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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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Chinese Canadian legends honored

A group of outstanding were honored at the 2023 Legend Award event in .
Organized by the Chinese Canadian Legend Awards Association, the annual event recognized individuals of Chinese descent who greatly contributed to Canadian society and fostered understanding, respect and integration of multiculturalism in Canada, according to the organizers.

chinadaily.com.cn/a/202308/03/

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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'Reflection from 100 years later': Learning about contributions of Chinese Canadians becoming mandatory part of Ontario curriculum

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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One year before the was brought into effect, locally the voted to from the school system.
In 2022, on the 100th anniversary, the issued an for this & the marched to the actions of students who walked out in protest of the segregation.
cheknews.ca/reflecting-on-the-

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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at of in 🙌

[... of the document, issued to her paternal grandfather upon his arrival from to in 1916, upended almost everything Lee, who was raised in Halifax but now lives in thought she knew about her family's immigration history.]

cbc.ca/amp/1.6847600

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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Betty never married, yet she was the of the Lynn family. Each year on Canada Day, Betty organized a family reunion at her parent’s gravesite in Toronto. She wanted the family to pay respects to her father, who first arrived in 1911, and her mother, who arrived in 1920.

theglobeandmail.com/amp/life/a

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