Tag: protest

Thousands of Chinese gathered in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to commemorate the 100th anniversary

(Red Maple/Xiaoming Guo)On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the promulgation of Canada’s “Chinese Exclusion Act”, nearly 3,000 Chinese from several major cities in Canada gathered in Ottawa, the capital, and held a large gathering on Parliament Hill Square to review and reflect on this dark history of Canada. Together with representatives of the […]

Canadian city commemorates historic protest against segregated ‘Chinese-only’ schools

“The Chinese population … has overcome a lot of barriers in order to be able to work in professions and to be elected politicians and to reach the highest goals that many of the Chinese population reached,” an event organizer said. A century later, residents of Victoria, British Columbia, are commemorating the Chinese community’s 1922 […]

Calgary Chinese community members protest premier’s ‘bat soup’ comment

Members of Calgary’s Chinese community are demanding a public apology from Premier Jason Kenney for what they describe as racist comments made in a recent media interview. More than 60 people gathered outside of McDougall Centre on a frigid New Year’s Day morning to condemn Kenney’s comments, in which he told Calgary Sun columnist Rick […]