Japanese Canadian National Museum Speaker Series - July 10 - 7pm

Andrea Geiger

Racializing the Far Corners of Empire: Japanese Immigrant Challenges to B.C.’s Efforts to Pass a Natal Act, 1898-1908.

Venue: Nikkei Place, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby

Tel. 604.777.7000

Dr. Andrea Geiger will present a talk, which was presented at the British World Conference in 2007, about successful Japanese immigrant efforts to challenge the Natal Acts by forcing the issue in courts. Dr. Geiger is assistant professor of history at Simon Fraser University. She holds a PhD in history, an MA in history and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington, and a BA in Japanese language and literature from Edison State College. Her research interests focus on Trans-Pacific & borderlands history, race, migration, and legal history.

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