Even as anti–Chinese laws were being removed after World War Two, the attitudes that led to their enactment had not completely disappeared. In the debates leading up to the repeal of Canada's anti–Chinese immigration laws, Prime Minister Mackenzie King warned that large–scale immigration from China would fundamentally change Canada.

China's status as an ally of Canada during the Second World War created new opportunities for some Chinese Canadian women to publicize their community's concerns. As Alice Yeh recalls in the accompanying audio clip, these activities could help to change anti–Chinese attitudes. Although racism persisted, the anti–Chinese legislation that had spread across the country in the first half of the 20th century no longer had widespread public support after the Second World War.