Providing a detailed account of the multitude of experiences within British Columbia, this fifth volume in Oxford's acclaimed Illustrated History of Canada series presents a compact narrative survey of British Columbia's economic, political, and social history, generously illustrated with roughly 150 paintings, drawings, and maps that shed their own light on the province's history.

British Columbia: Land of Promises (Illustrated History of Canada)

History

Roy, Patricia E.

Thompson, John Herd

Americas

Oxford University Press

The Oriental Question: Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-41

The sequel to her 1989 groundbreaking work, A White Man's Province: British Columbia Politicians and Chinese and Japanese Immigrants, 1858-1914, Patricia E. Roy's latest book, The Oriental Question: Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-41, continues her study into why British Columbians - and many Canadians from outside the province - were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. Drawing on contemporary press and government reports, as well as the correspondence and memoirs of individuals, Roy shows how, from 1914 to 1941, British Columbians consolidated a "white man's province" by securing a virtual end to Asian immigration and placing stringent legal restrictions on Asian competition in the majoy industries of lumber and fishing. While its emphasis is on political action and politicians, the book also examines the popular pressure for such practices and gives some attention to the reactions of those most affected: the province's Chinese and Japanese residents. The Oriental Question is a critical investigation of a troubling period in Canadian history. It will be of vital interest to scholars of British Columbian and Canadian history and politics, Asian studies, diaspora, ethnicity, and immigration.

UBC Press

The sequel to her 1989 groundbreaking work, A White Man's Province: British Columbia Politicians and Chinese and Japanese Immigrants, 1858-1914, Patricia E. Roy's latest book, The Oriental Question: Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-41, continues her study into why British Columbians - and many Canadians from outside the province - were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. Drawing on contemporary press and government reports, as well as the correspondence and memoirs of individuals, Roy shows how, from 1914 to 1941, British Columbians consolidated a "white man's province" by securing a virtual end to Asian immigration and placing stringent legal restrictions on Asian competition in the majoy industries of lumber and fishing. While its emphasis is on political action and politicians, the book also examines the popular pressure for such practices and gives some attention to the reactions of those most affected: the province's Chinese and Japanese residents. The Oriental Question is a critical investigation of a troubling period in Canadian history. It will be of vital interest to scholars of British Columbian and Canadian history and politics, Asian studies, diaspora, ethnicity, and immigration.

In this companion volume to A White Man’s Province and The Oriental Question, Patricia E. Roy examines the climax of antipathy to Asians in Canada: the removal of all Japanese Canadians from the BC coast in 1942. Their free return was not allowed until 1949. Yet the war also brought increased respect for Chinese Canadians; they were enfranchised in 1947 and the federal government softened its ban on Chinese immigration.The Triumph of Citizenship explains why Canada ignored the rights of Japanese Canadians and placed strict limits on Chinese immigration. In response, Japanese Canadians and their supporters in the human rights movement managed to halt "repatriation" to Japan, and Chinese Canadians successfully lobbied for the same rights as other Canadians to sponsor immigrants. The final triumph of citizenship came in 1967, when immigration regulations were overhauled and the last remnants of discrimination removed.The Triumph of Citizenship reminds all Canadians of the values and limits of their citizenship; students of political history and of ethnic relations in particular will find this book compelling.

The Triumph of Citizenship: The Japanese and Chinese in Canada, 1941-67

Born just months before British Columbia ceased to be a British colony, Richard McBride juggled his imperial, national, and provincial identities while developing one of the most important political careers the province has ever seen. McBride firmly opposed Asian immigration and often promoted industrial development at the expense of First Nations interests. But he introduced party lines to stabilize the BC legislature; vigorously supported provincial causes in Ottawa; and, above all, encouraged the building of railways.

Boundless Optimism: Richard McBride's British Columbia

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Born just months before British Columbia ceased to be a British colony, Richard McBride juggled his imperial, national, and provincial identities while developing one of the most important political careers the province has ever seen. McBride firmly opposed Asian immigration and often promoted industrial development at the expense of First Nations interests. But he introduced party lines to stabilize the BC legislature; vigorously supported provincial causes in Ottawa; and, above all, encouraged the building of railways.

John Hart: A Businessman in British Columbia Politics (The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History)

University of British Columbia Press

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British Columbia: Land of Promises (Illustrated History of Canada)

The Oriental Question: Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-41

The Oriental Question: Consolidating a White Man's Province, 1914-41

The Triumph of Citizenship: The Japanese and Chinese in Canada, 1941-67

The Triumph of Citizenship: The Japanese and Chinese in Canada, 1941-67

Boundless Optimism: Richard McBride's British Columbia

Boundless Optimism: Richard McBride's British Columbia

John Hart: A Businessman in British Columbia Politics (The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History)