Crowding the deck of the Komagata Maru (1914)
Dublin Core
Title
Crowding the deck of the Komagata Maru (1914)
Subject
Ship
Immigration
Sikh Immigration
Komagata Maru
Anti-Immigration
Continuous Passage Regulation
Vancouver
Immigration
Sikh Immigration
Komagata Maru
Anti-Immigration
Continuous Passage Regulation
Vancouver
Description
Black and White photograph depicting crowding on the deck of the Komagata Maru, the photographs shows male Sikh Immigrants waiting on-board the ship
The Komagata Maru ship carrying 376 passengers was refused entry into Canada on the grounds of violating the Continuous Passage Regulation passed in 1908. This reactionary law was passed following an influx of Indian Immigration which was negatively received in Canada and termed as an ‘Indian Invasion’. This regulation meant immigrants were required to have a single continuous passage from their country of origin, this restriction attempted to prevent undesirable immigration to Canada. This Komagata Maru remains an infamous incident symbolising and exposing the deliberate exclusionary policy of the Canadian Government based on country of origin. Furthermore, the incident is significant as it shows how Canadian’s felt about Asian immigrants in early 20th Century.
The Komagata Maru ship carrying 376 passengers was refused entry into Canada on the grounds of violating the Continuous Passage Regulation passed in 1908. This reactionary law was passed following an influx of Indian Immigration which was negatively received in Canada and termed as an ‘Indian Invasion’. This regulation meant immigrants were required to have a single continuous passage from their country of origin, this restriction attempted to prevent undesirable immigration to Canada. This Komagata Maru remains an infamous incident symbolising and exposing the deliberate exclusionary policy of the Canadian Government based on country of origin. Furthermore, the incident is significant as it shows how Canadian’s felt about Asian immigrants in early 20th Century.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, The Komagata Maru Incident
https://humanrights.ca/komagata-maru-incident
https://humanrights.ca/komagata-maru-incident
Date
1914
Contributor
Salma Latifi
Rights
Library and Archives Canada, PA-034015
Language
N/A
Type
Visual - photograph
Identifier
20th century British Columbia
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Crowding the deck of the Komagata Maru (1914),” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 4, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/163.