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Title
The Chinese head tax and anti-Chinese immigration policies in the twentieth century (39026)
Physical Illustrated
Collection Professional Library
Series Righting Canada's wrongs (1800)
Synopsis The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s searching for gold and a better life. But life in Canada was difficult and the immigrants had to face racism and cultural barriers. Thousands were recruited to work building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once the railway was finished, Canadian governments and many Canadians wanted the Chinese to go away. The government took measures to stop immigration from China to Canada. Starting in 1885, the government imposed a Head Tax with the goal of stopping immigration from China. In 1923 a ban was imposed that lasted to 1947. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from Chinese Canadians who experienced the Head Tax or who were children of Head Tax payers, this book offers a full account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how this official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged.
Author Chan, Arlene
Dimensions 29 cm.
ISBN# 9781459404434 (bound)
Contents From China to Canada -Life in Canada, 1860s-1900 -Challenging a hostile community, 1900-1939 -Canada at war, 1939-1945 -Challenges and changes, 1945-1990 -Acknowledging the past, 1990-2006 -Epilogue: Chinese Canadians.
Stmt Resp Arlene Chan.
Subjects Canada—Ethnic relations—History—20th century; Chinese Canadians—History—20th century; Emigration and immigration—Canada—History—20th century; Race discrimination—Canada—History—20th century; Diversity(CK)
Call# 971.004 CHA
Holdings
Book 1 copy
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