Chu 朱Oct 19, 2023

This is quite the story.

#DiasporaDiaries
#ChineseHeadTax
#Racism


https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/chinese-exclusion-act

Retracing a family’s 100-year history from China to Saskatchewan shows ripple effects of immigration policies

On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, siblings reunite in Regina to learn more about how this discriminatory immigration legislation influenced their parents’ lives – and the secrets they kept as a result.

PhoenixSerenityJun 2, 2023

Members of #Montreal 's #ChineseCommunity gathered in Chinatown on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the #ChineseImmigrationAct aka the #ChineseExclusionAct .

The #exclusion act stopped all #Chinese #immigration into #Canada & divided hundreds of families until it was #repealed in 1946.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/1982829/montreals-chinese-community-marks-100-years-since-chinese-exclusion-act

#AsianMastodon #ChineseHeadTax #discrimination #racism #oppression #exploitation #CanadianHistory #Quebec #CanadasUglyTruths #ChinesePeople #ChineseCanadian #ChineseInCanada

Montreal’s Chinese community marks 100 years since ’Chinese Exclusion Act’ | RCI

'I don't want to see this again,' says man whose family was torn apart

Radio-Canada.ca
PhoenixSerenityJun 2, 2023

「前人種樹，後人乘涼」"The predecessors plant trees and the descendants enjoy the shade." – #Chinese #proverb

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6858176

#AsianMastodon #Canada #ChineseHeadTax #ChineseCanadian #ChineseInCanada #racism #prejudice #oppression #SlaveLabour #discrimination #CanadianHistory

I was ashamed of being Chinese until I learned about my ancestors' first years in Canada | CBC Television

On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act, I began to learn about my ancestors complicated journey to Canada, and this helped me be regain pride in my identity.

CBC