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May, 2012  // Posts published in May, 2012

24 May Posted by tUCC in Art, Entertainment | 4 comments

Now a word from our Toisan Brother…

Now a word from our Toisan Brother…

For those of you who aren’t familiar of  台山 “Toisan” (or Taishan)… Toisan is the county in southern China, near Canton, where most of the early Chinese to North America hail from. Hell, almost all the who’s who multi-generational Chinese ABC’s and CBC’s (American born Chinese / Canadian born Chinese) have Toisan ancestry. Kuul, eh? English speaking ...

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22 May Posted by David in Opinion, vancouver | 14 comments

Why move to Canada?

Why move to Canada?

Thanks to blogger Suzanne Ma for this opinion piece. Originally posted at: www.suzannema.com Why move to Canada? After nearly two years living in Hong Kong and China, I have come back to Canada. Why? I told my husband I wanted to come “home.” I talked about clean air, the convenience of Canada’s healthcare system, social security, a good education ...

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14 May Posted by tUCC in Event, Politics | 3 comments

65 Year Anniversary of the Repeal of Canada’s Chinese Immigration (Exclusion) Act

Minister Kenney Issues Statement Marking the Anniversary of the Repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act OTTAWA, ONTARIO, May 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism rose in the House of Commons today and made the following statement marking the anniversary of the repeal of The Chinese Immigration Act: “Mr. Speaker, ...

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