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The Event That Changed Canada: The Anti-Asiatic Riots of 1907
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Anti-Asian sentiment was brewing in Vancouver, and it exploded in several days of rioting as white residents attacked the homes and businesses of Chinese and Japanese residents. The event forever changed Canada and its immigration laws.
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*sources*
- White Riot by Henry Tsang
- BC Untold History: https://bcanuntoldhistory.knowledge.ca/1900/anti-asian-riots-of-1907
- University of British Columbia: https://meijiat150dtr.arts.ubc.ca/the-wildest-night-in-vancouver/
- Canada's History: https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/settlement-immigration/the-lessons-of-the-anti-asiatic-riot
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