• Leo Nupolu Johnson
    Animated by HP Black Music by Sigmund Washington Leo Johnson spent eight years in refugee camps after fleeing war-torn Liberia in 1998. He arrived in Canada in 2006. Leo was a semi-finalist in CBC’s Next Great Prime Minister Competition. He’s also received the YMCA Peace Medal and the World …
  • Thy Anne Chu Quang
    Animated by Grace An Music by Sigmund Washington Thy Anne Chu Quang is from Vietnam and now lives in Montreal. She's a project coordinator for the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach. She’s worked on projects with the French Solidarity Priority Fund and the French Agency for Development. Return to …
  • Dr. Zak El-Ramly
    Animated by Dorielle Ashaki Retemyer Music by Sigmund Washington Dr. Zak El-Ramly came to Canada on a student visa in 1969 from Egypt. He landed in Ottawa, where he completed a master’s degree in combustion engineering and a PhD in aeronautical engineering at Carleton University. He later became a …
  • Daniel Monzon
    Animated by Grace An Music by Sigmund Washington Daniel came from Peru at the age of ten. He was born without a right arm or a left leg. He started CREATIVE//SOCIAL. The organization uses data and online systems to manage customer service relations and business operations out of Calgary, Alberta. …
  • Bänoo Zan
    Animated by Dorielle Ashaki Retemyer Music by Sigmund Washington Bänoo Zan is a self-exiled poet, librettist, translator, teacher, editor and poetry curator with numerous published pieces and three books. Songs of Exile was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Letters to My Father was …
  • Historical Thinking (6) : Take Historical Perspectives
    Historical Thinking (6) : Take Historical Perspectives …
  • Test Gallery
    Test Gallery …
  • Take Down Policy
    The Museum makes every effort to ensure that it has appropriate rights to collect and provide access to content held within the permanent collection. Where possible, we secure rights to use works that are in copyright. In cases where the rights are unclear, we archive but do not provide public …
  • The Pier 21 Club
    Refresh from current site … The Pier 21 Club …
  • Terms and Conditions
    Media Release Policy As a public institution, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (the Museum) often uses photographic and electronic images and/or recordings of public events, ceremonies and other activities to advance the mandate of the Museum. By visiting or being employed by the …