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In the foreground, a woman in a light-coloured hat and shirt and long, dark dress stands smilin ...
Photo of Anna Ma in Toronto
In the foreground, a woman in a light-coloured hat and shirt and long, dark dress stands smiling next to a coniferous tree, behind which a young smiling girl in pigtails smiles mischievously.

Photo of Anna Ma in Toronto

DateApproximately 1930
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Anna was born in China in 1889 and was baptized as an infant. She came to Canada in 1914 after marrying Rev. Ma in Hong Kong. 

Rev. and Mrs. Ma were important figures in Toronto’s Chinese community and their family widely recognized as one of Toronto’s original Chinese families. Together, they pioneered church work among the city’s Chinese through establishing church services, meetings, social functions, and a Chinese school. Anna held Chinese women’s meetings with the women’s auxiliary at Knox Presbyterian Church.

Medium
DimensionsImage size: 7.6 cm x 11.4 cm (3 in. x 4 1/2 in.)
CollectionChinese Canadian Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberCC-DC-099
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Shuter Street
Neighbourhood:Downtown
North-south street:Church Street
Province or state:Ontario