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H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth", set in 1927, mentions a marriage between a Chinese Woman and a Man in Massachusetts. Are there any records of such marriages in Massachusetts during the 1920s, and did they attract comment?

by /u/4GreatHeavenlyKings in /r/AskHistorians

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