Emigration, Immigration & Migration

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All Manner of Shoes

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Conclusion: Freedom of Movement for People, Not Capital

From: Essential Work Disposable Workers

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In the conclusion to this book, Heneway discusses capitalism as an economic system, and once again breaks down the impact of globalization on trade and labour. 10 $1.00 Add
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Elsie’s Story

From: The Ward

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Not a Madeleine Dunked in Tea

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Explores grief through food, music, and memory. Showcases how these facets of experience intersected with his grief. 16 $1.60 Add
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The Hong Kong Bakery’s Magic Door

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Naomi Duguid reflects on her love for the food of Hong Kong, her tai chi instructor Madame Tsang, the Hong Kong Bakery, and jiaozi. 6 $0.60 Add
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Vượt Biên

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He executes an escape plan. 6 $0.60 Add
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Five Women

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Tells the stories of the women in his life, from his great grandmother to his sister. 21 $2.10 Add
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Lawren Harris’s Ward Period

From: The Ward

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Textiles Go South

SECTION FOUR- Tenacity and modernity

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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This chapter explores the decline of the textile industry. By the mid-20th century the textile mills that attracted workers from Québec to the New England, and that once led the … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Đề Lô

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She tells the story of her escape from Vietnam as a child. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Knedelík, Warts and All

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Eric Geringas reflects on his relationship to Knedlík, a Czech style of dumplings, his time in Czechoslovakia teaching English, Czech beer, poverty cuisine, and the culture of Prague. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Milk Bottle Battle

From: The Ward Uncovered

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‘Fool’s Paradise’

Hastings' Anti-Slum Crusade

From: The Ward

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Drifting Away from Little Canada in Body and Mind

SECTION FOUR- Tenacity and modernity

From: A Distinct Alien Race

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This chapter examines the phenomenon of Franco-Americans moving out of Little Canadas, even before the mills fell silent, and the reasons that so many left these communities, as well as where … 12 $1.20 Add
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I Pinch, Therefore I Am

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Matthew Murtagh-Wu reflects on growing up in Vancouver’s Chinatown, his business the Dumpling King, his mama dumpling recipe, and the power of nostalgia. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Fohn

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Recounts the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, his experience with it, and the connection to those family members lost to the Spanish Flu. 7 $0.70 Add