RTA 530 Study Guide - Final Guide: Erhu, Chinese Canadians
23 Mar 2018
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In 1788 chinese carpenters and smiths were brought into canada from guangzhou and. Macao by british fur traders to build trading posts in vancouver. They were used for building bridges, roads, drain swamps, and other back breaking jobs. They were blamed for taking jobs from the white folk and hostilities grew. Thousands of chinese people were brought into canada to build the railway in 1881, hundreds died due to the accidents, illness, malnutrition and winter cold. Head tax was imposed, to discourage new immigrants from coming. An exclusion act was created which did not allow chinese to enter canada. Over 600 chinese canadian soldiers served to prove loyalty. Chinese immigrants were allowed back into canada based on their education, occupation and other criteria, which meant chinese people were better educated. They were from hong kong and some from taiwan. They lived primarily in chinatowns in ontario, bc, and alberta.
