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  • Chilean Exiles, 1973 to Now
    Emily Burton, PhD, Oral Historian and Patrick Kinghan, M.A., Research Intern Introduction: The Chilean Exile Crisis 2023 marks the 50-year anniversary of a coup d’état in Chile that overthrew the democratically-elected Unidad Popular (Popular Unity) party and led to 6,000 Chilean exiles settling in …
  • Hunger and Hope: Irish Famine Migration to Canada
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction Canada is home to the fourth-largest Irish diaspora in the world . [1] According to the 2021 Canadian Census, 4,413,120 Canadians claimed full or partial Irish ethnicity. Within this population, 3,819,255 Canadians reported multiple origins, while 593,865 …
  • Peace – The Exhibition
    May 16 to October 20, 2014 and May 5 - June 7, 2015 Peace – The Exhibition , a travelling exhibition developed by the Canadian War Museum and adapted by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, vividly illustrates the rich diversity of Canadians’ choices and actions for peace, and how these …
  • The Suitcase Activity
    Ideal for: Ages 9 - 15 Decorate Your Suitcase Decorate the outside of your suitcase with the things that represent you: the baggage and things you take with you everywhere you go. You may want to include things like hobbies, interests, favourites, or people, places or things that are important to …
  • Family Bonds & Belonging
    March 9 to November 15, 2019 What is family, anyway? Can you pick your family or is it determined by biology? Is family the people you share holidays with? Or, is it more of a feeling? Family Bonds and Belonging honours and interprets the many ideas of family. Through four themes --belonging, …
  • Legacy Gift
    Your Story. Canada's Story. Telling our stories preserves our history. A gift in your Will preserves Canada’s immigration stories, forever. Here are two stories from caring and compassionate Canadians like you who have taken the step of remembering Pier 21 in their Will. Frances Swyripa “The last …
  • Thank you for joining the Pier 21 Club
    Sukanksha will be in touch regarding your membership. Sukanksha (Su) Khatri Director of Annual and Planned Giving 902-402-3839 …

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