By: Lu Xu in Halifax “I don’t have anything else to do,” says Keith Bi. He is cleaning pig intestines—a tedious job. In the sink…
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Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Kept Out My Father
Commentary by: William Gee Wong in Oakland, CA My father came to America from China in 1912, the 30th year of the Chinese Exclusion Act,…
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by Shan Qiao in Toronto Hiring multi-language speaking staff, creating real-time interpretation apps, even launching an ethnic bank to serve primarily immigrants, Canadian banking business…
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Legacy of Chinese Exclusion Lives on in Today’s Migrant Workers
Commentary by Justin Kong in Toronto On June 22, members of the Chinese-Canadian community and allies gathered at Toronto City Hall to commemorate the 10th anniversary…
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“Rumble in the Jungle” Remembers Chinese-Canadian Militants
by Dustin Godfrey in Vancouver A new exhibit at a Vancouver museum is exploring the experiences of a lesser-known group of combatants in the Second…
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Reshaping Populations: Reflecting on the Chinese Immigration Act
by Beatrice Paez in Toronto July 1, 2016 marks 93 years since the Chinese Immigration Act came into force, which marked the culmination of a…
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Conference Discusses the Future of Canada’s Chinatowns
by Florence Hwang in Regina Attendees from across North America gathered to discuss ways to revitalize Canada’s Chinatowns at the Edmonton Chinese Chinatown Conference, held…
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Rediscovering Toronto’s Lost Chinatown
by Beatrice Paez in Toronto Tucked behind Toronto City Hall’s curved towers, on Elizabeth Street, is a modest patch of greenery outfitted with bright red…
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Former Senator: More Aid, Military Capacity Needed
by Susan Korah in Ottawa Canada’s foreign policy is caught in a precarious balancing act between the “sunny ways” of election promises and the realpolitik…
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WWII Exhibit Remembers Canadian Troops in Hong Kong
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong is being commemorated across Canada by veterans and survivors of Japanese…
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