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William Louis Pot …
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L/Cpl Douglas Acel Orser …
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Flying Officer Gordon L. Coutts …
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August 22 to December 3, 2023 This exhibition focuses on the incredible stories of Southeast Asian refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The impact of the Vietnam War, the Lao Secret War, and the Cambodian Genocide forced millions to flee their homelands and to seek safety in other countries. …
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An interview with Linda Granfield, who, 49 years ago, arrived in Canada with two pots, two towels, and some books. She would go on to write numerous books about this country’s history, including a book on Pier 21 and a book about the British war brides who arrived here. Linda Granfield is the …
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May 13 to July 23, 2023 Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee Wing, 1916. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection, [R2021.48.6] Artwork, historical objects and documents reflect artist JJ Lee’s Chinese Maritime family’s immigration experience in this new temporary exhibition. The …
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May 13 to July 23, 2023 Credit: Parks Canada Revealing Chignecto: The Stories Within In Revealing Chignecto , visitors can explore life in Chignecto’s shared Mi’kmaw and Acadian space up to the late 18 th century through oral history, archaeology, and written records. Illustrated with beautiful …
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How a vivid dream and a nearly forgotten history led to a new exhibition Family Tree. Digital drawing incorporating artist’s father’s handwritten family diagram. JJ Lee, courtesy of the artist. Artist JJ Lee thought of herself as a second-generation Canadian, her parents having been born in China. …
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A man drives down Terminal Road towards Pier 21. He is wearing a blue shirt; next to him his wife holds a bouquet of flowers. He is nervous and excited. He is coming home in a sense and he cannot stop thinking about what brought him to Pier 21 the first time, all that had happened before and all …
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Imagine going to a school in a new country where you don’t speak the language. Where the teaching methods and curriculum are different. Where you don’t know anybody. The Museum’s collection features lots of stories of people starting school in Canada. Some are funny, some are sad, and all show the …