CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, Adrienne Clarkson, Richard Li

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Briande Ruiter

Document Summary

Key terms: interculturalism, bouchard-taylor commission, head tax, chinese exclusion act, yellow peril, chinatown, jean lumb. Quebec and interculturalism: development of interculturalism, what is interculturalism, contract, declaration on intercultural and interracial relations (1986) Immigrants expected to respect certain values and laws. Immigrants expected to develop a sense of belonging: the importance of french language, host society will help immigrants integrate into quebec society. Interculturalism: positives of interculturalism, moral contract, creation of balance, focuses on concerns of the host society, negatives of interculturalism. Bouchard-taylor commission: recognizes marginalization of muslim population, evident that muslims embrace values of quebec society, recommendations, gain knowledge /dispel stereotypes, must interact positively with immigrants. Early chinese settlement in canada: gold mountain, construct of the railway, rule of chinese in this project, the development of chinatowns, victoria, vancouver, negative attitudes to the chinese, chinese consolidated benevolent association, purpose of these benevolent associations.