Minority rights
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Language rights are human rights
By Rémi Courcelles
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The Sharpeville Massacre
By Matthew McRae
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The Chinese head tax and the Chinese Exclusion Act
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
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Japanese Canadian internment and the struggle for redress
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
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The story of the Komagata Maru
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
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Sleeping car porters
By Travis Tomchuk, Curator
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Stories
The Chinese head tax and the Chinese Exclusion Act
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
When he was a little boy growing up in Vancouver, Dr. Henry Yu didn’t understand why his grandfather frequently took him on long walks to visit Chinatown.
Japanese Canadian internment and the struggle for redress
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, Lena Hayakawa lived what she describes as a very idyllic life.
The story of the Komagata Maru
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
When Nimrat Randhawa and her family immigrated to Canada in the summer of 2003, they arrived completely in the dark – literally.
