City Space: Vancouver’s Chinatown fights gentrification
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Chinatown Vancouver: Battling Racism and Discrimination
The chapter explores the dark history of how Chinatown in Vancouver faced racism, violence, and discrimination from the polite white society, leading to organized efforts to exclude East Asian immigrants. It details the 1907 anti-Asian riots incited by the Asiatic Exclusion League and the violent clashes that erupted in Chinatown. The chapter also discusses a significant strike in Vancouver's Chinatown that paralyzed the city for two days, a response to the racism and discrimination faced by the Chinese and Japanese communities.
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