Demerson, Velma, 1920-2019
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found: Incorrigible, ©2004:t.p. (Velma Demerson) Can. CIP (Demerson, Velma, 1920- )
found: Nazis in Canada, 1919-1939, 2017:title page (Velma Demerson) page 173 (awarded for anti-racism)
found: LAC legal deposit form, April 21, 2018(born 1920-09-04; Canadian; lives in Vancouver)
found: Wikipedia, viewed 27 March 2020:Velma Demerson (Canadian woman imprisoned in 1939 for being in a relationship with a Chinese immigrant; born September 4, 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia; moved to Toronto as a child, met Harry Yip, arrested for being "incorrigible" while pregnant, incarcerated for 10 months at a reformatory in 1940, married Yip and lost her citizenship, remaining stateless until 2004, sued the Ontario government in 2002; died May 13, 2019, Vancouver, British Columbia)
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2005-03-16: new
2021-06-10: revised
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