Shui Lee and Chinese Immigrants

Chinese immigrants: With tears in his eyes and holding the 1914 head-tax document belonging to his great, great grandfather, Lee described what British Columbia formal apology for racist and discriminatory government policies against Chinese immigrants means to him, according to Times Colonist. Lee, a Kelowna, B.C., restaurant owner, said he often argued with friends, relatives and others about what he considered Canada racist and intolerant laws and policies towards Chinese immigrants, but was told not to rock the boat and Shui Lee endured decades of intolerance and racism in Canada just because he is Chinese, but on Thursday the 58-year-old restaurant owner said he is finally proud to be both Canadian and Chinese. "When I walk out this door today, I feel so proud that I can put my head up and I tell everybody I'm proud to be Canadian," he said. "I can be proud to be Chinese." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.