Every Story Told Enriches the Tapestry of Our Nation
Learn about unique moments, untold stories, and remarkable lives that often exist on the margins of history.
Hopefully, we can discover how strong the cultural tapestry of our nation can be when we weave our many strands together.
Men who Moved the Nation
One might think that traveling across land and the open sea would be a life of adventure and freedom. But for the many who worked tirelessly on the vessels carrying wealthy and privileged passengers, there was little choice.
Immigrants of North America: A Fractured Melting Pot
How quickly we have forgotten that, not too long ago, most North American settlers could trace their first ancestors to the same ghettoes in the crowded streets near the harbours of New England cities. Save those of the British Anglo-Saxon elites, all had to scratch their way to a better life, some assimilating into English white culture, others having no choice but to toil on the margins because they could not hide from racism.
In her book, Honouring the Gold Mountain Dreamers, Calgary-based writer Jacqueline Louie looks back more than a century to examine the impact of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the contributions of some of the early Chinese immigrants to Canada.
Immigrants to North America have been continually faced with the harsh reality of being forced into low-paying industrial work and poor housing conditions.
Immigrant Issues Today
Listen to a panel of Canadian leaders from immigrant families discuss the complex challenges facing new Canadians today.