Being Chinese in Aotearoa

Posted on by Dr Zuleyka Zevallos
Chinese woman in setter colonial period dress sits to the side

This is Matilda (Aheong) Li Keong, the first documented Chinese woman migrant in New Zealand Aotearoa.

She arrived with her husband and worked as an interpreter as well as educating new arrivals. Her children were all as highly accomplished as she, including the first Chinese-New Zealander University graduate. From the must-see exhibition, Being Chinese in Aotearoa: A Photographic Journey.

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