SOCB47H3 Lecture Notes - Miscegenation, Edward Bird, British Subject
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Komagata maru, was a boat filled with punjabi immigrants. Boat load of hindus on their way to vancouver. Canadian immigration never gave them permission to land and they went back to india. White canada forever was the most popular ballot of that. People died daring a dream of a new life summer. May 23 1914 the canadian immigration prevented the boat from landing. Who were on the boats, british subjects, they were farmers, Why did they call them hindus and not indians. Gurdat singh and others were trapped in the no mans land. Malcomn reid was a immigration officer, canada"s west coast gate keeper who had a lot of. Reid didn"t want to allow the hindus on the land. Gurdat said if they didn"t let him go ashore then they will be responsible for the damages he would have to suffer. Stevens was a strong component of asian immigration, he said that indians made no contribution to humanity.
