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In a couple of weeks, Vivienne Poy is kicking off her national book tour of Passage to Promise Land: Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada.
Spanning more than six decades, Passage to Promise Land is a revealing study of Chinese immigration to Canada from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Tracing the evolution of immigration policy through the stories of Chinese immigrant women, Vivienne Poy captures the social, political, and ethnic tensions of the period.
Although the narratives included here represent women of all ages and educational backgrounds, they share a common sense of determination and spirited resilience in the face of hardship. Through their stories we learn about Chinese settlement experience, how the Chinese community developed alongside changes in immigration regulations, and why the immigration of Chinese families to Canada became commonplace in the 1970s. The women address experiences of patriarchy and discrimination in both China and Canada, revive memories of the turbulent years in China at the end of the Pacific War, and speak of their uncertainties about the return of Hong Kong’s sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China in 1997.
We’ve put together a list of where the author will be stopping by for book launches:
Sept 25 in TORONTO at the Chinese Professional Association of Canada – 6:30 pm
Sept 30 in MONTREAL at McGill University – 5:30 pm
Oct 1 in OTTAWA at Carleton University – 4:30 pm
Oct 4 in WINNIPEG at McNally Robinson Booksellers – 7:30 pm
Oct 8 in VANCOUVER at St. Johns College (UBC) – 4:00 pm
Oct 10 in VICTORIA at the University of Victoria – TBD
(click here for more event information)
To learn more about Passage to Promise Land, or to order online, click here.
For media inquiries, contact MQUP publicist Jacqui Davis.
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