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… apology of 2018 for denying sanctuary to the passengers of St. Louis : “The story of the St. Louis and its passengers is no isolated incident. … the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) included in its original mission “the promotion of Jewish agriculture in Canada,” and the Jewish … 3: 1924-1935 (London: Patrick Stephens, 1976), 116. ↩ C. Paul Vincent, “The Voyage of St. Louis Revisited,” Holocaust and Genocide Studies …
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… One of my favorite questions to ask visitors here at the museum is “what made you leave your home and decide to come to Canada?” Some respond that it is for new opportunities, to … My Immigration Journey …
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… by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) On 17 October 1913, Panama … Maru the following year. Although these detained passengers claimed to be returning to Canada while aboard Panama Maru , none were, and … policy articulated by immigration agent W.C. Hopkinson, that “the Government of this Country has in the Immigration Act a weapon in …
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… was one of seven siblings (William, Gerald, Richard, James, Gertrude, John, and Norman) born to Agnes and William Oscar Gregg, and William Onias Crossfield. He was born and raised in the small coal mining town of Corbin, B.C. At the young age of eighteen … be going to the front line. James, on some of his furloughs would visit relatives and friends in Scotland and England. During one of …
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… Single Men and Women February 26, 1950 – Beaverbrae I have been asked numerous times why I left home … When I was 9 years old the war started in the low lands (Holland) on May 10, 1940. At about 4:30 a.m. there was a lot of banging, airplanes … in all directions. An hour later I was standing in the yard with my father and others, paratroopers were jumping out of planes. Two …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated September 29, 2020) Introduction … Heritage Month offers all Canadians an opportunity to learn more about the history of Asian Canadians and to celebrate their contributions to the growth and prosperity of Canada. [1] In May of each year we celebrate the contributions that Asian Canadians …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 20, 2020) Introduction For … In 1923, federal officials passed Order-in-Council P.C. 1923-182 (31 January 1923) further preventing "any immigrant of “Asiatic race" from …
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… Fredrich Kuhn and Family …
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… by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Canadian immigration history can be researched using a staggering variety of sources . There are ship logs and passenger manifests, architectural plans and … “Young Man, You Take Yourself Far Too Seriously”: The Memoirs of Immigration Officer Fenton Crosman …
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