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By Anthony Black, Senior Writer Published on 01/12/2021 December 5 is International Volunteer day. This is the story of a connected chain of volunteers who have served at the Canadian Museum of Immigration and its home, Pier 21. Possibly the longest serving volunteer in the history of Pier 21, …
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by Siniša Obradovic, Oral History Researcher The Oral History Collection and Interviews in French The Oral History team at the Canadian Museum of Immigration conducts recorded interviews across the country in order to learn about immigration through first-hand accounts. We seek to represent the …
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Introduction CANADA HAS A LONG AND VARIED HISTORY of people arriving here because they were fleeing war, violence, or persecution. Loyalists, supporters of the British Crown, came to British North America during and after the American Revolution. Around 1900, Doukhobors fleeing religious …
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Leaving Uganda …
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Being Selected to Come to Canada …
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War Strategies …
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Cooking Nepalese Food in Charlottetown …
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Life in Canada Time 4:29 Transcript: Madan Kumar Giri (MKG): We were sponsored by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. That’s what was written in the letter. So whatever the financial help that we were supposed to get, that was provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada—all financial help for …
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In Their Own Words The immigration experience is marked by firsts. The first day in a new country takes shape with an individual’s first steps, first impressions and first experiences. Our very first travelling exhibition, Canada: Day 1 , explores immigrants’ diverse personal Day 1 experiences, …
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