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  • 我的昨日拾光 In My Yesterday
    May 13 to July 23, 2023 Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee Wing, 1916. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection, [R2021.48.6] Artwork, historical objects and documents reflect artist JJ Lee’s Chinese Maritime family’s immigration experience in this new temporary exhibition. The …
  • Revealing Chignecto
    May 13 to July 23, 2023 Credit: Parks Canada Revealing Chignecto: The Stories Within In Revealing Chignecto , visitors can explore life in Chignecto’s shared Mi’kmaw and Acadian space up to the late 18 th century through oral history, archaeology, and written records. Illustrated with beautiful …
  • Immigrating with everything - including the kitchen sink.
    In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition of the Museum, there is a section called Treasures From Home, with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair …
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  • Andrea, Rosa, Antonino, Franca Maio
    My immigration story as recounted by Rosa Maio on January 15, 2023. I was born in Milazzo, Sicily in 1931. My real birthdate is earlier than my recorded birthdate as my father would not have been able to make the trip to register me on my actual birthdate. Like many around us, my family was poor. …
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