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Affidavit of Sam Sing Sing, Sam

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Affidavit of Sam Sing attesting to the fact that Fung Ying Quoy, a prospective Chinese immigrant, is compliant with the Chinese Immigration Act, and that a head tax of $500 will be paid upon his arrival in Vancouver.

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Title
Affidavit of Sam Sing
Creator
Sing, Sam
Date Created
1918-12-19
Description
Affidavit of Sam Sing attesting to the fact that Fung Ying Quoy, a prospective Chinese immigrant, is compliant with the Chinese Immigration Act, and that a head tax of $500 will be paid upon his arrival in Vancouver.
Subject
Asian experience in North America; Canada--Emigration and immigration; Chinese--Canada; Canada--Race relations; Race discrimination
Genre
Affidavits
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
CC_TX_100_011_002
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-TX-100-11-2
Date Available
2017-10-05
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 Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0356468
Category
The Asian experience in North America
RBSCLocation
Box 100
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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 Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/