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 ...
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 ...
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, ...