Title: The excluded wife
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.
Subjects: Chinese, Fiction, Married women, Women immigrants, Chinese Canadians, Women, Fiction, general, Chinese fiction, Spouses, Emigration and immigration, Government policy
Places: Canada, China