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Congratulatory letter recognising citizenship, (1952)
Coloured textual source of letter showing written correspondence between Walter Edward Harris, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Ma, Quon On written on the 4th December 1952. In which Walter Edward Harris congratulated Ma on his recent…
Chinese family, Honolulu
This source shows a young Chinese mother and father sat with their six children and pet cat in their home in Honolulu, Hawai’i. This may suggest that these Chinese immigrants were able to establish a happy family life in Hawai’i and the fact that…
Brick thrown from the SS Komagata Maru (1914)
Physical artifact symbolising the Komagata Maru incident in 1914, this brick was thrown by passengers onboard at Policemen boarding the ship out of desperation and as a sign of resistance and frustration of being denied entrance into Canada. The…
Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, Roll 1, Aadriane, Pedro-Alfeche, Matias
This is another part of a Shipping Manifest, this time of a passenger from the Philippines. This 22-year-old male was travelling aboard the President Cleveland Ship, on March 14 1924. This is an important document, as we know there were many jobs…
Plantation Manager’s Home, Waianae, Oahu
This is a black and white image of a Waianae Plantation Manager’s Home. A vast amount of land encapsulates the image, with the home in the distance masked by palm trees. This overtly depicts the immense workable land and covertly indicates the amount…
Chisel
This object is a chisel, most likely used by labourers during the Gold Rush Era, and in the development of the railway network in California. Chisels were digging tools which helped to shape the metal railway tracks that were gradually laid across…
Crowding the deck of the Komagata Maru (1914)
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…
The Komagata Maru ship carrying 376 passengers was refused entry into Canada on the grounds of…
Feather Pluckers from Loy Sing Guen
The object is a metal Plucker, used to pluck feathers from ducks and chickens. The inscription on the side indicates its origin came from China where the tool was forged and transported into Victoria by the Chinese migrants due to the gold rush of…
Cartoon, Supporting the exclusion of Chinese Immigrants
This Editorial Cartoon by N.H.Hawkins appeared in the Saturday Sunset Newspaper on the 24th August 1907, it is a black and white cartoon depicting White Immigrants being welcomed into Canada comparatively Chinese Immigrants, are being kept out by a…
Rural Chinese setting
This wet plate glass negative photo is in good condition despite the rough edges around the image due to the complicated procedures required to maintain pictures in this regard. In the picture of a Chinese settlement we can see a various amount of…