Date: Feb 6
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Cost: Free Event!
Lecture
"Gold Mountain" is the term used by Chinese-Canadians and
the people of China to refer to North America. It was first
used in the 19th Century to describe the potential wealth
in North America from mining gold, and various other
business ventures.
Between 1906 to 1949, the Dominion of Newfoundland imposed
a discriminatory immigration policy (the NL Chinese
Head Tax). During that time period, over 400 Chinese men
made the journey to the Dominion of Newfoundland from
Kwangtung province during the early half of the last
century. Gordon Jin's father, uncle and many other Chinese
men paid a $300 head tax upon entry to the Dominion of
Newfoundland, then endured many hardships as they struggled
to make this their first home in this country. Gordon Jin
will share one such story of his family's struggle during
this time period and beyond.