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Tag: Charter of Rights

The right to be a Canadian: Irving Himel, K. Dock Yip, and The Committee for the Repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act What would it be like not to have the right to vote in Canada?
Canadian Genealogy · Canadian laws

What would it be like not to have the right to vote in Canada?

October 13, 2019November 8, 2020 wanderernolongerLeave a comment

A story about voting, Canadian laws, and my grand-uncle Kew Dock Yip

An uncertain homecoming Equal rights for all: An uncertain homecoming, Part III
Canadian Genealogy · Canadian laws · Chinese Culture · Chinese Genealogy · Stories of WWII

Equal rights for all: An uncertain homecoming, Part III

June 14, 2017November 9, 2020 wanderernolonger4 Comments

After WWII, the Chinese gained the franchise, but waited two decades to be reunited with their families. Why?

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