{"product_id":"righting-canadas-wrongs-the-chinese-head-tax-and-antichinese-immigration-policies-in-the-twentieth-century-30880","title":"Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax and Anti-Chinese Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s searching for gold and a better life. They found jobs in forestry, mining, and other resource industries. But life in Canada was difficult and the immigrants had to face racism and cultural barriers. Thousands were recruited to work building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once the railway was finished, Canadian governments and many Canadians wanted the Chinese to go away.  The government took measures to stop immigration from China to Canada. Despite this hostility and racism, Chinese-Canadian citizens built lives for themselves and persisted in protesting official discrimination. In June 2006, Prime Minister Harper apologized to Chinese Canadians for the former racist policies of the Canadian government.  Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from Chinese Canadians who experienced the Head Tax or who were children of Head Tax payers, this book offers a full account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how this official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged.    The Righting Canada's Wrongs series is an excellent resource for class discussion and historical perspective-taking.  While it does contain images, graphics, quotes, and propaganda from the time period which may raise concern out of context, within the milieu of historical thinking the images are powerful and thought provoking. To this end, teachers are advised to familiarize themselves with the settings of these books and use them within a responsible and considered environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nova Scotia School Book Bureau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43664618553404,"sku":null,"price":27.96,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3677\/6508\/files\/9781459404434.jpg?v=1762977234","url":"https:\/\/nssbb.ednet.ns.ca\/fr\/products\/righting-canadas-wrongs-the-chinese-head-tax-and-antichinese-immigration-policies-in-the-twentieth-century-30880","provider":"Nova Scotia School Book Bureau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}