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Participation of Chinese pioneers in British Columbia salmon canneries, 1880s to 1920s Chiang, Rudy M.T.; 蔣, 汶德
Abstract
It is generally accepted that the salmon canning industry in British Columbia could not have functioned without Chinese labourers. This study examines the economic contribution of Chinese workers, measured by their labour input for each carton of canned salmon produced. The period of study, from 1880s to 1920s, covers a time when canning was labour intensive. Salmon catch had to be discarded at peak season due to labour shortage. Short seasons and unsteady employment made experienced hands hard to retain. This gave rise to the Chinese contract system. To add a human dimension to the Chinese cannery pioneers, the name and the deeds of some Chinese contractors and their workers are presented.
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Participation of Chinese pioneers in British Columbia salmon canneries, 1880s to 1920s
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2012-05-17
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It is generally accepted that the salmon canning industry in British Columbia could not have functioned without Chinese labourers. This study examines the economic contribution of Chinese workers, measured by their labour input for each carton of canned salmon produced. The period of study, from 1880s to 1920s, covers a time when canning was labour intensive. Salmon catch had to be discarded at peak season due to labour shortage. Short seasons and unsteady employment made experienced hands hard to retain. This gave rise to the Chinese contract system. To add a human dimension to the Chinese cannery pioneers, the name and the deeds of some Chinese contractors and their workers are presented.
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Salmon cannery; Chinese fishermen; Chinese labourer; Contractor; Lee Coy; Yip Sang; Sit Sang; Lam Tung; Chung Nye; Charlie Suey; Chong Dot; Chong Tee Poy; Chung Sat; Lue Mong; Moy Kwok Village; Sa Duoy Village; Sun Woy County; Sun Kum Wo; Kwong On Wo Company; New Westminster Chinese Benevolent Association; Kong Chow Benevolent Association; New Westminster; Chinese Times; Mount Saint Joseph Hospital; Cumshewa Cannery
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eng; chi
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2013-01-09
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0103094
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Unreviewed
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Other
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International