The Pier 21 Museum provides an oral history collection which contains interviews of people who have immigrated into Canada from all over the world such as Iraq, Scotland, Italy, the Netherlands, Britain and Europe, etc. Oral history interviews are listened to and used by people ranging from researchers, writers, filmmakers, and school children preparing Heritage Fair projects. Hence it provides useful information and detailed descriptions of the personal experiences of Canadian immigrants.
The Pier 21 Museum has collected oral histories from a variety of immigrants. For example, British Home Child Hubert Boucher was one of the immigrants interviewed for the oral history collection. He emigrated with the Church Army. This interview showed that Hubert Boucher was only one out of the one hundred thousand British children who came to Canada as part of the Home Child movement between the 1860 and the Second World War.
These sample oral history interviews also makes apparent the different types of people who immigrated into Canada. For example, the interviews show that even artists from around the world such as Qahtan Ibrahim from Iraq came to Canada as a refugee. Other people such as Canadian Veteran, Albert Stewart Logan were also interviewed. He was one of half a million young men who left for service overseas from Pier 21 in 1944.
Maria and Luigi Fiume’s interview shows how the tremendous expansion of the Canadian labour market contributed to Canada’s increased immigration in the post-war era. It brought many Italians in Canada. In addition, the interview with Maria Kauremsky is an indication of how the Hungarian revolution also created an increase in refugees fleeing to Canada.
Overall, this collection of oral histories preserves and shares the stories of Canadian immigrants. It illustrates the importance of immigration in shaping our Canadian society and culture. More importantly, it shows that Canada benefits from the talents, experience and energy of immigrants, whether they are skilled workers, business people, foreign students, temporary workers or others. On the whole, immigration has stimulated Canada’s growth, prosperity and cultural diversity.
The Pier 21 Museum has collected oral histories from a variety of immigrants. For example, British Home Child Hubert Boucher was one of the immigrants interviewed for the oral history collection. He emigrated with the Church Army. This interview showed that Hubert Boucher was only one out of the one hundred thousand British children who came to Canada as part of the Home Child movement between the 1860 and the Second World War.
These sample oral history interviews also makes apparent the different types of people who immigrated into Canada. For example, the interviews show that even artists from around the world such as Qahtan Ibrahim from Iraq came to Canada as a refugee. Other people such as Canadian Veteran, Albert Stewart Logan were also interviewed. He was one of half a million young men who left for service overseas from Pier 21 in 1944.
Maria and Luigi Fiume’s interview shows how the tremendous expansion of the Canadian labour market contributed to Canada’s increased immigration in the post-war era. It brought many Italians in Canada. In addition, the interview with Maria Kauremsky is an indication of how the Hungarian revolution also created an increase in refugees fleeing to Canada.
Overall, this collection of oral histories preserves and shares the stories of Canadian immigrants. It illustrates the importance of immigration in shaping our Canadian society and culture. More importantly, it shows that Canada benefits from the talents, experience and energy of immigrants, whether they are skilled workers, business people, foreign students, temporary workers or others. On the whole, immigration has stimulated Canada’s growth, prosperity and cultural diversity.
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