PhoenixSerenity<p>One year before the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ChineseExclusionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseExclusionAct</span></a> was brought into effect, locally the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VictoriaBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SchoolDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolDistrict</span></a> voted to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/segregate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>segregate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> from the school system.<br>In 2022, on the 100th anniversary, the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GreaterVictoriaSchoolDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterVictoriaSchoolDistrict</span></a> issued an <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/apology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apology</span></a> for this &amp; the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ChineseCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCommunity</span></a> marched to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/commemorate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commemorate</span></a> the actions of students who walked out in protest of the segregation.<br><a href="https://www.cheknews.ca/reflecting-on-the-history-of-chinese-canadians-in-victoria-for-asian-heritage-month-1154069" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cheknews.ca/reflecting-on-the-</span><span class="invisible">history-of-chinese-canadians-in-victoria-for-asian-heritage-month-1154069</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AsianMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/yyj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ChineseInCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseInCanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BChistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BChistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a></p>