Les buandiers chinois de Montréal au tournant du siècle

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Title
Les buandiers chinois de Montréal au tournant du siècle
Abstract
A study of the immigration of thousands of men from southern China who, between 1891 and 1901, arrived in Montreal, and the reaction of Montrealers to this influx. Most of these men had been poor farmers in their homeland, and their intention in coming to Canada was to earn money and return home. Because of the strong nativist and racist reaction of Canadians, most of these men worked in Chinese laundaries in the city. They used their assets, experience and networks of kinship in the creation of businesses requiring little capital and minimum contacts with the white population.
Publication
Recherches sociographiques
Volume
Vol. 25
Issue
no. 3
Pages
343-365
Date
Septembre-décembre 1984
Language
fr
URL
Citation
Helly, Denise. “Les buandiers chinois de Montréal au tournant du siècle.” Recherches sociographiques Vol. 25, no. 3 (September 1984): 343–365. https://www.erudit.org/revue/rs/1984/v25/n3/056113ar.pdf.
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