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This photograph was collected for the exhibit, “But Women Did Come”: 150 Years of Chinese Women in North America. The exhibit premiered at the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library in 1987, and brought together two complementary shows, one on Chinese American Women and the other on the history of Chinese women in Canada. The photographs in But Women Did Come document the lives of Chinese women in North America from the pioneer days (beginning in the 1830s) to the 1980s.
Included in this database are photographs from Chinese Canadian family albums and Canadian archival institutions. The online version of the Canadian exhibit is available at: http://www.mhso.ca/ggp/Exhibits/Chinese_Women/.
Sandra Chu and Vicky Jan, hostesses for the 'Oriental Evening', hold a sign for the event, which was organized by the Chinese Canadian Associationl. Eight course meals were served at Sai Woo, Kwong Chow, and the Golden Dragon restaurants, followed by entertainment at the University Armories. Proceeds from the event went towards the United Appeal.
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