July 1, 2023, marks 100 years since theChinese Immigration Act, 1923, commonly known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, was passed into law. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has recently opened and digitized records arising from the Act’s mandatory registration of “every person of Chinese origin...
Maintaining consistent and sustainable online access to the records that document the Canadian experience during the First World War presents many challenges. Building a database tool that can serve not only historians and genealogists but also individuals with limited experience using online archives is ...
The museum has a nice pace of information, excellent story telling and images to demonstrate the history of immigration to Canada and original stories. It’s a memorable space and a unique experience to stand where so many people from around the wo...
Dunae, Patrick A. "Promoting the Dominion: Records and the Canadian Immigration Campaign, 1872-1915." Archivaria 19 (Winter 1984-85): 73-92.Dunae, Patrick A. 1984-1985. "Promoting the Dominion: Records and the Canadian Immigration Campaign." Archivaria 19(Winter): 73-93....
“Our collection is special and unique. It consists of people’s personal memories and experiences that speak to the story of their immigration journeys to Canada,” says Little. “It needs to be preserved.” About Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 The Canadian Museum of Immigration at...
The gold boom in British Columbia in the 1850’s was the beginning of Chinese immigration from the U.S. into Canada. Many of these early immigrants from Fujian and Guangdong provinces to San Francisco. When they heard of the gold discoveries in British Columbia, many crossed the border into...
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The gold boom inBritish Columbiain the1850’s was the beginning of Chinese immigration from theU.S.intoCanada. Many of these early immigrants fromFujianandGuangdongprovinces toSan Francisco. When they heard of the gold discoveries inBritish Columbia, many crossed the border intoCanadaby moving overl...
King, Russel. 2007. “From Emigration to Immigration: Italy, the Paradigmatic Case.” Unpublished Paper presented at the Colloquium “Mobility and Identity Formation: The ‘Italian Case’” at the University of Warwick, Friday 15–Saturday 16 June. ...
The gold boom inBritish Columbiain the1850’s was the beginning of Chinese immigration from theU.S.intoCanada. Many of these early immigrants fromFujianandGuangdongprovinces toSan Francisco. When they heard of the gold discoveries inBritish Columbia, many crossed the border intoCanadaby moving overl...