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Biographies |
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| Matilda Lo Keong |
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| Born in 1854 in Baoan county near Hong Kong, Matilda died in 1915 | |
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Fact:She was the first Chinese female to migrate to New Zealand.
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| Benjamin Wong Tape |
| Born in 1875 in Dunedin, Benjamin died in 1967 |
| Interesting Fact: In 1925 he was appointed a
justice of the peace.
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| Jim Shum |
| Born in 1853 in Shui Lek in Panyu, Jim died in 1914 |
| Interesting Fact: Shum chose Jim to be his name
because it sounded like his Chinese name, Chim.
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| We were very interested in the different reasons Chinese people came to New Zealand, and reading about Chinese people's lives is helping us understand. | |
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