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  • Refugee: a Hero or Zero? by Sharmarke
    … wrap up my last 10 years in 10 days. I was going moving again, but this time it was different. When I was 8 years old, my mother took me in … soccer ball from socks and newspapers. I remember that I had to save coins and beg the bigger boys in the camp to take me to the cinema to … busy putting out the fires, the children were searching the ashes for coins. When the bulldozers came to shut down the refugee camp, I was …
  • Middlemore Shillings
    … and find myself writing in the hopes that someone out there can help us with a question. Patricia wrote to me back in 2011 while … During our correspondence I mentioned that a visitor had let me scan what they called “a Middlemore shilling”. When Patricia learned this, she wrote, “All …
  • My Missing Home by Jia
    … Even though I've been in St. John's for more than a year, I'm still missing my home in China. I now can be called a CFA which is come from away. Spring Festival is coming. Chinese people usually get … in a red envelope. I would argue with my grandmother to put more coins in the dumplings so that I will not be upset about not having the …
  • My Immigration Journey
    … here at the museum is “what made you leave your home and decide to come to Canada?” Some respond that it is for new opportunities, to … My mother looked at me - she was in tears. “Do you know where Canada is? How long do you think it will take you to come back home?” I replied, “I know it is very far but I will come back to visit at least once year …
  • Customs and Traditions: Holiday Edition!
    … In the Canadian Immigration Hall, we have a great interactive element where we … this activity is to get people to think about where these traditions come from and the intangible culture that immigrants bring with them when they come to Canada. These are the aspects of culture that people don’t pack …
  • UkaJa (Ukrainian-Jamaican Meat Pie)
    … and Jamaican chef Celia Deer created a recipe that celebrates the comfort of home cooking across cultures . Perfect Pairings , a program … 20–30 minutes Step 2: Prepare the Filling Season ground beef with all listed ingredients Cook in a lightly greased pan, breaking it apart Add … powder 1 tsp onion powder Salt, to taste 1 tsp sugar Tomato paste Finish 1 egg (beaten, for egg wash) Presented by …
  • Cornelis Verwolf
    … Single Men and Women February 26, 1950 – Beaverbrae I have been asked numerous times why I left home … hit the basement wall and went straight down without exploding. At this moment, it was the first time that I thought that this was not the … soldiers encountered in Holland took them longer. Freedom did not come to our town until May 10, 1945. WHAT A DAY! The Canadian soldiers …
  • Canadian Multiculturalism Policy, 1971
    … 1971, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced multiculturalism as an official government policy. Multiculturalism was intended to preserve … of the commission were adapted to become the government’s official policy of multiculturalism. In his speech to the House of Commons, Trudeau stated that no singular …
  • Migration, Work, Uber Driving: Continuity and Rupture
    … and reflections of people from Pakistan, India, and Syria who have come to Canada as refugees, migrants, or immigrants, and have … theme relating to Uber driving through the sub-themes of immediate income generation, working conditions, and cultural exchange and skills … narratives that credit state policies alone for migration outcomes. [4] The early twentieth century saw over 5,000 South Asians, …
  • Early Political and Public Responses to Canada’s Official Multiculturalism Policy, 1971-1972
    … became a widely-used metaphor for cultural pluralism in modern Canada, the use of such terms to describe Canadian diversity can be traced back to the early interwar period. … Contribution of the Other Ethnic Groups ) of the Bi-Bi Commission’s official report attempted to address this reality and the concerns of …

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