Chinese Canadian Women 1923-1967: Inspiration -
Innovation - Ingenuity

This online portal is created by the Multicultural
History Society of Ontario (MHSO) to bring
together over 1,000 historical photographs, 33
oral history interviews and numerous other
archival materials about Chinese Canadian women to
address their life experiences,
challenges and accomplishments. The years between
1923 and 1967 in Canada were marked by
discriminatory immigration policy. During this
period of time, severe restrictions on Chinese
immigration, coupled with prior patterns of
Chinese migration, led to disproportionately few
women within the Chinese Canadian population. In
spite of this, Chinese Canadian women were able to
make a significant impact on their communities and
the country that they called home.