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  • 我的昨日拾光 In My Yesterday
    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 …
  • Civil Rights Demonstration - Diane Kristensen
    Life in the United States Time 0:00:46 Transcript I wasn't involved in any of the heavy duty demonstrations, the ones I was in were more the peace marches, so I didn't occupy any university offices or do any of that sort of thing, but uh, but I was definitely involved in, there was one march we had …
  • Vietnam Draft - Tom Corcoran
    Life in the United States Time 0:01:07 Transcript Tom Corcoran (TC): Yup. So I didn’t come back and as soon as I didn’t come back, I lost whatever college deferment I had as far as the military was concerned. And then I ended up in the military. I got drafted. Emily Burton (EB): You got drafted. …
  • Sister by Heather
    Time 0:02:23 Transcript My Oma was always very close with her sister. They had three brothers and their mother died when they were young, so they stuck together and supported one another as they were growing up. When she got married, my Oma made the decision to move with her new husband to Canada. …
  • Vietnam War - Len Sirois
    Life in the United States Time 0:02:22 Transcript I had just graduated from university—1965. I wasn’t home two weeks. This would be in May because school used to end in the end of April there. I was home two weeks and I got a letter from the government saying to report to Portland, Maine for your …

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