Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Head Tax Subject The topic of the resource Canada, law, history, Chinese Head Tax, xenophobia Description An account of the resource This collection contains images and other resources related to Canada's Chinese head tax. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Raoof Zamanifar Ed. Dr. Theresa E. Miedema Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 0:00thank you for coming here today to 0:03witness premier Christy car into the OC 0:05government motion we got increase 0:07Columbia's apology to chinese Canadians 0:10for historical wrongs today is a 0:14historic day and the combination of the 0:18tremendous work of BC's public servants 0:21input from the public consultation 0:24process feet perform you each and every 0:27one of you 0:29the community and its leaders like 0:32everyone in this room I too am filled 0:34with emotions joy at the moment sorrow 0:40at our past and optimism for our future 0:43and in the nineteen-twenties unanimity 0:47towards racist policies unanimity 0:50towards withholding human rights 0:52happened right here and a hundred years 0:55later it's unanimity that recognizes 0:58that was wrong in its unanimity of 1:01political ideas and political 1:02convictions that are put aside to ensure 1:05that all of us recognize and understands 1:08what happened in this problems with this 1:10apology today we cannot undo this wrong 1:13and we must never erase it 1:17it is a stain on our history but it's a 1:21piece of history we are obliged to 1:22remember because there is no truer thing 1:26than the fact that if you forget your 1:28history you are doomed to repeat it 1:31we are better today in British Columbia 1:35we are better because of the 1:36contributions of immigrants from all 1:38over the world who helped build this 1:40place together and we are going to 1:43continue to strive to be better all the 1:47time 1:48this is one important step on that path 1:50in offering a formal apology for those 1:54historical wrongs that were done and 1:56finding a new chapter in reconciliation 1:58with those who were so reparable harmed 2:01by acts of government in this house Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:2:10 Producer Name (or names) of the person who produced the video Province of British Columbia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Formal apology to Chinese Canadians Subject The topic of the resource Canada, immigration, Chinese Canadians, Chinese migrants, Chinese head tax, apology, reconciliation Description An account of the resource This video shows the premier of British Columbia offering a formal apology to Chinese Canadians for acts of discrimination and racism in the past. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Government of British Columbia Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Government of British Columbia: <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/06232" target="_blank">https://news.gov.bc.ca/06232</a> Youtube: https://youtu.be/YbSGm5Rv_Bg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Youtube Government of British Columbia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Thursday, May 15, 2014 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource (c) Government of British Columbia Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Hyper link Moving picture Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving picture Streaming Video Elements needed for streaming video for the VideoStream Plugin Video Filename Actual filename of the video on the video source server "Formal apology to Chinese Canadians" (British Columbia) Video Streaming URL Actual URL of the streaming server without the filename <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YbSGm5Rv_Bg" frameborder="0" width="560" height="315"></iframe> https://youtu.be/YbSGm5Rv_Bg apology canada chinese Canadians Chinese Head Tax Chinese migrants immigration reconciliation