@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:subject "The Asian experience in North America"@en, "Asian experience in North America"@en, "Petitions"@en, "Civil rights"@en, "Chinese--Canada"@en, "Canada--Race relations"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection"@en ; dcterms:creator "Chinese Canadian Association"@en ; dcterms:issued "2017-08-28"@en ; dcterms:created "1944"@en ; dcterms:description "For the right of Chinese to vote. Signed by Foon Sien, Gordon Cumyow, Esther Fung, Ann Chian, Joe Leong, Henry Lee, and Andrew Lam."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/chungtext/items/1.0354888/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ TO: W&z <§obetnmente of tfte $robmce of Prtttsfji Columtua anb tfie ©omtntou of Canaba THE HUMBLE PETITION of the undersigned members of the Chinese Canadian Association, representing all persons of the Chinese race residing in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, coming within the definition of "Chinamen" as defined by Section 2 of the "Provincial Elections Act" of the said Province, and hereinafter referred to as "Chinese" SHOWETH AS FOLLOWS:- *j (1) That by reason of Section 5, Sub-section (a) of the "Provincial eJ^V Elections Act" of British Columbia, "Chinese" of the Province of British ^ Columbia may not make application to have their names inserted in any list of voters and are disqualified from voting at any election. (2) That Section 14, Sub-section 2 (i) of the "Dominion Elections Act", being Chapter 46 of the Statutes of Canada, 1938, disqualifies and renders incapable of being registered as a voter any person who is disqualified by reason of race from voting at an election of a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province in which he or she resides. (3) That because of the provisions of the "Provincial Elections Act" referred to, "Chinese" residing in British Columbia are prohibited from voting at any Dominion or Provincial election taking place in the said Province. (4) That your Petitioners consist of persons of the "Chinese" race and are Canadian citizens by birth or naturalization and many are subject to military call and all, if necessary or required so to do, are ready to take up arms and lay down their lives in defence of the country against aggression. (5) That we consider being deprived of the right to vote is an unfair and arbitrary derogation of our rights as citizens of Canada. (6) That unknown numbers of our race have given their lives in the present struggle for democracy. (7) That we are loyal citizens of Canada and consider that in view of our efforts for many years to secure the right above referred to and in view of our obligations with regard to military service our Petition should be granted. YOUR PETITIONERS therefore most humbly pray that Your Governments may be graciously pleased to grant to the "Chinese" resident in the Province of British Columbia the right to vote at all elections held in the said Province and that an Amendment will be made to the "Provincial Elections Act" with the object of removing the disqualification of "Chinese" under the said Statute, thereby abolishing the racial restriction preventing us from voting at all elections held in the said Province including elections held under the said "Dominion Elections Act", AND YOUR PETITIONERS WILL EVER PRAY, etc. Z^tr&sv rSsesv' y? o so. & & stf 6<^>vy