Knowing Yourself, Knowing Your Struggle: the Chinese Redress Movement in Quebec

About the participants:
Parker Mah is a 4th generation Chinese-Canadian born in Vancouver in the year of the Rooster. His artistic involvement in the Asian-Canadian community began with the New Voices Project, which aimed to promote the distinct cultural identity of the new generation of young Asian-Canadians. He also participated, alongside Bethany Or, in the feature-length documentary "Being Chinese in Quebec," a road movie exploring the legacy of the Head Tax and its effect on the complex and diverse community Chinese-Quebecers. He is currently based in Montreal.

William Ging Wee Dere participated in the 20-year struggle of the Chinese Head Tax & Exclusion Act redress movement in Canada. Both his father and grandfather paid the Head Tax and his parents were separated by the Exclusion Act for 3 decades. The discriminatory Head Tax and Chinese Exclusion Act, which lasted 62 years, impacted thousands of Chinese immigrants. William has been one of the main organizers in Quebec to rally people to the cause and he continues sharing his story through film-making, presentations and in the near-future a book on his involvement in social movements and identity development.

More information at: http://coco-net.org/quebeconthemove/