Alma Mary Wong challenges discrimination and injustice

Alma Mary Wong, a second-generation Chinese Australian, defied societal expectations and fought against discriminatory laws in Australia. Despite facing insults and discrimination, she excelled academically and became the earliest known second-generation Chinese Australian to graduate from an Australian university. As an English secretary, she ran a survey highlighting the discriminatory White Australia Policy that kept Chinese men separated from their wives and families. She passionately spoke out against the cruelty and injustice of these laws, urging Australian women to stand against it. Mary's advocacy and determination eventually led to important changes in the White Australia Policy.