BEING CHINESE IN CANADA

The Struggle for Identity, Redress and Belonging By William Ging Wee Dere Part memoir, part history, Dere’s book explores Canada’s systemic discrimination against the Chinese-Canadian community through the legislation of a punitive head tax and then a ban against Chinese immigration, which was not repealed until 1947. This is the first book to examine the work of the head tax redress movement and to give voice to the generations of Chinese Canadians involved. $26.95. PAPERBACK. 400 PGS.

6 X 9 INCHES, 40 B&W PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2019

ISBN 978-1-77162-218-9 DOUGLAS & MCINTYRE