TEST Rose Chin Fonds

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Biographical sketch
 
Rose Chin was born Rosie Rosenthal in 1917 to Esther and Max Rosenthal of Toronto. Rose was of Jewish heritage; she married two Chinese immigrant men consecutively at a time when interracial marriage was taboo--first to CHIN Ing Jai (1898-1954), then to LEW Doo (1894-1961). They would leave her twice widowed. 
 
Scope and content 
 
The fonds consists of records of Rose's husbands related to their immigration, identification, families in China, financial support of fundraising efforts in China as overseas Chinese, and burials in Canada. Records relate to Rose's birth, marriage, and widowhood. Records also relate to Rose and Chin's son, Douglas Chin, his health records, autobiography, and municipal and provincial recognitions for his contributions to the civic life of Toronto. 
 
Record types include Chinese immigration certificates, overseas Chinese identification, Canadian citizenship and naturalization certificates, photos, personal correspondence, receipts, bonds, programmes, business correspondence, newspaper clippings, brochures and a newsletter.