• Topic: Religious Persecution
    Topic: Religious Persecution …
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  • Enemy Aliens - Internment in Canada 1914–1920
    February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023 Credit: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 867A During the First World War, national security fears and wartime prejudice drove the policy of internment, which lasted until 1920. During this time, Canada interned 8,579 people identified as “enemy aliens”, …
  • Broken Promises
    February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023 Credit: Image provided courtesy of Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. 1994.69.4.29.1. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a seven-year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project – this exhibit explores the …
  • Why isn’t it called “Japantown”?
    © Government of Canada. Reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada (2023). Source: Library and Archives Canada/RG18, vol. 3567, file c315-36-3. Page 119/136 Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There are neighbourhoods called Greektown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. In …
  • Welcoming the Sick and Afflicted: Canada’s Tubercular Admissions Program, 1959-1960
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian During World Refugee Year (1959-1960), the Canadian government appeased public demands for a humanitarian response by implementing a special program that brought 325 tubercular refugees and 501 family members to Canada. Despite federal concerns about the financial cost …
  • Stefano Paoli
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: Thursday, November 11, 1954 Age on Arrival: 16 My dad Stefano Paoli at the tender age of 16 left his small town of Vallelonga (CZ) in Calabria Italy to join my grandfather Vincenzo and my uncle Vito Paoli who …
  • Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Streng
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born 1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) (born 1911) Children: Len, Tony, Corrie, Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and …
  • Education Programs - Curriculum Outcomes
    Download Curriculum Outcomes (pdf) If you have any questions, please contact: Angelique Cishahayo E mail: learn@pier21.ca Telephone: 902-425-7770 ext. 255 …
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