HIS312H1 Lecture 9: Anti-Orientalism and a White Canada Policy
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Lecture 9: anti-orientalism and a white canada policy. Will be written in the exam centre on mccaul street, ex ground floor room. Make sure to look up the exam tips on blackboard!! Content drawn from the lectures and the readings! At least 6 references, can"t be 6 six books (monographs) Anti-orientalism was an organized, institutional form of racism, esp. in bc. From the days since the first arrivals right up into the 20th c. Movements formed to get gov"t, corps to have anti-oriental policies. Bc, and to the fed. gov"t in bc. To make it difficult to immigrate, to have them deported, to make it diff. to settle down, etc To some extent was met with success, bc gov"t did do many proposals for this popular movement for voters. And the fed. gov"t also responded positively as well. And so solidified the racial hierarchy of the time. Almost as soon as arriving, asian immigrants faced racism.
