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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction: Origins of World Refugee Year In the spring of 1958, four young individuals affiliated with the Bow … A Sympathetic Interest in the Plight of Refugees: World Refugee Year in Canada …
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… Photographs-Life in Canada …
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… through Ellis Island in 1909 and my father entered Canada as a young boy through St. John I believe. …
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… she arrived in Toronto, Ontario on February 23, 1954. She married the boy next door, Anthony DiNinio and together they had three children: …
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by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated November 17, 2020) Curious to learn more? Read Steve's article , “This is Ticklish Business”: Undesirable Religious Groups and Canadian Immigration after the Second World War , published in the journal Canadian Issues . For more information on Canadian …
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… are best informed by the historical contexts of immigration as well as the contemporary experiences of newcomers. This article, … "Why Do We Need a Museum of Immigration?" …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Following the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, 11,200 Prague Spring refugees were resettled in Canada. This movement included many experienced professionals and skilled tradespeople. This article examines how these refugees navigated language training and …
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… by Jan Raska, Ph.D., Historian In the 1920s, immigrants from Czechoslovakia came to Canada in search of industrial work and available land for agriculture. Czechoslovakia’s … Recreating a homeland: Czechoslovak diplomats in Canada during the Second World War …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian In the summer of 1955, the Canadian government took the “bold step” of admitting displaced Palestinian refugees from the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. The government … Forgotten Experiment: Canada’s Resettlement of Palestinian Refugees, 1955-1956 …