A Tale of Perseverance

                

As Canadians we often regard ourselves as tolerant, accepting citizens who embrace multiculturalism.  This has not always been the case... 

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was completed in 1885.  Thousands of Chinese immigrant workers had been integral in the building of this nation-building transportation corridor, but they faced discrimination from every direction.

Explore the plight of Chinese immigrant workers to our country and the injustices they faced.

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