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Being Chinese in Canada
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After the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1885—construction of the western stretch was largely built by Chinese workers—the Canadian government imposed a punitive head tax to deter Chinese citizens from coming to Canada. The exorbitant tax strongly discouraged those who had already emigrated from sending for wives and children left in China—effectively splintering families. After raising the tax twice, the Canadian government eventually brought in legislation to sto
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Technical specifications
Release date | March 02th 2019 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Douglas And McIntyre (2013) Ltd. |
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Accessibility | No information is available regarding the accessibility of the format Paper |