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Celebrating my Asian heritage feels more important than ever given the alarming rise in Asian hate crimes.
Here’s a 🧵 to celebrate my ancestry, the historical racist context within Canada’s immigration policies & resources to #StopAsianHate
#AsianHeritageMonth
Here’s a 🧵 to celebrate my ancestry, the historical racist context within Canada’s immigration policies & resources to #StopAsianHate
#AsianHeritageMonth
Between 1880 - 1885 approx 15,000 Chinese workers were recruited to BC to complete the last leg of the Canadian Pacific Railway. When the railroad was complete, white workers, who feared for their jobs, lobbied the government to take action to limit Chinese immigration.
In 1885, the Canadian Parliament passed The Chinese Immigration Act (aka Chinese Exclusion Act).
Not only did it severely limit and almost halt Chinese immigration, but it also required all Chinese entering Canada to pay a Head Tax of $50. By 1903, the head tax was $500.
Not only did it severely limit and almost halt Chinese immigration, but it also required all Chinese entering Canada to pay a Head Tax of $50. By 1903, the head tax was $500.
