What Are The Causes Of Japanese Immigration To Canada Before The War 1900-1914

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Before the War:1900-1914

Japanese:

Government agreement with Japan, limit of Japanese male immigrants to Canada was 400 per year
Supremacists damaged Japanese quarters in 1907
Vancouver Asian workers go on strike
Labour for little money
Developed “Little Tokyo”- area that they all lived in
Vancouver and Steveston, two main Japanese communities
Couldn’t vote

African:

Men over age of 21, had right to vote
Hundreds came to Canada hoping for new beginning
Still treated poorly, although weren’t subjected to slavery
Population of Black’s was low
Couldn’t join units with others, due to race
Tried to petition for all black units

Aboriginals:

Protest for Political change in 1910
The Commonwealth Constitution states "in reckoning the numbers
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