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CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
• How and why did immigration laws change as more people in this group tried to come to Canada? In your opinion, was this fair or unfair? Why?
- After the railway was complete, the Chinese immigrants looked for other work
- The White were scared that the Chinese would take over their jobs
- The government passed the Chinese Immigration Act, 1885 where Chinese immigrants had to pay $50 dollars to enter Canada which was known as a "Head Tax"
- This didn't stop the Chinese to enter Canada because conditions in China were far worse
- Canada passed more acts, raising the Head Taxes
- This was not it as the taxes were only for Chinese immigrants and not other races
• What contributions did this immigrant group make to Canada?
- They contributed to the World War Two and racism towards them became softer
- Chinese immigrants served the Pacific, around 500 of them and they bought victory bonds
- They were praised for their patriotism
- Also they were praised for their contribution for their effort in the war
CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
1850s - 1920s
• What experiences did this immigrant group have in the first few years? Where in Canada did they settle? Why?
- Most of them were men and lived alone as bachelors
- They chose to settle in urban areas since 1900
- They were treated poorly by white people and their children would mock the immigrants
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• What job opportunities were open to them? Describe their working conditions in detail. Compare wages and working conditions of your immigrant group with those of European/English Canadians.
• What factors caused these people to leave everything, travel to the opposite side of the world, and begin new lives?
- The chinese immigrants worked on the railways when B.C joined Confederation
- Also worked in coal mines and as farmers
- They worked for difficult parts of the railways
- They became very ill during those days
- Many died while placing explosives
- White, black, and natives earned three times of what the Chinese earned
- Chinese earned $1 a day
- Push factors include floods and war in China
- Floods made it difficult to grow crops
- Lived in fear and did not feel safe
- Couldn't make a living
- Pull factors included the gold rush and various types of work
• Graph or chart the numbers in this immigrant group [blue].
• Describe the voyage and the conditions in which they traveled to Canada.
- Most traveled to Canada from San Francisco due to the gold rush
- By sea, many got sicker each day in the stuffy boats
- Many did not make it and others returned to China