Links and Articles
Media Coverage
- Ceremony Marking 100th Anniversary of Chinese Exclusion Act
– CPAC, the Cable Public Affairs Channel - Canada reflects on repealed racist act
– China Daily - Remembrance event held in Ottawa to reflect on racist Chinese Exclusion Act
– Xinhua - Calgary’s Chinese community gathers to mark 100 years since ‘Exclusion Act’ passed
– CBC News - Marking the racist Chinese Exclusion Act on its 100th anniversary
– CBC News - The 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act – Why one University of Alberta expert says it is important to remember the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act on communities
– CBC Listen – Radio Active with Jessica Ng, Min Dhariwal - ‘Humiliation Day’: July 1 has added meaning for some Chinese-Canadians
– CBC News - Even after 100 years, the Chinese Exclusion Act’s painful legacy still stings
– New Canadian Media - Event held in Calgary to mark 100 years since ‘Chinese Exclusion Act’
– Global News - How did the Chinese Exclusion Act separate Calgary families?
– Global News - July 1st marks 100th anniversary of the ‘Chinese Exclusion Act’
– Breakfast Television - Chinese Exclusion Act – The World at Six with Susan Bonner
– CBC Listen - 100 years after the “Chinese Exclusion Act,” Chinese Canadians look towards the future
-Daily Hive Canada - Opinion: Why Canada Day was once Humiliation Day for Chinese Canadians
– Edmonton Journal - 100 years later, the scars of the Chinese Exclusion Act remain
– OMNI TV - 100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians Like Me Still Question Their Belonging
– The Walrus - I was ashamed of being Chinese until I learned about my ancestors’ first years in Canada
– CBC Television
