Sui sin far biography of albert
Sui Sin Far, or Edith Maude Eaton, was born to a British father and Chinese mother who immigrated from England first to the U.S. and then to Montreal in...
Sui Sin Far
Canadian writer
Sui Sin Far | |
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| Born | Edith Maude Eaton (1865-03-15)March 15, 1865 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Died | April 7, 1914(1914-04-07) (aged 49) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Mount Royal Cemetery |
| Pen name | Sui Sin Far, E.E., Fire Fly |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Nationality | Chinese-American |
| Genre | Journalism, short stories, travel literature |
| Subject | Chinese-American life |
| Notable works | Mrs.This essay exemplifies Sui Sin Far's efforts to lease Chinese immigrants from spectacle display and present th more convincingly as members of the American.Spring Fragrance |
| Relatives | Onoto Watanna |
Sui Sin Far (Chinese: 水仙花; pinyin: Shuǐ Xiān Huā, born Edith Maude Eaton; 15 March 1865 – 7 April 1914) was an author known for her writing about Chinese people in North America and the Chinese American experience.
"Sui Sin Far", the pen name under which most of her work was published, is the Cantonese name of the narcissus flower, popular amongst Chinese people.
Life account
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