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DESCRIPTION:The Asia Pacific Law Association of McGill (APLAM) student grou
 p cordially invites you to attend their book launch\, introducing Senator 
 Vivienne Poy's new book\, Passage to Promise Land: Voices of Chinese Immig
 rant Women to Canada (McGill-Queen's University Press\, 2013).  Senator Po
 y will give an introduction\, and distinguished guests Me Walter Tom\, Pro
 fessor Grace Fong (»ÆƬÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ) and Janet Lumb (former director of A
 cces Asie) will hold a panel discussion. A reception will follow.  About t
 he book  Spanning more than six decades\, Passage to Promise Land is a rev
 ealing study of Chinese immigration to Canada from the end of the Second W
 orld War to the present day. Tracing the evolution of immigration policy t
 hrough the stories of Chinese immigrant women\, Vivienne Poy captures the 
 social\, political\, and ethnic tensions of the period. Although the narra
 tives included here represent women of all ages and educational background
 s\, they share a common sense of determination and spirited resilience in 
 the face of hardship.  Through their stories we learn about Chinese settle
 ment 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 p
 atriarchy 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. From the very first mention of Chinese wo
 men's immigration in Canada's Parliament in 1879\, to the end of the twent
 ieth century - when a Chinese woman was appointed Governor General - the r
 oad to equality has been long and arduous. Passage to Promise Land details
  the important events along the way through the voices of the women themse
 lves.  Free and open to the public. RSVP to aplam.mcgill [at] gmail.com
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LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:APLAM Panel and book launch with Senator Vivienne Poy 
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