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Chinese railroad workers began to contribute to the Canadian railroad in 1800, but they paid a lot of labour and even life with low wages. Now, many bronze men in the Roger's Centre in Toronto are reminding people that many Chinese workers died while building the railroad, they were overworked and their salaries were low (China town concern group, 2016, para.1). However, these hard and lovely people have not received the respect they deserve in such a difficult situation. After they built the Canadian Pacific Railway, one of Canada's outstanding engineering projects, they were discriminatorily levied a head tax on Chinese workers. As the Frey (2017) suggests, the racist law imposed a "head tax" on Chinese immigrants from 1885 to 1923, acknowledging that the abuse of Chinese immigrants is a long process, and it is necessary to fight against historical inertia and racist laws (para.18). Over time, people's awareness of racism has increased, and they have begun to reflect on previous mistakes and modify some wrong regulations and measures. The websites show the unequal treatment and compensation of many Chinese railroad workers.

Reference

China town concern group. (2016, April 28). “Now and Then: Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial”. https://chinatownconcerngroup.wordpress.com/2016/05/13/now-and-then-chinese-railroad-workers-memorial/

Frey, W. (2017). Chinese workers integral in building Canada's first megaproject. Construct Connect. https://canada.constructconnect.com/Leaders2017/chinese-workers.html