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Case 3 Conclusion: Henry Chu
Fifteen Minutes
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Details
Henry Chu emigrated to Canada from China in 1918
He had to pay a $500 fee known as the Chinese Head Tax to enter Canada
He found work as a door-to-door salesman for a shop on Yonge Street
He met his future wife Ethel while working as a door-to-door salesman in 1923
His parents forced him to return to China after they learned about his relationship with Ethel
In China, he was forced to marry someone else
He returned to Toronto in 1933 and resumed his relationship with Ethel
At the time, Ethel and Henry married, Ethel would have lost her British citizenship
The couple had three children
He died of cancer in 1943