This is quite the story.
#DiasporaDiaries
#ChineseHeadTax
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https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/chinese-exclusion-act
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.
Email from 1st grader's teacher asked parents to help them prep for a class activity. What's the origin of their names, what does it mean? etc.
I am thinking really hard about this and while the English name had thought put into it, it's the Chinese name that really carries significance for me. We put a lot more thought into the Chinese name and it pairs with his sister's name to mean respect and admiration (it's a two word term and they each have a character of it).
Despite being born and raised in Canada, I realize there's so much culture that I have managed to hang onto thanks to my family.
Chu 朱