Matilda Lo Keong

Matilda Lo Keong
Bornc. 1856
Bao'an District, China
Died18 December 1915
OccupationsStorekeeper, homemaker, community worker
Known forFirst identified Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand; early Chinese settler family history

Matilda Lo Keong (c.1856 – 18 December 1915) was a New Zealand storekeeper, homemaker and community worker. She was born in Bao'an District, China in c.1856. Lo Keong was the first identified Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand, where she raised the first known family of pure Chinese descent.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ng, James. "Matilda Lo Keong". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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