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Transcontinental railroads & head tax /

"Over ten thousand Chinese immigrant workers were hired to help build both the American and Canadian transcontinental railways. Despite their significant contributions and loss of life, they were treated like pariahs and paid half the white man's wage. When Canada's economy went into...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Canadian Pacific Railway Company (sponsoring body.), Film Ideas (Firm) (distribution company.)
Other Authors: Culkin, John M. (Narrator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Chinese
Language Notes:In English, with some fragments in Chinese subtitled into English.
Published: Wheeling, Ill. : Film Ideas, [2015?]
Series:Overseas Chinese: North America series
Subjects:
Foreign workers, Chinese > Canada > History > 19th century.
Foreign workers, Chinese > United States > History > 19th century.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
China > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Nonfiction films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.

Evans: Media and Reserves (Annex 1st floor)

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Call Number: HD8108.5.C5 T73 2015
Notes: Videodisc is in DVD-R format and may not work in all DVD players
 
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