• Heterosexism in Canadian Immigration Policy, 1952-1978
    By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Terminology The terminology of this paper is difficult in a few ways. It is sometimes hurtful to encounter archaic slurs and stereotypes about race and sexual orientation—and some of those are presented as part of this research. I use “queer” occasionally as …
  • Why Kids Should Play in the Museum
    A grade 3 class is enjoying one of the Museum’s temporary exhibitions called Kids Celebrate! They are in their school uniforms. The exhibition focuses on 12 special times of the year. From Christmas to Diwali to Carnival, each is a day or a period of time celebrated by kids and families in Canada. …
  • Antonietta Sarracino
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy (Ururi Campobasso) Ship Name: Vulcania Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: Monday, December 24, 1951 Age on Arrival: 20 Our mother was born in Italy, in 1931. She died October 31, 2021, at the age of 90, in Montreal. She was the eldest of three …
  • Artist-in-Residence 2022 - Tamara Abdul Hadi
    Tamara Abdul Hadi has an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver and has taught photography for multimedia at Concordia and photography intervention courses in Cairo and Beirut. Tamara co-founded Rawiya Collective, which was a collective of 6 women photographers from and …
  • Topic: Refugees
    Topic: Refugees …
  • AIR image testing
    Tamara Abdul Hadi has an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver and has taught photography for multimedia at Concordia and photography intervention courses in Cairo and Beirut. Tamara co-founded Rawiya Collective, which was a collective of 6 women photographers from and …
  • Topic: War
    Topic: War …
  • Topic: Immigration Facilities
    Topic: Immigration Facilities …
  • Topic: Religious Persecution
    Topic: Religious Persecution …
  • Topic: Museums and Heritage Institutions
    Topic: Museums and Heritage Institutions …