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Emigration and immigration--Social aspects--Racism

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Dr. W. Peter Ward speaks about the Komagata Maru incident and more general issues around immigration and discrimination.
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National Archives and Records Administration. General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; Central Decimal File (CDF), 1910-1929; Decimal number 842.55/87, box 8867; National Archives II, College Park, MD:250/24/34/01
2021_07_8715.pdf (14.62 MB)
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This excerpt consists of Chapter 5 and related notes from W. Peter Ward's book White Canada Forever: Popular Attitudes and Public Policy Toward Orientals in British Columbia, 3rd edition.
2021_07_7013.pdf (10.28 MB)
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The Komagata Maru Incident is a theatrical impression of an historical event seen through the optique of the stage and the mind of the playwright. It is not a documentary account, although much of it is documented. To encompass these facts, time and place are often compressed, and certain dramatic licence is employed.' (From the Playwright's Introduction.)
2021_07_6348.pdf (14.62 MB)
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This excerpt consists of Chapter 5 and related notes from W. Peter Ward's book White Canada Forever: Popular Attitudes and Public Policy Toward Orientals in British Columbia, 3rd edition.