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[Head Tax Certificate of Chung Yin Wong] [Head Tax Certificate of Chung Yin Wong]

Description

Certificate indicating that Chung Yin Wong has paid the $500 head tax under the requirements of the Chinese Immigration Act.; Chung Yin Wong 依照華人移民法繳納 $500 人頭稅的證明書。

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Title
[Head Tax Certificate of Chung Yin Wong]; [Chung Yin Wong 的人頭稅證書]
Creator
[Head Tax Certificate of Chung Yin Wong]
Date Created
1916-11-17
Description
Certificate indicating that Chung Yin Wong has paid the $500 head tax under the requirements of the Chinese Immigration Act.; Chung Yin Wong 依照華人移民法繳納 $500 人頭稅的證明書。
Subject
Race Discrimination; Canada--Race relations; Chinese--Canada; Canada--Emigration and immigration--History; Canada--Emigration and immigration--Government policy; Canada. Taxation
Geographic Location
Ottawa (Ont.)
Person Or Corporation
Wong, Chung Yin; Wong, Bill
Genre
Certificates
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English ; Chinese
Identifier
GRI_063
Collection
Chinese Canadian Stories
Series
Early Chinese History in the Maritimes
Source
Original Format: Saint Mary's University. Gorsebrook Research Institute.
Date Available
2013-04-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Gorsebrook Research Institute: gorsebrook@smu.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0367495
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Gorsebrook Research Institute: gorsebrook@smu.ca