Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xi
5. Plates xiii
6. Preface xv
7. Acknowledgments xvii
8. Introduction 3
9. Canadian Chinatowns
10. Entry without Restriction 15
11. Chinatowns in British Columbia 34
12. From Restriction to Exclusion 52
13. Vicissitudes of Old Chinatowns 68
14. Postwar Arrival of New Immigrants 102
15. Postwar Chinatowns 120
16. Victoria’s Chinatown
17. The Budding Period, 1858-1870s 183
18. The Blooming Period, 1880s-1910s 198
19. The Withering Period, 1920s-1970s 231
20. The Reviving Period, 1980s 252
21. Conclusion
22. Retrospect and Prospect 273
23. 1: Chinese Canadians Elected to Public Office, 1957-June 1988 287
24. 2: Chinese Canadians Appointed to the Order of Canada, 1976-July 1988 288
25. 3: Chinese Canadians Awarded Honorary Citizenship, City of Victoria, 1971-June 1988 289
26. Notes 291
27. Bibliography 317
28. Index 337