• 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 …
  • Immigrating with everything - including the kitchen sink.
    In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition , there is a section called Treasures From Home , with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as they sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair of …
  • Reflections on Oral History Interviews from Prague Spring Refugees
    … July 19, 2021) Introduction As the Research Intern here at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, as well as a History and … Additionally, as the granddaughter of Dutch immigrants who came to Canada after the Second World War, there’s nothing I love more than … comprehensive historical understanding. Frisch further points out that one does not need to be a major player to be a participant in a …
  • Canada Was My University: Abdoulaye's Immigration Story
    … people, known for their cardinal values of restraint, courage and honesty,” he says. But in his community, undercurrents of division and … He walked up to administration and said, “I am a refugee, I’ve come here, I don’t know where to go or to whom I should speak.” SARIMM … Abdoulaye knew his claim for asylum was being examined. He realized any one of the people he let in and out of the lot could be the person …
  • Philippe and Barbara Grignon
    … crew was doing Air-Sea Rescue over the North Sea in Anson aircraft. One memorable occasion involved locating a small boat in which people … our crew was preparing for it's first "operational" flight I was summoned to the Adjutant's office. He informed me I was being transferred …
  • “The only way to be safe is to leave the country.”
    … or marine photography. There's a million ways to use it. I think it comes from personal convictions and curiosity about the world. And I think it comes from a desire to do something useful with my abilities. Do you … “These guys are brutal, so do not get in their way.” I haven't done combat photography. I haven't been in a full-on war zone, so I don't …
  • History
    … immigration because Italians were considered ill-suited to the pioneering lifestyle. Official immigration policy was aimed at settling … of these sojourning labourers came with the intention of working for one season and making money to send home to their families. Labour agents assisted those …
  • Search for the First Families of Pier 21
    … Amsterdam departed from Rotterdam, Netherlands and landed at Pier 21 on March 8 1928. It was the first ship to arrive at the newly opened … historic moment at what would become the gateway to Canada for nearly one million immigrants over the next 43 years. One of the amazing …
  • “The only way to be safe is to leave the country.”
    … Ell (right). Interview with photographer Darren Ell. Darren’s work, along with the work of fellow photographer Roger LeMoyne, is the basis of Crossing Lines: A New Age of Immigration , a beautiful and haunting exhibition currently on display at the … to the stories of migrants in border regions? There are many things one can do with photography. Shooting sports or marine photography. …
  • Customs and the Seizure of Goods at Pier 21
    … to avoid customs officials. While Canada welcomed immigrants to bring money with them, home governments outlawed their citizens from leaving … Canada. [3] Responsibilities of Canadian Customs Officials One of the prime responsibilities of Canadian customs officers was to prevent the … prosciutto, salami, bread, olive oil, nuts and beans to name a few. Many immigrants hoped that by answering ‘no’ to a customs official’s …