"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.”
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
Source
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
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
LAC
Format
image file/PNG
Language
English
Type
1 print / estampe : Lithograph
Identifier
Online MIKAN no. 2914880
Original Format
1 print / estampe : Lithograph
Files
Collection
Citation
J. Weston, “"The Heathen Chinese in British Colombia." Cartoon, Canadian Illustrated News, 1879,” Exhibits, accessed December 25, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2222.