HREQ 1880 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Chinese Head Tax In Canada, Eurocentrism
22 Jan 2018
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The only one the only one presented by colour code focuses on race relations in a small town. The hosts talk to several people as they try decipher how it feels to be a minority in a white majority. The general understanding as described by a few of the guests is that while they realize they are di erent, how it is addressed depends on the setting. Particularly, that is di cult to be coloured in work environment: she nds particular struggle in addressing injustice, and maintain positive relations with co-workers, while, in family events, she feels a sense of belonging. The guests have contrasting experiences but nd that the struggle to accepted and understood is present. Our legislation, in the past shows blatant racism, like the chinese head tax or rejection of immigration papers based of o country: since the multicultural law implementation in 1980"s, we claimed to have turned a new leaf.
