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Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax and Anti-Chinese Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century
Righting Canada's Wrongs The Chinese Head Tax and AntiChinese Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century
Author: Arlene Chan
The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s searching for gold and a better life. They found jobs in forestry, mining, and other resource industries. 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 ra...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781459404434
ISBN-10: 1459404432
Publication Date: 10/20/2014
Pages: 96
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Publisher: Lorimer
Book Type: Hardcover
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