The Oriental question : consolidating a white man's province, 1914-1941 / Patricia E. Roy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roy, Patricia, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--British Columbia--History--20th century.

Chinese.

Japanese--British Columbia--History--20th century.

Japanese.

Immigrants--British Columbia--History--20th century.

Immigrants.

British Columbia--Race relations.

British Columbia.

British Columbia--Politics and government--20th century.

China--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

China.

Japan--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Japan.

British Columbia--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, BC : University of British Columbia Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Patricia Roy's latest book, The Oriental Question, continues her study into why British Columbians -- and many Canadians from outside the province -- were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. Drawing on contemporary press and government reports and individual correspondence and memoirs, Roy shows how British Columbians consolidated a "white man's province" from 1914 to 1941 by securing a virtual end to Asian immigration and placing stringent legal restrictions on Asian competition in the major industries of lumber and fishing. While its emphasis is on political action and politicians, the book also examines the popular pressure for such practices and gives some attention to the reactions of those most affected: the province's Chinese and Japanese residents. The Oriental Question is a critical investigation of a troubling period in Canadian history. It will be of vital interest to scholars of British Columbian and Canadian history and politics and of Asian, diaspora, ethnicity, and immigration studies.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

"The Least Said, the Better": The War Years, 1914-18

"We Could Never Be Welded Together": The Inassimilability Question, 1914-30

"Putting the Pacific Ocean between Them": Halting Immigration, 1919-29

"Shoving the Oriental Around": Checking Economic Competition, 1919-30

"A Problem of Our Own Peoples": An Interlude of Apparent Toleration, 1930-38

Inflaming the Coast: The "Menace" from Japan, 1919-41

"Poisoned by Politics": The Danger Within, 1935-41

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Second in a proposed set of 3 vols. beginning with A white man's province.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-321) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-33063-6

9786613330635

0-7748-5192-9

OCLC:

144078581