Patricia E. Roy - Böcker

Patricia Roy's latest book, The Oriental Question, continues her study into why British Columbians – and many Canadians from outside the province – were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. Drawing on contemporary press and government reports and individual correspondence and memoirs, Roy shows how British Columbians consolidated a "white man's province" from 1914 to 1941 by securing a virtual end to Asian immigration and placing stringent legal restrictions on Asian competition in the major industries of lumber and fishing. While its emphasis is on political action and politicians, the book also examines the popular pressure for such practices and gives some attention to the reactions of those most affected: the province's Chinese and Japanese residents.The Oriental Question is a critical investigation of a troubling period in Canadian history. It will be of vital interest to scholars of British Columbian and Canadian history and politics and of Asian, diaspora, ethnicity, and immigration studies.

In this companion volume to A White Man's Province and The Oriental Question, Patricia E. Roy examines the climax of antipathy to Asians in Canada: the removal of all Japanese Canadians from the BC coast in 1942. Their free return was not allowed until 1949. Yet the war also brought increased respect for Chinese Canadians; they were enfranchised in 1947 and the federal government softened its ban on Chinese immigration.The Triumph of Citizenship explains why Canada ignored the rights of Japanese Canadians and placed strict limits on Chinese immigration. In response, Japanese Canadians and their supporters in the human rights movement managed to halt "repatriation" to Japan, and Chinese Canadians successfully lobbied for the same rights as other Canadians to sponsor immigrants. The final triumph of citizenship came in 1967, when immigration regulations were overhauled and the last remnants of discrimination removed.The Triumph of Citizenship reminds all Canadians of the values and limits of their citizenship; students of political history and of ethnic relations in particular will find this book compelling.

Canada's early participation in the Asia-Pacific region washindered by "contradictory impulses." For over half acentury, racist restrictions curtailed immigration from Japan, even asCanadian entrepreneurs, missionaries, and diplomats manoeuvred foraccess to the Orient. Since then, Canada's relations with Japanhave changed profoundly, and the two countries' political,economic, and diplomatic interests are now more closely aligned andwrapped up in a web of reinforcing cultural and social ties.Contradictory Impulses is a comprehensive and richlydocumented study of the social, political, and economic interactionsbetween Canada and Japan from the late nineteenth century until today.The chapters, written by leading scholars, provide a portrait of anation growing into its Pacific identity and also raise pointedquestions about the future of Canada's relations with Japan and thevast Pacific region.Contradictory Impulses challenges our historicunderstanding of Canada's place in the world. This portrait of anation growing into its Pacific identity raises pointed questions aboutthe future of Canada's relations with Japan and the vast Pacificregion. It will appeal to scholars, policymakers, and others interestedin Canada's relations with Japan and the Asia-Pacific Rim.