Chinese-Canadian Cree

Lillian Dyck Dept: "Cafe Daughter" is about a young Chinese-Canadian Cree girl growing up in a small Saskatchewan town, according to Calgary Herald. Dyck says her father was required to pay a $500 "head tax," which would have been the equivalent at the time of two years' salary and SASKATOON - A Canadian senator is the inspiration behind a play that has premiered in Saskatoon. It's inspired by Senator Lillian Dyck, whose father was a Chinese immigrant who came to Canada in 1912 to start a business. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.