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  • The Colour Bar at the Canadian Border: Black American Farmers
    … to P.H. York, 17 October 1910. [1] Introduction: Policies of Exclusion for “Undesirable” Immigrants and Discrimination against Black Americans … twentieth century. Settlers from Oklahoma arriving in Canada in 1911 complained of disenfranchisement, theft of property, and refusal of … April 1911, File 72552 Pt 3. ↩ C.A. Speers to J.B. Walker, Winnipeg, 26 October 1910, File 72552 Pt 2, 4. ↩ C.A. Speers to J.B. Walker, …
  • 1999: Canada’s Resettlement and Repatriation of Kosovar Refugees
    … was then posted across the camp. Heads of families were requested to visit the Canadian tent with their documents to confirm whether they … had a warm feeling and happiness, I felt like a child again.” [21] On 26 May, the last evacuation flight arrived in Canada. Over 90 percent … Canadian Forces Logistics Association , 2019, https://www.cfla-alfc.org/stories/op-parasol/; Canadian Armed Forces and Kelsey Berg, …
  • 1973: Canada’s Response to the Chilean Refugees
    … were]…no buses running, it was like a strike, all the transportation. So I remember…we were scared…we didn’t know what was going on, that … to buy, anything. We have the money, but we couldn’t find anything. So this was the time of long lineup[s] to buy anything…I remember…I went to visit my mom…it was September 11, 1973. Everything changed. Everything …
  • Hunger and Hope: Irish Famine Migration to Canada
    … West and Canada East), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)) numbered some 200,000 individuals. By 1861, this figure had grown to 280,000. In … not currently cross-tabulate ethnocultural origin and religion, it did so with the 1931 Canadian Census in which one-third of the Irish … early movements of Irish migration to British North America and the socioeconomic and political forces that propelled them across the …
  • Refugee: a Hero or Zero? by Sharmarke
    … Time 0:03:43 Transcript May 2012 was when I heard the news. I had to wrap up my last 10 years in 10 days. I was going moving … as Kenya was overwhelmed by so many refugees. We stayed on the boat for weeks until they finally let us in. As a young boy living a refugee … soccer ball from socks and newspapers. I remember that I had to save coins and beg the bigger boys in the camp to take me to the cinema to …
  • Before and After 1923: Chinese Exclusion in Context
    … of Chinese descent born in Canada who had gone out of the country “for educational or other purposes.” All Chinese immigrants were … residents might be out of the country. This extension was held to be “for the peace, order, and welfare of Canada.” [21] The Chinese … restrictions , including the exclusion era, 1923-1947. Harper stated “For over six decades, these malicious measures, aimed solely at the …
  • Migration, Work, Uber Driving: Continuity and Rupture
    … and reflections of people from Pakistan, India, and Syria who have come to Canada as refugees, migrants, or immigrants, and have … theme relating to Uber driving through the sub-themes of immediate income generation, working conditions, and cultural exchange and skills … narratives that credit state policies alone for migration outcomes. [4] The early twentieth century saw over 5,000 South Asians, …
  • Historic Pier 21
    … Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Pier 21 was built as one of four adjoining waterfront sheds, the key transit areas of Halifax’s … system, hotel and rail station, rail car maintenance shed, the four waterfront sheds and an annex building for the government … the “Guest Children”, the movement was short-lived as after about four thousand children were transported to Canada on British public …
  • Canada’s Oppressed Minority Policy and the Resettlement of Ugandan Asians, 1972-1973
    … Canadian Officials Respond to the Expulsion of the Ugandan Asians The news of the expulsion of the Ugandan Asians was met with considerable … line up for five hours and then by the time you get anywhere near they say ‘Oh no, it’s closed now. Come tomorrow.’ So people were really, really completely …
  • Audrey Pratt
    … by Elinor Maher and Beverly MacLellan for the Colchester Historical Society Museum & Archives as part of the museums Year of the War Bride … terrible in this part of England. "You could hear them coming from as far away as the White Cliffs of Dover. I could even tell by the sound … 13 each. Coupons were used up quickly so new clothes were difficult to come by. Fabric and yarn for knitting were also rationed. Husband: …

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