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"The Heathen Chinese in British Colombia." Cartoon, Canadian Illustrated News, 1879

Title

"The Heathen Chinese in British Colombia." Cartoon, Canadian Illustrated News, 1879

Subject

Canada, Chinese head tax, immigration, xenophobia

Description

This cartoon depicts Amor de Cosmos forcing a Chinese immigrant to leave British Columbia because he refuses to assimilate.

According to Library and Archives Canada, the caption of this cartoon read:
- A.D.C: “You can’t or won’t assimilate with us”
- Heathen Chinese: “What is dat?”
- A.D.C: “You won’t drink whiskey and talk politics and vote like us.”

Creator

J. Weston

Publisher

Canadian Illustrated News, April 26th, 1879
Library and Archives Canada/00269. LAC: https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2914880&rec_nbr_list=2914880

Date

April 26th, 1879.

Rights

Public Domain
Credit: Library and Archives Canada/00269.
LAC

Format

image file/PNG

Language

English

Type

1 print / estampe : Lithograph

Identifier

Online MIKAN no. 2914880

Original Format

1 print / estampe : Lithograph

Files

cartoon 2.png

Collection

Citation

J. Weston, “"The Heathen Chinese in British Colombia." Cartoon, Canadian Illustrated News, 1879,” Exhibits, accessed March 29, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2222.