Chinese schoolchildren going to school in Victoria, BC (BC Archives, Item A-06693; Canadashistory.ca)

Sep 5, 1922: Victoria School Board segregated Chinese students, citing alleged language deficiencies, sparking a year-long strike by over 200 pupils (grades 1-7). This protest saw the community organize alternative private schools in Chinatown. The students' boycott resulted in the school board reversing its segregationist policy in September 1923.