ard to secure a place for themselves. Instead, these immigrants are highly educated, most are professionals and many speak English as well as their own language. These new immigrants have made a place for themselves in Canadian society. Though racism and discrimination still exists, these recent immigrants have made a much easier life.Some of the wrongs committed against Asians in Canada have been addressed. In 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, gave 16,000 wronged individuals $21,000 each. In addition, the Canadian government established the Canadian Race Relations Foundation with 24 million dollars and gave money to the Japanese Canadian Redress Foundation to assist in rebuilding the community.The early Chinese and Japanese immigrants to the West Coast of Canada gave a great deal of their lifes energy to the building of the infrastructure of Canada. All of the early pioneers came to Canada prepared to work hard in order to send money back home to support their families and to build new lives in Canada. In many cases, this was a long and lonely sacrifice and few experienced support from the white settlers or received protection from the government. In almost every situation, the Asians were paid less than the whites and had no rights or privileges in the new country. Little by little, they were denied until eventually, immigration was rejected altogether separating families and leaving individual alienated from their loved ones. Thousands of men and women sacrificed and endured a great deal of pain in order to be accepted as citizens of Canada. Their stories are a vital part of the history of the West....
