Chinese Immigrants from Mainland China to Canada
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Boat people at a house of detention in Vancouver.
Life at one of the Reception Centers in Vancouver.  Studying, enjoying their hobbies, nuturing their own world... 
Ship to Shore : RCMP Emergency Response Team and Marine Squad members guard 123 people on a derelict boat in Nootka Sound...
Life at one of the Reception Centers in Vancouver.  Studying, enjoying their hobbies, nuturing their own world... 
Getting set up : refugee claimants listen to speeches at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. offices where they were offered help from various groups.
Life at one of the Reception Centers in Vancouver.  Studying, enjoying their hobbies, nuturing their own world... 
Boarded at sea : RCMP tactical squad members board and arrest Korean ship that dropped off illegal migrants on rugged Kunghit island...
Life at one of the Reception Centers in Vancouver.  Studying, enjoying their hobbies, nuturing their own world... 
SUCCESS supplying meals for refugees.
Life at one of the Reception Centers in Vancouver.  Studying, enjoying their hobbies, pursuing meaning of life in religion... 
En route : some of the 125 migrants taken from the Queen Charlottes peer from the rear deck of the Coast Guard ship Tanu...
2nd boat - deck. 
Safe : some of the estimated 130 refugees arrive in Port Hardy on Thursday after being taken off the Coast Guard ship Arrow Post.
2nd boat - showing bar covering the cabins. 
Smiles from three of the boat people as they reach Port Hardy... and their ocean ordeal ends.
2nd boat - side of deck. 
RCMP watch as one of the Chinese migrants enters a building at armed forces base in Esquimalt.
2nd boat from side of pier.  Sign of Alberni Reef Association asking for donations for sinking the four boats. 
Second wave : women and children who came ashore in the Queen Charlotte Islands peer out from the rear dock of the Coast Guard ship...
2nd boat front deck.
Heading for hearing : a young Chinese migrant glances at the news media as he and others are led in to their hearings...
3rd boat with Korean sailors.  Deck showing fresh water tank.  Migrants allowed to walk on deck during the trip. 
Frightened : young Chinese women migrants are led handcuffed into immigration hearings Thursday at CFB Esquimalt...
3rd boat - game cards left by migrants. 
Not seaworthy : the latest ship to bring Chinese migrants to B.C. is towed to Esperanza Inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island on Tuesday...
3rd boat - more spacious cabin compared to 2nd boat. 
Latest arrivals : some of the about 190 boat people that were intercepted off the West Coast of Vancouver Island... 
Cabin of 3rd boat turned into display room for visitors. 
A male illegal migrant at the Vancouver detention cut his wrist, and 70 people held a demonstration...
3rd boat - log book, maps used by Korean sailors. 
Boat people under 17 attending the hearing for their refugee status application. 
Diary of a young man aboard 3rd boat. 
Chinese migrants found in a container aboard a ship in Vancouver are led into their detention review... 
Side view of 3rd and 6th boats moored off shore waiting for sinking.