Monday, 21 October 2019

Gender, work and migration: Deskilling Chinese immigrant women in Canada. Women’s Studies International Forum

Man, G. (2004). Gender, work and migration: Deskilling Chinese immigrant women in Canada. Women’s Studies International Forum, 27(2), pp. 135-148.
a. (12 marks) Write a 3-2-1 report on the article using the form provided on Coursespaces.
2. (4 marks) [True/False and Why] Early Chinese immigrants to British Columbia were unskilled, single, male workers who smoked opium to relieve the stress of being separated from their families and facing discrimination. British Columbia’s demand for opium quickly became so large that over a dozen factories had to be built in Victoria  just to satisfy the needs of Chinese immigrants on Vancouver Island. This industry ended when the U.S. lowered its tax on opium, meaning Victorians could import it more cheaply from San Francisco than they could make it locally.
True or False? Why?
3. (8 marks) [Graphing] Chinese immigrants came to Victoria looking for, among other things, a better income than the one they could earn in China.  However, on arriving in Canada they would have faced a number of fees and taxes in their first year.

In this question, you will use available historical sources to answer the question, ‘How many years of working in China would it take to pay the fees faced by Chinese immigrants in their first year in Victoria?”

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