Video trailer for “Hearts of Freedom”

October 15, 2025January 27, 2026

Foreign operations | Refugees | Southeast Asians | Special movements

Southeast Asian Refugees (1975-1981)
January 15, 2026May 7, 2026

Photo album page has been updated! We have updated the page containing photo albums from the southeast Asian refugee resettlement program of the late 1970s and early 1980s to make them easier to view. Anyone who has photos that they feel will be of interest to CIHS members, from any period of Canada’s immigration history, is encouraged…

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Refugees | Southeast Asians

The Southeast Asian Refugee Movement to Canada: Chronology 1954-1980
January 25, 2026February 17, 2026

We have posted a revised and more complete chronology of developments leading up to and following the start of the movement of Southeast Asian refugees to Canada.

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Refugees | Southeast Asians | Special movements

Hearts of Freedom – Promotion in Thailand
March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Dr. Stephanie Stobbe provides an account of recent Hearts of Freedom promotion activites in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Refugees | Southeast Asians | Special movements | Ugandan Asians

World Refugee Day 2026 – June 20
June 19, 2026June 20, 2026

June 20, 2026 is recognized as World Refugee Day by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and by all who work in the refugee protection and resettlement sector.

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Refugees | Southeast Asians

April 30: A date to commemorate the Indochinese refugees to Canada
April 30, 2015January 25, 2026

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…

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Refugees | Southeast Asians

Canada’s and Canadians’ humanitarian tradition
November 16, 2017February 1, 2026

CIHS President Michael Molloy , Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Dawn Edlund, Naomi Alboim and Doctor Nhung Tran-Davies recently discussed Canada’s and Canadians’ humanitarian tradition. The panel was organized by the Canada School of Public Service which has made this video link accessible. The panel discussed their respective experiences with major refugee movements – Alboim…

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