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Peter, Lenka and Adela Traslin …
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Introduction 2022 marks the 50-year anniversary of the arrival in Canada of the Ugandan Asians given 90 days to leave the country following the expulsion order dictated by then President of Uganda, Idi Amin. In this gallery, you will meet six people associated with this refugee movement. Five left …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated November 5, 2020) Introduction Welcome to my first blog here at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21! I’d like to share a bit of our collection with you today. After searching for interesting historical tidbits, I came across a few children’s ship and …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated November 5, 2020) In summer of 2012, I visited Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa to conduct archival research for the historical context component of our temporary exhibition Position As Desired / Exploring African Canadian Identity , featured from 22 …
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Life In Italy Leaving Italy Travelling On Ship Arriving In Canada Life In Canada Passports … Artifacts …
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Life In Italy Leaving Italy Travelling On Ship Arriving In Canada All Aboard Life In Canada … Photographs …
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by Lindsay Van Dyk, Former Junior Researcher (Updated November 19, 2020) Introduction: The Arrival of Black Refugees Related to the War of 1812 Nova Scotia has been home to people of African descent for over 300 years. Some individuals came as slaves in the service of white masters, but many others …
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Dutch Passports Immigration Related Documents Ship and Train Memoribilia … Netherlands' Culture Trunk Artifacts …
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Making a gift to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in your will is a simple process with a lasting impact. “The last time I rewrote my will…I locked in the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21… it was a way to honour the immigrant stories in my own family.” - Frances Swyripa, …
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Life in the Netherlands Leaving the Netherlands Travelling On Ship Arriving In Canada All Aboard Life In Canada … Netherlands' Culture Trunk Photographs …