PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Asian Immigration
- Chinese Immigration to Canada
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Head Tax on Chinese Immigration
- Canadian Chinese Exclusion Act
- Canadian Government Apologizes
Chinese Immigration to Canada
They came from San Francisco following the gold rush to the Fraser River Valley in 1858.In the 1860s many chinese people moved for the purpose of gold in the Cariboo Mountains in British Columbia.
Canadian Railway
From 1880 to 1885 around
17,000 chinese workers helped to build the dangerous and difficult British Columbia section of the railway.
Canadian Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1923, Canada stopped Chinese immigration to come here and chinese canadians recognized this day as ''Humiliation Day''. Unfortunately this Act was placed for more than 20 years.
Canadian Government Apologizes
In 1984,the Chinese Canadian National Council began a campaign for an apology from the federal government. They also asked for a repayment of $23 million
