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Passage to Promise Land - Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada (Hardcover, New)
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Passage to Promise Land - Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada (Hardcover, New)
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Spanning more than six decades, Passage to Promise Land is a
revealing study of Chinese immigration to Canada from the end of
the Second World War to the present day. Tracing the evolution of
immigration policy through the stories of Chinese immigrant women,
Vivienne Poy captures the social, political, and ethnic tensions of
the period. Although the narratives included here represent women
of all ages and educational backgrounds, they share a common sense
of determination and spirited resilience in the face of hardship.
Through their stories we learn about Chinese settlement experience,
how the Chinese community developed alongside changes in
immigration regulations, and why the immigration of Chinese
families to Canada became commonplace in the 1970s. The women
address experiences of patriarchy and discrimination in both China
and Canada, revive memories of the turbulent years in China at the
end of the Pacific War, and speak of their uncertainties about the
return of Hong Kong's sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China
in 1997. From the very first mention of Chinese women's immigration
in Canada's Parliament in 1879, to the end of the twentieth century
- when a Chinese woman was appointed Governor General - the road to
equality has been long and arduous. Passage to Promise Land details
the important events along the way through the voices of the women
themselves.
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