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Sui Sin Far
Also found under Short Fiction, Nonfiction, AAPI Writers
Who Was She?
Edith Maud Eaton, better known by her Cantonese pen name Sui Sin Far, meaning "water lily," was born in 1865 in England. Around 1866, her family immigrated to the U.S., and Sin Far subsequently lived in several countries, including Canada. She began working as a stenographer at the age of eighteen, and went on to become a published short story writer, essayist, and investigative journalist, writing such fiction pieces as Mrs. Spring Fragrance and using her journalistic platform to promote the rights and equality of Chinese individuals and an appreciation of the struggles immigrants and people of different races felt in local, national, and international publications.
What Did She Write About?
Lives of and equality for Chinese individuals, Romance, Race, Identity, Immigrant experience, Autobiography