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Book SynopsisPatricia E. Roy continues her study into why British Columbians were historically so opposed to Asian immigration.
Trade ReviewThis complex and meticulous study will reward an attentive reader. It is an admirable contribution to the historiography of British Columbia and Canada. -- Hilary K. Blair * The International History Review *
A finely textured account that convincingly show that while anti-Asian racism was never a monolith, it became consolidated in the image of British Columbia as a “White Man’s province” during this era ... the significance of this work is that, like the earlier volume, it catalogues English-language anti-Asian discourse in British Columbia. As such it is an invaluable reference for students of racism and of British Columbia’s history. -- Timothy J. Stanley, University of Ottawa * Labour/Le Travail, Issue 58, Fall 2005 *
The Oriental Question is a solid empirical work, using government records, contemporary newspapers, memoirs, and secondary literature. It would be a highly usefu monograph for an undergraduate audience, since it brings together a broad range of information in a readable and congently argued style. -- Bonnie Huskins and Michael Boudreau * Canadian Literature, Issue 186, Autumn 2005 *
Roy's careful attention to political contest and compromise gives us a rich portrait of how British Columbia consolidated around white supremacy ... These books are important empirical studies that will ultimately allow us to understand how migration and regional identities are framed in local and global terms. -- Henry Yu, University of British Columbia * Pacific Historical Review, vol. 75, no. 2, 2006 *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1 “The least said, the better”: The War Years, 1914-18
2 “We Could Never Be Welded Together”: The Inassimilability Question, 1914-30
3 “Putting the Pacific Ocean Between Them”: Halting Immigration, 1919-29
4 “Shoving the Oriental Around”: Checking Economic Competition, 1919-30
5 “A Problem of Our Own Peoples”: An Interlude of Apparent Toleration, 1930-38
6. Inflaming the Coast: The “Menace” from Japan, 1919-41
7 “Poisoned by Politics”: The Danger Within, 1935-41
Conclusion
Notes
Index
