Fig. 9: A cartoon depicting the exclusion of Chinese people and Chinese labour.
Actions and Responses
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Fig. 10: The Chinese Daily Times, 7/2/1923
An edition of the Chinese Daily Times, a newspaper published for the Chinese-Canadian community in BC. The headline reads "A report on the protests of July the 1st." The Chinese protested Dominion Day, the day when the Chinese Immigration Act was passed, by boycotting celebrations and closing their shops. This newspaper reports that no Chinese were seen participating in the parade, nor were there any with open shops.
This is the headline of the Globe and Mail, after Canada's signing of the Universal Charter of Human Rights, seeking the repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act due to the contradiction of the Charter that the Act caused. As mentioned earlier, Kew Dock Yip fought for the repeal during this time period.
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Fig. 12: A petition by Chinese-Canadians for the right to vote.
This is a petition created in September of 1944, for the right to vote. Although labelled as only a petition for voting rights, this presented to the government the protest from Chinese people about all the discriminatory laws, especially the Immigration Act. It argues that the Chinese have supported Canada, and fought under Canada during World War II. The right to vote was later given to Chinese-Canadians with the repeal of the Immigration Act.