The Continuous Journey Regulation, The Ghadr Party, and the Komagata Maru

Tanesha B.

This factsheet unpacks Hugh Johnston's article "“The Komagata Maru and
the Ghadr Party: Past and Present Aspects of a Historic Challenge to
Canada's Exclusion of Immigrants from India.” It looks at how racist immigration policies sought to keep Canada a "white man's country" by discriminating against South Asian immigrants.

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References

Continuous Journey. Dir. Ali Kazimi. 2004. https://webapp.library.uvic.ca/videos/view.php?vfn=kazimi_Continuous-Journey.mp4
Johnston, Hugh J.M. "The Komagata Maru and the Ghadr Party: Past and Present Aspects of a Historic Challenge to Canada's Exclusion of Immigrants from India," BC Studies 178 (Summer 2013): 9-31
Sitara, Georgia. "White Canada Forever? II.” [Power Point Lecture]. University of Victoria, BC, January 30, 2024.

Source Authors

Ali Kazimi, Georgia Sitara, Hugh Johnston

Events

Komagata Maru

Keywords

"white man's country", Anti-Asian Racism, B.C court, British colonialism, Canada's Colonial History, Canadian government, Canadian officials, Canadian racism, community, Continuous Journey, Continuous Journey Regulation, discrimination, discriminatory practices, Federal Government of Canada, Hindus, history, History of Racism, Immigration, immigration policies, inclusion, inclusion and exclusion, inclusivity, Komagata Maru, labourers, law, Multiculturalism, Muslims, national identity, national myth-making, nationalists, newcomers, Panama Maru, Prime Minister, public opinion, racism, Racist Legislation, racist society, regulation, Resisting Racism, revolution, Sikhs, South Asian, South Asian immigrants, students, The Ghadr Party, white settler supremacy, White Supremacy

Key Figures

Gurdit Singh, Stephen Harper, the Shore Committee

Locations

British Columbia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, North America, Oregon, Punjab, United States, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria