Reflecting on the history of Chinese Canadians in Victoria for Asian Heritage Month
Victoria Chinatown Museum Society/FacebookChinese Canadians in Victoria has a fraught history with laws and restrictions put into effect targeting the community both at a federal and local level.Victoria Chinatown Museum Society
Once the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect, Wong Sneddon’s dad had to wait to bring over her mother and brother. “Many Chinese Canadians in British Columbia were separated from their family members in China, and some never saw their families again,” the B.C. government’s website says. “For many Chinese Canadians, the Exclusion Act was the clearest signal from Canada that they did not belong.”
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