Bachelors and China Dolls, Sex and Race in Postwar Toronto's Chinatown, 1920-1970

This collection consists of digitized materials concerning sex and race in Toronto between 1920 and 1970. It includes photographs from a private collection and newspaper articles about Chinese Canadians and white women (Chinadolls) in Toronto's Chinatown, published in the Toronto Chinese press. It also includes interviews with individuals concerning everyday life in Toronto's Chinatown and the experiences of mixed-race couples and children in Toronto's Chinatown.

Contributed by El Chenier, Simon Fraser University.

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25-Year-Old Negro Jilts White Girl of Seventeen Wounding Case Reveals

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Date: 1954-04-10

3 Months for Father of 14 Children for Indecently Assaulting Boy of 3

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Date: 1957-07-27

44 Percent of Victoria College Women Have Had Illicit Intercourse, Alleges Male Student at Sex Lectures Debate

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Date: 1951-03-17

6-Week Jail Term for Eaton Cashier Who Attempted to Procure Call-Girl: Not Normal Type of Case Declares the Magistrate in Sentencing Portugese

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Date: 1958-06-21

60-Year-old Colored Harlot Granted Suspended Sentence

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Date: 1962-09-22

81-Year-Old Ex-Con Pleads Guilty to Indecently Assaulting Little Girl

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Date: 1946-04-06

9-Time Convicted Indecent Exposer Given Maximum Jail Term and Fine. Man of 68 Has Record Back to 1935

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Date: 1956-06-02

A "Ball" at the Pen

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Date: 1961-02-18

A Gentleman's Pleasure (in "ONE," The Homosexual Magazine)

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Date: 1954-12-11
Name(s): Barr, James

A Lesbian's Plea (from "ONE" Homosexual Paper)

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Date: 1958-10-25
Name(s): Miss M.

A Minister and His Conscience (In "One" the Homosexual Magazine)

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Date: 1954-08-28
Name(s): David, Wallace

A Short Story: The Budget (in "ONE" Homosexual Paper)

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Date: 1958-05-31
Name(s): Jones, Emily

A Silhouette of Woman Undressing and Dressing Convicts Prostitute: Gave Birth Four Weeks Ago is the Excuse Offered. White and Colored Offend

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Date: 1957-12-14

A Survey of the Treatment of the Homosexual in Some Plays: Conclusion

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Date: 1961-07-08
Name(s): Gellert, Roger

A Two-Part Story: Moment of Truth (in "ONE" Homosexual Paper)

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Date: 1959-02-14
Name(s): Larsen, Arnell