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The rush to "Gold Mountain"
Gold is discovered in Sacramento, Califonina. The race across the Pacific is on. -
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the seperated families
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First Gold is found in B.C. The second rush is on.
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Chinese exlusion act is enforced in the US
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Chan Sam is born, His Father returnes from Canada
This is the same year that Scotts exclusion act is introduced, eliminating all Certificates of Return, -
The Exclusion act is extended to Hawii and the Philipeanes
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Chan Sam arrives at "Gold Mountain" (Vancouver, B.C)
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World War One begins
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World War one ends
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May-ying arrives ,as a concubine for Chan Sam, in Vancouver
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The Chinese Civil war begins
befor the full out war, enciclement campains start the fued between the Nationalists and the Communists -
Chan Sam and May-ying returne to China
They take their two daughters, Ping and Nan, to live with Hungbo in China. -
The Stalkmarket crash of 1929
This signaled the start of the depression. Hundreds of Chinese would flee back to their country. -
The Family returnes to Canada.
May-ying is pregnant with Winnie and decides to go back to Canada so that she can have a duel citizen ship. -
Japan invades the provence of Manchuria
Later, Japan will have control of most of China, Hungbo's and Chan Sam's home will be wrecked by the resting Japanese soilders. -
Chan Sam returnes to China, this will be his last trip.
Chan Sam returnes home to build Hungbo a new house. -
Chan Sam returnes to Canada
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World War 2 begins
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World War Two ends
In Canada, there is a new respect for the Chinese immagrents because they fought on the allied side and for Canada. -
End of the full scale civil war
At the end of the Civil war, Mao Zedong is the new leader of the People's Republic of China -
Chan Sam dies of cancer in Vancouver General Hospital
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May-ying is killed in a Car accident.
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Winnie visits China with Denise
They finaly reunite the seperate families. -
Britian gives Hong Kong back to China.
