Chinese minority and everyday racism in Canadian towns and small cities: an ethnic study of the case of Peterborough, Ontario, 1892-1951. From: Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Chen, Zhongping | COPYRIGHT 2004 Canadian Ethnic Studies Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT/RESUME

This paper broadens ethnic studies of the Chinese in Canada from the context of large cities to that of towns and small cities like Peterborough, Ontario. It also expands the analytical focus from the anti-Chinese prejudices, policies, and other forms of institutional racism to the everyday racism that fused such racist ideologies and institutional forces into routine and recurrent practices against the Chinese in the daily life of Peterborough before 195...