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April 30: A date to commemorate the Indochinese refugees to Canada
An Act of Parliament now makes April 30 a day of commemoration for the Indochinese refugee movement. The Act is on-line. CIHS President, Michael Molloy, met with the Senators and that hearing is now on-line. (Note: Videos best viewed with Internet Explorer). In speaking about the movement of the ‘boat people’ to Canada, Molloy said, This movement “…was…
The CBC website carries two articles stemming from ‘Running on Empty’
The CBC website carries two articles stemming from ‘Running on Empty’. In the first, some of the immigration officers involved talk of their experiences. In the second, we read of one of the refugees recognizing a photo of himself taken during his interview for Canada and reflecting, along with his daughter, about that chapter in his life.
40th Anniversary Lecture: Ugandan Asian Refugee Movement 1972
(Disponible seulement en anglais) Canadian Immigration Historical Society President Mike Molloy will be giving a series of lectures on the 1972 Ugandan Asian refugee movement at universities in Ontario during the month of October 2012. The 1972 Uganda Asian Refugee movement was the first test of Canada’s “Universal” immigration policy as applied to refugees. The…
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L’ancien agent du service exterieur d’immigration, René Bersma, propose ses souvenirs détaillés du début de sa carrière, en mettant particulièrement l’accent sur ses expériences en Asie du Sud-Est (1978-1982).
Forms used by Indochinese refugees
Indochinese refugees families applying to come to Canada completed an IMM8 application form, usually right after they had been interviewed and accepted by a visa officer. Unique to the Indochinese movement, departmental officials also developed and utilized the IMM1314 form to simplify and expedite processing. Completed by hand at interview, the IMM1314 captured the composition…