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After the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1885-construction of the western stretch was largely built by Chinese workers-the Canadian government imposed a punitive head tax to deter Chinese citizens from coming to Canada. The exorbitant...
"he is of my father's generation, but more educated,
i compare the author's understanding of the world, with what my father,and me teachers can tell me 50 years ago,
what i do when i read this book, is to pay tribute to my father, and my teach..."
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Every encounter begins with a greeting. Air-kissing, handshakes, high-fives, nose-rubs, cheek-sniffing and foot-kissing, sticking out tongues, floor-spitting, applause, and face-slapping--different cultures have developed innumerable ways of...