Episode 12: Immigrant Veterans - Canada’s Unsung Heroes
Remembrance Day. Immigrant veterans gave everything even when a country did not give back. Their battle was not only on the battlefield but right at home.
In honour of both the National Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, we remember Canada’s unsung heroes - immigrant veterans.
Who participated in both world wars? Were they fighting only to end global evils? Listen to Hostion and Andrea as they take a deep dive into the untold narratives and history of immigrant veterans in Canada. The rights we all have as immigrants in Canada is something to truly cherish and value. Immigrant veterans created the capacity for newcomers to be recognized as human, as worthy of the people they were. The people we are today.
Episode Sources
The History of Immigration in Canada, The Canadian Encyclopedia
Komagata Maru: The History of Sikh and Indian Immigrants to Canada, The Canadian Encyclopedia
History of Japanese Canadians, The Canadian Encyclopedia
Asian Canadians and Canada’s Military - War Museum Canada
The History of the Mennonite Russians - Pacifism and the Doukhobor Experience - BC Campus Open Publishing
Quiz Sources
Diversity of Canada’s Veterans and Military Population - Stats Canada
The Poppy - War Museum Canada