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History of Chinese immigration to Canada, an Uncommon card
Chinese immigrants began settling in Canada in the 1780s. The major periods of Chinese immigration took place from 1858 to 1923, and indefinitely from 1947, reflecting changes in the Canada's immigration policy.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Chinese immigrants were initially sought after by Canadian employers as a source of cheap labour due to Canada's relative wealth at the time and the difficult economic conditions in China.
- Between 1880 and 1885, the primary work for Chinese labourers in Canada was on the Canadian Pacific Railway, but records of Chinese immigration start more than a century earlier.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Chinese immigration to Canada article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get History of Chinese immigration to Canada
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Chinese immigration to Canada (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Library and Archives/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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