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  • Before and After 1923: Chinese Exclusion in Context
    … into a fearful and vulnerable life, living in the shadows in Canada. [26] This mirrored a similar movement to the United States, arising from … references to “race” and introduced the first iteration of the “points system.” Generally, this bears out well, but under the surface, … in Vancouver: The Aftermath of the Anti-Chinese Riot of 1887,” BC Studies 31 (Autumn 1976): 44–59. ↩ W. Peter Ward, White Canada Forever: …
  • Eminently Suitable for Our Purposes: Official Commemoration of Immigrant Arrivals in Canada, 1949-1972
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction During the early postwar period, Canadian … “Canada’s 50,000th DP Starts New Life in New Home,” Globe and Mail , 26 February 1949, 17. Oral History with Ausma Levalds Rowberry, … and Mail , 12 January 1954, 15. “Missing Millionth,” Globe and Mail , 26 May 1954, 6. “Missing Millionth.” Badgley, “As Long as He is an …
  • Odi, Maria, Eliana, Fiorenza
    … MY IMMIGRATION STORY April 27, 1959 was the day I arrived in Halifax, Canada along with my mother Maria and sister … economic constraints. We left Venice on a clear, sunny and warm spring day. My godmother, one of my mother’s best friends, accompanied us to the departure pier. My grandparents and …
  • Mels Fr. van der Laan
    … truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I … was made on a troop ship, the facilities on that boat were not the best. They arrived in Halifax, NS and proceeded through Pier 21 and … Lavington, BC. After his return to The Netherlands, he was invited to come and have supper with our family and talk about his adventures …
  • Medical Facilities at Pier 21
    … documents in most cases.” [9] However, the post-war expansion of points of origin for immigrants to Canada outstripped overseas medical … fever, polio, bronchitis, typhoid, tuberculosis, and appendicitis. [26] Another staff member, Alison Trapnell, recalls patients with mental … led to tragedy: for example, a Polish girl, Stefania Piasta, aged 5, died of measles in the immigration hospital on 23 March 1937. [29] She …
  • Who Is Admissible? Immigrant Desirability and Immigration Acts since Confederation
    … opened new exhibitions on the history of the Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada and the history of immigration to Canada. This blog is … / C-009798 Government of Canada (hereafter GOC), Justice Laws Website, “VI. Distribution of Legislative Powers,” accessed 23 April 2014, …
  • Canadian Immigration Facilities at Victoria, BC
    … entry in the 1920s. The development, operation, and diminution of the city’s immigration facilities reflected changing immigration policies … which also changed the nature and scope of immigration to the city. Second, public health interests often overwhelmed - and sometimes …
  • Conrad, Joanne Cats
    … was much crying as family and friends wished them well. The departure day arrived and Mother's family took us to the pier in Rotterdam … mothers and their sick children, with washing diapers and cleaning as best they could. It was 14 days at sea before arrival at Pier 21. She … to reach land again. At Pier 21 we were taken to a large hall where we sat until it was our turn for customs and a health check-up. Once that …
  • Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
    … post will give you an overview of the field and suggest some starting points to help get your research underway. Early Scholarship: … Commission on Biculturalism and Bilingualism, the introduction of the points system in 1967, and an official multiculturalism policy in 1971, … Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History …
  • Historic Pier 21
    … of four adjoining waterfront sheds, the key transit areas of Halifax’s South End Ocean Terminals. The overall development included the grain elevator system, hotel and rail station, rail car maintenance shed, the four waterfront sheds and an annex building for the … attracting high-profile visitors including the Prime Minister of the day, Sir Robert Borden. [2] Undertaken in 1915, just after the outbreak …

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