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ISBN: 9781459404434-03

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Life in Canada

1860-1900

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax

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This chapter describes the racism that was experienced by Chinese Canadians in the 19th century and their experiences and efforts to build communities. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts.

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Arlene Chan

ARLENE CHAN, a third-generation Chinese Canadian, is a retired librarian and author of non-fiction works for children, young adults, and adults on Chinese festivals and the Chinese in Canada. An avid dragon boat racer and gold-medalist on the Canadian National Women_x0092_s Dragon Boat Team, she lives, writes, and paddles in Toronto.