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The Canadian government disallowed a BC Act restricting Chinese Immigrants into the province.
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All immigrants wanting to Immigrate from India and South Asian countries were banned from coming to Canada.
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Harriet Tubman was a huge part of the Underground Railroad during the time of black Slaves, died in New York in 1913.
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This agreement was to reduce the number of male Japanese immigrants to a maximum of 150 ever year.
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This Act essentially banned the entry of virtually all Chinese immigrants for about 24 years.
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Pier 21 opened in Halifax, NS. It was the point of entry for about one million immigrants into Canada.
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The government attempted to deport 10,000 Japanese Canadians to Japan but they were stopped by a massive public protest. Unfortunately 4,00 Japanese Canadians were deported to Japan.
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The ship Mauritania docked in Halifax and it was carrying 943 war brides and children from England.
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Thousands of students took to the streets in Hungary Demanding free speech and free elections. Around 37,000 Hungarian refugees ended up fleeing to Canada.
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The first Hungarian refugees, fleeing their country from the Soviet troops, arrived in Vancouver.
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The point system was a way to determine whether you were eligible to emigrate to Canada or not.
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Following the Immigration Act of 1962 and 1967, about 64,000 West Indians came to Canada.
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Forty-three years after it opened, Pier 21 was closed. About 1 million immigrants come to Canada through Pier 21 between 1928 and 1971.
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Canada made a new Immigration Act that stated that refugees would no longer be admitted to Canada as and exception to immigration regulations.
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The Canadian Museum at Pier 21. The museum tells the story of the people who passed through Pier 21.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave an apology to the Chinese community for the wrong doings that the head tax may of had on their lives.
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