Stratford filmmaker Keira Loughran on the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act

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The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed much than 100 years agone connected July 1, 1923. That time was besides known arsenic Humiliation Day for galore Chinese Canadians. It was a racist argumentation that stopped Chinese immigration, and forced Chinese radical surviving successful Canada to registry with the authorities oregon hazard deportation. Keira Loughran, a Stratford-based writer and director, wanted to archer the communicative of her ain grandmother, who was 1 of those who fought to extremity the policy. Exclusion: Beyond the Silence is being screened connected May 7 astatine Cineplex theatres crossed the country. It volition besides beryllium showing astatine Galaxy Cinemas successful Waterloo connected the aforesaid day.