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past-presence.com Disenfranchised: Having, losing, and regaining the vote, a quick look at the laws 1872-1948
Canadian Genealogy · Canadian laws · Chinese Genealogy

Disenfranchised: Having, losing, and regaining the vote, a quick look at the laws 1872-1948

November 14, 2020November 15, 2020 wanderernolonger1 Comment

Come with me as I look at the exact wording of the disenfranchising laws for the Chinese from 1872-1948, including 16 links to finding original Acts and legislation in Canada.

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

www.past-presence.com The Chinese Detention Shed, Vancouver
Canadian laws · Chinese Culture · Chinese Genealogy · Genealogy How Tos

The Chinese Detention Shed, Vancouver

August 19, 2018November 19, 2020 wanderernolonger11 Comments

What if you were Chinese and coming home to Canada in 1921? You got a free stay in the Chinese Detention Shed, no exceptions.

www.past-presence.com Should you get a DNA test?
Canadian laws · Genealogy How Tos

Should you get a DNA test?

February 10, 2018October 5, 2018 wanderernolonger4 Comments

Curious about DNA kits? Me too. Here are my pros and cons.

www.past-presence.com We’ll tell you where you can live – BC’s Land Titles Act
Canadian Genealogy · Canadian laws · Chinese Culture

We’ll tell you where you can live – BC’s Land Titles Act

January 27, 2018April 4, 2020 wanderernolonger6 Comments

Ah Vancouver! Fighting over real estate is nothing new.

Putting the “British” in British Columbia, or I get the funny feeling you’re trying to tell me something
Canadian Genealogy · Canadian laws · Chinese Culture

Putting the “British” in British Columbia, or I get the funny feeling you’re trying to tell me something

November 7, 2017November 8, 2020 wanderernolonger3 Comments

BC looks at its racist past and decides to say sorry. Vancouver does too.

97 years of history in 6 minutes
Canadian laws · Chinese Culture

97 years of history in 6 minutes

November 1, 2017November 9, 2020 wanderernolonger3 Comments

Everything you were afraid to ask about the federal laws concerning voting and immigration for the Chinese in Canada, in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.

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