03918nam 2200769 450 991078722880332120230515054917.01-4426-5841-X1-4426-2762-X10.3138/9781442627628(CKB)3710000000324474(EBL)3296928(SSID)ssj0001473303(PQKBManifestationID)11820478(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001473303(PQKBWorkID)11439569(PQKB)11615533(CEL)449463(OCoLC)903441031(CaBNVSL)thg00916154(DE-B1597)479201(OCoLC)979756666(DE-B1597)9781442627628(Au-PeEL)EBL4670049(CaPaEBR)ebr11256563(OCoLC)958564698(MiAaPQ)EBC4670049(OCoLC)1074391018(MdBmJHUP)musev2_106783(EXLCZ)99371000000032447420160924e20101974 uy 1engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe writing on the wall chinese and japanese immigration to BC, 1920 /Hilda Glynn-Ward ; with an introduction by Patricia E. RoyToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] :University of Toronto Press,2010.©19741 online resource (150 p.)Social history of Canada ;20Original edition published in 1921 by Sun Publishing Company, Vancouver.1-4426-1022-0 1-4426-1135-9 Includes bibliographical references.Cover -- The writing on the wall -- An introduction -- NOTES -- Part 1 The past -- Chapter 1 Introducing one Chung Lee and another man of parts -- Chapter 2 In which Gordon Morley tells no secrets -- Chapter 3 Which introduces Lizzie Laidlaw -- Chapter 4 In which the 'Empress' unships a valuable cargo -- Chapter 5 In which a famous lawyer finds himself in a hurry -- Chapter 6 Describing a yacht and a career -- Chapter 7 In which the fish inspector sees something that makes him sit up -- Chapter 8 In which Harding comes upon a 'pleasant joke'Chapter 9 In which Harding finds that two and two make fourChapter 10 In which Mrs Morley attends a reception -- Chapter 11 In which one Chinaman escapes justice and another gets a government job -- Part 2 The present (ten years after) -- Chapter 12 In which we hear of a wedding and a death -- Chapter 13 Which tells of an elopement -- Chapter 14 Showing the perspicacity of Peter McReady -- Chapter 15 Lizzie McRobbie shows an interest in 'Sockeye' and tries to buy vegetables -- Chapter 16 In which there are many rumors and a few factsChapter 17 In which Rose's nose is put out of joint and a man reaches the last stagesChapter 18 In which we meet Chung Lee again as a winner -- Chapter 19 In which the lieutenant-governor is confronted by a choice -- Part 3 The future -- Chapter 20 In which positions are reversed -- Chapter 21 In which yellow wins -- Chapter 22 In which many things are made clearThe Writing on the Wall is a vivid illustration of the fear and prejudice with which immigrants were regarded in the early twentieth century.Social history of Canada ;20.Chinese fictionBritish ColumbiaJapanese fictionBritish ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaRace relationsFictionFiction.Electronic books. Chinese fictionJapanese fiction305.8009711Glynn-Ward Hilda1562833Roy Patricia E.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787228803321The writing on the wall3830772UNINA