Cornelia van Nijenroode was the daughter of [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC) factor [[Cornelis van Nijenroode]] and a Japanese [[courtesan]] known only as Surishia. Cornelia was born on [[Dejima]] but raised in [[Batavia]].
Cornelia van Nijenroode was the daughter of [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC) factor [[Cornelis van Nijenroode]] and a Japanese [[courtesan]] known only as Surishia. Cornelia was born on [[Dejima]] but raised in [[Batavia]].
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*Gary Leupp, ''Interracial Intimacy in Japan: Western Men and Japanese Women, 1543-1900'', A&C Black (2003), 117-119.
*Gary Leupp, ''Interracial Intimacy in Japan: Western Men and Japanese Women, 1543-1900'', A&C Black (2003), 117-119.