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… I just hung up the phone with Patricia Roberts-Pichette 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 … I mentioned that a visitor had let me scan what they called “a Middlemore shilling”. When Patricia learned this, she wrote, “All …
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… One of my favorite questions to ask visitors 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 …
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… 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 … had thousands of contributions (3227 to be exact) from our visitors. One thing the team and I have noticed when imputing the entries into …
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… Due to this large movement of people, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed to the international community for … had a warm feeling and happiness, I felt like a child again.” [21] On 26 May, the last evacuation flight arrived in Canada. Over 90 percent … Canadian Forces Logistics Association , 2019, https://www.cfla-alfc.org/stories/op-parasol/; Canadian Armed Forces and Kelsey Berg, …
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… Origins of World Refugee Year In the spring of 1958, four young individuals affiliated with the Bow Group, a conservative public … for the establishment of a World Refugee Year (WRY) and called on the United Kingdom to play a leading role in promoting it to its global allies. In light of the triumph of the UN International Geophysical Year the previous year, the four …
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… So I remember…we were scared…we didn’t know what was going on, that it’s going to be…more like a coup—in those days I didn’t know … traditionally supported its civilian government leaders. In addition, the election of Allende to the presidency in 1970 marked the first … ranged from assassinations, disappearances, and blacklisting to coercion, isolation, and exclusion – all aimed at ridding Chile of leftist …
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… PhD, Historian Introduction Over the last several decades, Canada has become increasingly dependent on foreign workers to meet its … are two major temporary foreign worker labour programs in Canada. One is the International Mobility Program (IMP) which covers a diverse … Recruiting Domestic Workers and Live-In Caregivers in Canada …
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… 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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by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 21, 2021) “The problem is a vexing one” A Formal Agreement with the Government: the Privilegium Some of the earliest European agricultural settlers in Canada’s Prairie West were Russian Mennonites. Two disparate political events provided a crucial …
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… 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 … grandparents to give them a kowtow, so that they would give me pocket money, which is wrapped 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 …