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Newspaper Article; Chinese man murdered
This six-line article in Daily Alta reports a Chinese man (Len Jung) was stabbed and robbed by three men. They stole $450 from the labourer. Attacks like these were common for Chinese immigrants. This can be seen through not only searching “Chinese”…
Image of Chinese immigrants at the San Francisco Custom house
This image is from the front of Harper’s Weekly, a popular magazine during the 19th century. The picture depicts a line of Chinese immigrants getting off a boat at San Francisco and waiting in a room. The room is identified as the custom house. The…
Letter from the Church Missionary House to an MP
This handwritten letter is written by the Church Missionary House to an MP regarding recent missionary work in Vancouver Island. It discusses the good work of missionaries in the area and suggests that missionaries could use this place as a base for…
Blanshard to Earl Grey
This document, written in 1850, describes a very different situation at Fort Rupert then that of the previous source pertaining to this location. Richard Blanshard, Governor of Vancouver Island, sends a dispatch to London, notifying them of the death…
Head tax certificate for Jew Chew Gee
This source is a handwritten document of a head tax certificate for the individual Jew Chew Gee. The source shows the number of the certificate. It is also signed by the Chief controller of Chinese immigration.
The source shows how Chinese…
The source shows how Chinese…
Japanese Canadian men being relocated in British Columbia
The source is a black and white photograph of Japanese Canadian men being relocated in British Columbia.
The picture shows a group of males getting on board a train along with a women and child.
The photograph was taken in 1942 during the…
The picture shows a group of males getting on board a train along with a women and child.
The photograph was taken in 1942 during the…
Japanese Canadians arriving at Tashme Camp
It is a photograph of Japanese Canadians arriving at Tashme Camp, which was a World War II internment camp in British Columbia. There is a long line of children, one to two deep, with some adults behind them. The centre of the picture shows a car,…
Cover of Time Magazine 11 May 1992
Image of a group of armed riot police running down a street with a blazing fire in the background caused by rioters in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. TIME written in bold red letters at the top of the cover, a motif of Time Magazine. Underneath there is…
Letter from the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Priority Records regarding NWA’s track, Fuck tha Police
Typed letter addressed to the office of Priority Records in California from the Milt Ahlerich, the assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The letter regards the track ‘Fuck tha Police’ by the rap group N.W.A. expresses concern for…
Sharp Camp following the evacuation order for persons of Japanese ancestry
The photograph depicts Aliens at Sharp Camp, California following the evacuation order for people of Japanese ancestry. The camp seen in the photograph was set up to serve as a detention centre were people were given hearings. The Japanese people…