Mercury Series; Cultural Studies 76
94 pages; 85 illustrations; 6.75x9.5"; paper
English Faced with systematic discrimination in Canada, early Chinese immigrants had little choice but to create their own economic niche. From the turn of the twentieth century through the WW2, a majority of those immigrants were laundry workers in towns and cities. The hours were longs, the work was physically demanding, they lived a marginal existence, as poignantly evoked in this important work.