Tag: Immigration and Multiculturalism
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Rethinking Monuments: Black Histories and Black Futures
Commemorating the city’s history has often taken the shape of colonial monuments, but community-led counter-monuments can tell broader, more diverse stories. In Toronto, many counter-monuments…
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Bollywood Dreams and Bazaar Scenes
The Gerrard India Bazaar, or Little India, has long been a key hub for early Indian and Pakistani immigrants in Toronto, and remains a vibrant,…
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City Kids to Farm Hands: The Home Children
Between 1869 and 1948, over 100,000 children were brought to Canada from Britain through a juvenile emigration program. Dr. Barnardo arranged for many children to…
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Japanese Internment: Growing Community in Postwar Toronto
Japanese Canadians suffered race-based internment policies during World War II and were displaced to eastern Canada. The resilience of Japanese Canadians in postwar Toronto has…
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The Toronto Caravan: A Festival for Everyone
Discover the history of the Metro Toronto International Caravan Festival, which celebrated Toronto’s rich cultural diversity for over 35 years.
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North York Recipes for Healing
Explore 15 interviews of East Asian community members from North York, and learn how food serves as a connection between their identities and heritage.
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Black Placemaking: United Through Heritage
The African and Caribbean diaspora in Toronto consistently craft places for Toronto’s dynamic Black community, creating spaces of belonging for the Black identity, and allow…
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Remembering Toronto’s 1918 Anti-Greek Riots
In the summer of 1918, prejudice and grievance against a small but visible ethnic population gave rise to destruction on the streets of Toronto. But…
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Growing Our Future: Commemorating 100 Years of the Chinese Immigration Act
From the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway to the farmlands of Ontario, Chinese Canadians helped build modern Canada. However, the community suffered a long…
