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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948 or 1949-     Subjects     Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948 or 1949-     Chinese -- Canada -- History.     Chinese -- Canada -- Social conditions.     Chinese -- Canada -- Social life and customs.     Chinese -- Race identity -- Canada.     Chinese Canadians -- History.     Chinese Canadians -- Social conditions.     Chinese Canadians -- Social life and customs.     Canada -- Race relations.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948 or 1949-       by title:      Being Chinese in Can...       by call number:      971.004951 D431b     Search the Web     Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948 or 1949-     Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948 or 1949-     Chinese -- Canada -- History.     Chinese -- Canada -- Social conditions.     Chinese -- Canada -- Social life and customs.     Chinese -- Race identity -- Canada.     Chinese Canadians -- History.     Chinese Canadians -- Social conditions.     Chinese Canadians -- Social life and customs.     Canada -- Race relations.       MARC Display

Being Chinese in Canada : the struggle for identity, redress and belonging / William Ging Wee Dere. by Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948 or 1949- Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 2019. Call #: 971.004951 D431b Subjects Dere, William Ging Wee, 1948 or 1949-   Chinese -- Canada -- History.   Chinese -- Canada -- Social conditions.   Chinese -- Canada -- Social life and customs.   Chinese -- Race identity -- Canada.   Chinese Canadians -- History.   Chinese Canadians -- Social conditions.   Chinese Canadians -- Social life and customs.   Canada -- Race relations. ISBN:  9781771622189 (pbk.) Description:  400 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  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 stop Chinese immigration altogether. The ban was not repealed until 1947. It was not until June 22, 2006, that Prime Minister Stephen Harper formally apologized to the Chinese Canadian community for the Government of Canada's racist legacy. Until now, little had been written about the events leading up to the apology. William Dere's Being Chinese in Canada is the first book to explore the work of the head tax redress movement and to give voice to the generations of Chinese Canadians involved. Dere explores the many obstacles in the Chinese Canadian community's fight for justice, the lasting effects of state-legislated racism and the unique struggle of being Chinese in Quebec. But Being Chinese in Canada is also a personal story. Dere dedicated himself to the head tax redress campaign for over two decades. His grandfather and father each paid the five-hundred-dollar head tax, and the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act separated his family for thirty years. Dere tells of his family members' experiences; his own political awakenings; the federal government's offer of partial redress and what it means to move forward-for himself, his children and the community as a whole. Many in multicultural Canada feel the issues of cultural identity and the struggle for belonging. Although Being Chinese in Canada is a personal recollection and an exploration of the history and culture of Chinese Canadians, the themes of inclusion and kinship are timely and will resonate with Canadians of all backgrounds. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.004951 D431b Adult books Not Available Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 971.004951 D431b Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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