Fill in the Blanks Japanese Racism in BCOnline version Read the sentences and fill in the right word to make the sentence correct. by Ms. Grant 1 400 women violent windows grow rocks protest leave jobs limit money children Some Canadians accused the Japanese of stealing their . Japanese labourers in the lumber mills and mines seemed to work harder and accepted less than the white workers . White workers resented this . Some Canadians looked for someone to blame for their own problems and the Japanese seemed like an easy target . An anti - Asian element in British Columbia did its best to force the Issei to Canada . In 1907 , a white mob rampaged through the Chinese and Japanese sections of Vancouver to the presence of Asian workers who threatened their livelihood . Canadian demonstrators who wanted to stop Asian immigration and force all Chinese and Japanese immigrants to leave British Columbia turned . The protest became a riot that swept through Chinatown and Little Tokyo . White rioters threw and bottles , that broke store and doors , and terrorised the people of Powell Street . A lot of damage was done . It was a horrible example of mob violence . The next year , Japan and the Canadian government agreed to the number of Japanese immigrants to Canada . Japanese immigrants did not have to pay a head tax , like Chinese immigrants , but only male newcomers per year were allowed after 1908 . However , there were no limits on the number of or that could enter Canada . Despite the new immigration restrictions , the Japanese community in Canada continued to and it reached 10 , 000 by 1914 .
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