Pier 21 - (Mercury) by Steven Schwinghamer & Jan Raska (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Between 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This book presents a history of this important Canadian ocean immigration facility during its years of operation and later emergence as a site of public commemoration.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Between 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During those years, Pier 21 was one of the main ocean immigration facilities in Canada, including when it welcomed home nearly 400,000 Canadians from service overseas during the Second World War.</p><p>Since 1998, researchers at the Pier 21 Society and now Canadian Museum of Immigration have been conducting interviews, reviewing archival materials, gathering written stories, and acquiring photographs, documents, and other objects reflecting the history of Pier 21. This book builds upon the resulting collection. It presents a history of this important Canadian ocean immigration facility during its years of operation and later emergence as a site of public commemoration.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Since 1998, researchers at the Pier 21 Interpretive Centre and now the Canadian Museum of Immigration have been conducting interviews, reviewing archival materials, gathering written stories, and acquiring photographs, documents, and other objects reflecting the history of Pier 21. This book builds upon the resulting collection to present a history of this important Canadian ocean immigration facility."</p>--Canada's History "2020 Books & Gift Guide" (11/8/2020 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><i>Pier 21: A History</i> is an energetic effort by Steven Schwinghamer and Jan Raska, two resident historians of the museum, to share representative stories of countless would-be Canadians -- among them thousands of Italians like my father, uncle, and grandparents -- who came through this gateway. It is also the story of evolving immigration policies, which were gradually liberalized within the narrow parameters of twentieth-century Canada. And though it was not the authors' intention, a reflection on our nation's immigration history and the hard-earned march toward greater cultural openness feels especially pertinent in the wake of COVID-19, which has closed down international borders, paused global migration almost entirely, and brought a spike in anti-foreigner sentiment. <br> (...) <br> Schwinghamer and Raska's clear-eyed examination of immigration policies, through the lens of a single port of entry, demonstrates the impressive and hard-won gains of our modern immigration system.--Matthew Lombardi "Pier Review" (10/1/2020 12:00:00 AM)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Steven Schwinghamer</b> est historien au Musée canadien de l'immigration et titulaire d'une maîtrise en histoire de l'Université Saint Mary's. Ses recherches et ses publications portent sur le centre d'immigration du Quai 21.</p> <p><b>Jan Raska</b> est historien au Musée canadien de l'immigration. Titulaire d'un doctorat en histoire de l'Université de Waterloo, il est l'auteur de l'ouvrage intitulé Czech Refugees in Cold War Canada: 1945-1989.</p>
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