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Over time, Chinese culture continued to grow in Canada, and this history contributed to Canada's unique multicultural reputation. It has allowed Canada to become much more inclusive and free. An addition to Canada's multicultural heritage are various Chinese restaurants all across Canada, Chinatown where Chinese people can celebrate their own culture
Racism is still a problem facing Chinese people, and it happens whether the government likes it or not. Bullying is a form of this racism, and people from specific cultures and backgrounds can get hurt. Though Canada does enforce equality, there are still small numbers of people who are racist.
Towards the future, we hope Canadian society grow and accept all cultures and backgrounds.
There are now many different Chinese festivals and celebrations now taking place in Canada, some popular ones being Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival.
Chinatown is a very popular destination where people of all cultures go to eat, shop and tour.
Douglas Jung, the first Chinese Canadian Member of Parliament.
Alfred Sung, a Chinese-born Canadian fashion designer
William Gun Chong is the only Chinese Canadian to receive the British Empire Medal, the highest honour the British Government gives to non-British citizens. When visiting Hong Kong in 1941, he was captured by the Japanese. He escaped and then joined the British Army Aid Group of the British Military Intelligence. He worked as "Agent 50" and brought escapees from occupied territories to freedom. Their service confirmed their strong commitment to Canada
CANADA!
Chinese gold washers on the Fraser River
The Chinese immigrants traveled to Canada by boat, and they took the route of Hong Kong to Vancouver. They settled in British Columbia for the Gold Rush, but later moved to Alberta for jobs
The first ever recorded visit of Chinese to Canada was in 1788, when 30 to about 40 men were employed as shipwrights to build a European type vessel in the Pacific Northwest, Nootka Sound, what is now British Columbia.
In 1858, there was a gold rush in BC. Between 1881 and 1885, the Canadian Pacific Railway was built and in that time, over 15000 Chinese immigrants came to Canada. Over 6500 were employed directly.
Most Chinese immigrants came to Canada in the late 19th Century from the Guangdong, province. With scarce farmland, only four of eight districts had barely 10% of land that was available for farming. All eight of the provinces had been heavily populated, and the land could not support all who was living there.
Another reason the Chinese immigrated was because of no law and order. It was a difficult political time for China, and poor living conditions led into a peasant’s revolt in 1851. The Taiping Rebellion, which had ended in 1864 claimed 20 million lives!
One other reason was because of foreign competition. Europeans were trading with them, and they were forced to open new trading ports, causing porters, warehouse hands and boat crews to lose their jobs.
Hong Xiuquan - 19th Century
Leader of the Taiping Rebellion
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Discrimination was another hardship the Chinese immigrants faced. Chinese people went to school separate from others, and a bill was passed to stop people from coming into Canada
The Canadian Parliament, in 1923 passed the Chinese Immigration Act, which excluded all but several Chinese people to enter Canada. During this exclusion, they were not allowed to bring their families, so usually, the wives of men working abroad raised the children themselves, and experianced starvation and extreme economic hardships
Images:
http://www.sfu.ca/chinese-canadian-history/chart_en.html
http://www65.statcan.gc.ca/acyb05/acyb05-04/acyb05-04_0006-eng.htm
http://asia-canada.ca/changing-perspectives/chinese/chinese-labour-builds-cpr
http://www.victoriaortho.ca/blog/2012/07/the-2012-chinatown-night-market/
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Xiuquan
http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M609?Lang=1&accessnumber=M609
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/multiculturalism/asian/bio_jung.asp
http://www.styleathome.com/decorating-and-design/inside-design/inside-design-alfred-sung/a/1039
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After the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed, an anti-Chinese bill was put into action. Canada, no loner needing workers, put a Head Tax on all Chinese immigrants wanting to move to Canada. No other group was targeted with this tax. It rose from 50 dollars to 500 dollars as the immigrants continued to arrive. From this, The Canadian Government collected around twenty-three million dollars!
Only on June 22nd, 2006 was this Head Tax finally removed. On that day, Prime Minister Steven Harper offered and apology to Chinese Canadian tax payers and they announced that they would pay a symbolic $20,000 to living Head Tax payers and the spouses of deceased payers