Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia
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Title
Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia
Subject
British Columbia
Race relations
Race discrimination
Asian experience
Chinese
Race relations
Race discrimination
Asian experience
Chinese
Description
The source is a short newspaper article in a newspaper called the Canadian Grocer. The newspaper features the headline ‘Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia’.
The article discussed the competition between Chinese retailers and White retailers. It highlights the need to regulate hours of work for the Chinese merchants to have been a dominant issue that needed to be put in place in order to protect the interest of the white retailer.
The source represents the issue of economic competition between Asian immigrants and the white population. It also links to themes such as differences in morality and the inability to assimilate into society. The article supports the overall issue of Asian discrimination in 20th Century British Columbia.
The article discussed the competition between Chinese retailers and White retailers. It highlights the need to regulate hours of work for the Chinese merchants to have been a dominant issue that needed to be put in place in order to protect the interest of the white retailer.
The source represents the issue of economic competition between Asian immigrants and the white population. It also links to themes such as differences in morality and the inability to assimilate into society. The article supports the overall issue of Asian discrimination in 20th Century British Columbia.
Creator
Canadian Grocer
Publisher
University of British Columbia Library
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/chung/chungtext/items/1.0354884#p0z-4r0f:head%20tax
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/chung/chungtext/items/1.0354884#p0z-4r0f:head%20tax
Date
16 January 1925
Contributor
Faye Hare
Rights
University of British Columbia Library
Language
English
Type
Textual - printed newspaper
Identifier
29th century British Columbia
Files
Collection
Citation
Canadian Grocer , “Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 4, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/116.