• Canada’s Oppressed Minority Policy and the Resettlement of Ugandan Asians, 1972-1973
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 16, 2020) Introduction In January 1971, the Ugandan government of President … resettlement of over 6,000 Ugandan Asians during 1972-1973 paved the way for future refugee programs including the admission of over 77,000 … by the time you get anywhere near they say ‘Oh no, it’s closed now. Come tomorrow.’ So people were really, really completely …
  • Never Ever Give Up by Bipasha
    Time 0:04:18 Transcript Perhaps growing up in a military lifestyle gave me the courage to face new environments and an adventurous spirit to explore the world. And yet, never in my wildest dreams had I imagined that one day I would be travelling halfway across the world all on my own. But as …
  • Sarah Theresa Roberts
    … Sarah Theresa Roberts (Quinn) left her home in Wicklow County, Ireland to work in the factories … arrival of their first daughter, Moira Audrey Mackay, who was born on D-Day in London. Sarah always spoke of walking to the hospital carrying … first born, entered the sea for the long voyage to Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sarah spoke of rough waters & a time when baby Moira fell …
  • Maria and Frank D'Ambrosio
    … Italy. I remember tasting the soft white bread for the first time. We were on the train headed for our two day train ride to Toronto. When the server came around with his bread, …
  • Stephen Csibor
    … General Saxonia.When we came out of Hungary we had to leave everything behind and the money … worthless outside the country. The clothing we wore was ill fitting (we got those used shoes and clothing in Austria, since ours were …
  • Canadian Immigration Facilities at Victoria, BC
    … Second, public health interests often overwhelmed - and sometimes completely displaced - the implementation of civil immigration policy. … Permanent Immigration Building The doctor/agents Milne and McAlpin embodied the strong interweaving of civil and medical authorities around … to Laurier, Ottawa ON, 13 April 1905, File 330483 Part 3. ↩ Dr. McKechnie to Bryce, Vancouver BC, 1 May 1906, File 330383 Part 4. ↩ Milne to …
  • Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.”
    … a simple building in the parking lot of a shopping plaza— a small island of brick in a sea of asphalt and parked cars. With dartboards, pool tables, and long tables lined with rows of wooden chairs, it claims to be … Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.” …
  • Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.”
    … a simple building in the parking lot of a shopping plaza— a small island of brick in a sea of asphalt and parked cars. With dartboards, pool tables, and long tables lined with rows of wooden chairs, it claims to be … Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.” …
  • Walter L, Violet L Drew
    … Canada together. Many relatives saw us off at 1:00pm on August 1st as we were drawn out by tugboats. While on the ship we had life saving … with nine other men. He took our son on a walk around the deck each day as I did not feel well. Children had their dinner earlier at 5:30pm …
  • Signs of Agency in Refugee Narratives
    … people who experience war, violence or trauma – are also agents who can exert control in situations defined mostly by control being taken … about Czeslaw Tomaszewski’s wartime experiences and his decision to come to Canada; the courage of Lynda Dyck, also during the Second World War; …