HUMA 1250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: The Jade Peony, Wayson Choy

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Historical context: building the cpr (canadian pacific railway, anti-chinese immigration legislation. Begin close reading of the jade peony part 1: wong-suk, the bachelor man , jook liang and gender politics. One of the biggest, canada-defining moments in canadian history which began in the 1870s. One reason for building was to squash louis riel"s rebellion by getting mounties out into the. Built by mostly chinese immigrant labourers (approx. 17k), given the most dangerous jobs, paid less than white workers, and approx. Completed nov 7th 1885, commemorated with the last spike picture; controversial bc. Donald smith, man who financed the cp rail, bent the spike not knowing what to do. Aimed to discourage chinese immigration to canada after the completion of the cp rail. Govt. levied a head tax on all chinese immigrants entering canada. Many chinese men who worked on the railroad were financially unable to bring families. Legislation to target and exclude immigrants of a specific ethnic origin.

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