Lo Keong, Matilda

Submitted by Caren Wilton on October 9, 2013 - 15:33

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Lo Keong, Matilda
Year of Birth: 
1854
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1915
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Thought to be the first female Chinese immigrant to New Zealand, Matilda Lo Keong raised six children in Dunedin at a time when there were few other Chinese women in the country.

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