreal-raised Edith Maud Eaton (1865-1914), who wrote under the pen name Sui Sin Far, was the first published author of Asian origin in North America. She began her writing career while working as a typesetter at the Montreal Daily Star, although she gained literary recognition only after moving to the United States. Her writings told what life was like for a Chinese woman in white North America.
Book Title
Intersexions: Issues of Race and Gender in Canadian Women's Writing
Place
New Delhi, India
Publisher
Creative Books
Date
1996
Pages
197-218
Language
en
ISBN
81-86318-19-4
Citation
White-Parks, Annette. “Intersections of Gender and Cultural Difference as Both Impediment and Inspiration to Sui Sin Far, A Canadian/American Writer.” In Intersexions: Issues of Race and Gender in Canadian Women’s Writing, edited by Coomi S. Vevaina and Barbara Godard, 197–218. New Delhi, India: Creative Books, 1996.
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