Ms. Jeannette Chau’s story:

My family was impacted by the Chinese Exclusion Act. My Grandfather came to Canada in 1921 and he and several of my relatives had to pay the $500 Head Tax when they came. It is why my own father was born and raised in China instead of Canada, as my Grandfather could not afford to pay the Head Tax to bring my Grandmother to Canada. My Uncle Alan Joe, who is still living, still has his original Head Tax certificate. I am the 27th generation of the Zhou family.

我的家庭深受排華法案( The Chinese Exclusion Act )影響。

我的祖父於1921年到達加拿大，他和數名親戚必須繳付每位500加元的人頭稅。由於祖父無法為祖母支付人頭稅，所以未能將祖母帶來加拿大，因此我的父親只能在中國出生和長大。我的叔父仍然在世，他保存著人頭稅證明文件正本。我是周氏家族的第27代子孫。