Many #ChineseCanadians call #DominionDay aka #CanadaDay - #HumiliationDay & don't celebrate.
July 1, 1923, Canada welcomed white #immigrants & shunned #POC - mostly #Asian & #Chinese immigrants.
As #Canadians celebrated opportunities #Canada provided - #ChineseImmigrationAct 1923, came into effect.
It applied to Chinese nationals & people of Chinese descent who were British citizens. Predating #draconian #apartheid laws of South Africa by 25 yrs.
#chinesecanadians #dominionday #canadaday #humiliationday #immigrants #poc #asian #chinese #canadians #canada #chineseimmigrationact #DRACONIAN #apartheid #asianmastodon #chineseexclusionact #racism
Just enjoying my coffee watching settlers forget they are Treaty partners with responsibilities.. lol! #humiliationDay
#holidays #NationalWriteToCongressDay, #ChocolateCoveredCherryDay, #DrinkingStrawDay, #FestivalOfSleepDay, #WomenRockDay, #MementoMoriDay, #JRRTolkienDay, #FruitcakeTossDay, #HumiliationDay
#holidays #nationalwritetocongressday #chocolatecoveredcherryday #drinkingstrawday #festivalofsleepday #womenrockday #mementomoriday #jrrtolkienday #fruitcaketossday #humiliationday
#holidays #NationalWriteToCongressDay, #ChocolateCoveredCherryDay, #DrinkingStrawDay, #FestivalOfSleepDay, #WomenRockDay, #MementoMoriDay, #JRRTolkienDay, #FruitcakeTossDay, #HumiliationDay
#holidays #nationalwritetocongressday #chocolatecoveredcherryday #drinkingstrawday #festivalofsleepday #womenrockday #mementomoriday #jrrtolkienday #fruitcaketossday #humiliationday
Jan 3: Today is #Humiliation Day! http://www.cute-calendar.com/40685 #HumiliationDay #holiday #event #observance
#humiliation #humiliationday #holiday #event #observance