Asian immigration policies in Canada: 1880-1923

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/12/2009

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Modern history

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Summary :

Introduction.
The Asian's that migrated to Canada.
Royal Commission inquiring into the problem of Chinese immigration.
A steady stream of anti-Chinese legislation.
The awareness that the 'threat' of Asian migration was not over.
The Laurier government and the introduction of an amendment to the Immigration Act.
Popular antagonism toward Asians.
1. Paying of lesser wages.
2. Sporadic outbursts by Chinese laborers against individual racist agitators.
The nineteenth century subjugation of Asian and African nations.
Conclusion.
Reference list.

Abstract

Today canada prides itself on being one of the most multicultural countries in the world. This country has people from all over the world. All of these different people have different stories. The story of asian-Canadians is an interesting one, even though they are a large minority group in canada today, their race had to overcome many obstacles and endure much oppression to attain their large population in canada. One of the big waves of asian migration occurred when Chinese people are said to have first started to arrive in canada in 1788. (Anderson 211). This was when the utility of cheap asian labor in canada was starting to be recognized, and they were being brought over one ship at a time. It was not until 1858 with the emergence of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush and a large-scale migration for the gold fields in California, did we first start to see a substantial movement of people into the British Colonies of Vancouver Island, and the rest of the mainland province.