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Born in 1963 in Hong Kong, Go emigrated to Canada with her parents in 1982. Go spent a large portion of her career in law advocating on behalf of immigrant and racialized communities in Canada. In 2007, she co-founded the Colour of Poverty campaign, a ca… https://t.co/K0ZBGjQyzC

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Absolutely loved this book. Really open my eyes to the waves treat the land we live on and the reciprocal relationship between people and other living things. I could read this book 100 times and get something new from it each read. Highly recommend. https://t.co/qF1K4JadFN

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Dr. Tak Wah Mak is a renowned scientist and researcher who has done significant work on microbiology and immunology. He was born in China in 1946. His research centres around understanding cell biology to find out how the immune system works and how tumo… https://t.co/U75S417BJy

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Adrienne Clarkson was the 26th Governor General of Canada and a host on the CBC. She was born in Hong Kong in 1939, and immigrated to Canada in 1942. She had an 18-year career on the CBC as a host/interviewer. She served as Ontario’s Agent General in Par… https://t.co/UzduhR7toB

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Vivienne Poy is a Canadian Senator, entrepreneur, author, historian, and fashion designer. She was born in Hong Kong in 1941 and immigrated to Montreal in 1959. She started her own fashion label in 1981, which brought her success in fashion and retail. S… https://t.co/YPu1B0mHgH

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David Suzuki is a science broadcaster and environmental activist who was born in 1936 in Vancouver. He is a former genetics professor at the University of British Columbia and has a Ph.D from the University of Chicago. He has received several awards and … https://t.co/2uElttalvm

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Today, we welcome @myrichmondhill #DeputyMayor @godwin63 to speak to our civics, careers, and business students about their civic duty, life as a public servant, and more as part of our human library speaker series. https://t.co/ghxiFBIEJY

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Attention: The library learning commons will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday this week. https://t.co/lAckZ3fjrS

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Chinese people who immigrated to Canada had a head tax on them for some time, but it was stepped up in 1923 to ban all Chinese people from immigrating to Canada. There was a lot of racial prejudice in Canada at the time, and its citizens did not want “ou… https://t.co/YAQELRyeFO

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Our co-op student @mariaoforreal is showing Ms Woo’s #STEAM class how to use the @cricut cutter so they can make their T-shirts to promote their apps at their app showcase next month! https://t.co/EcWhiFi46S

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Japanese people who immigrated to Canada mostly settled in British Columbia. They were denied the right to vote on the provincial level. The federal government used provincial voter lists to see who was eligible to vote on the federal level during that t… https://t.co/untLjTQca0

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The Chinese Students Soccer Team played in the 1933 Mainland Cup, British Columbia's most important tournament. They came out victorious, and celebrated a small win for the Chinese community in BC. #mainlandcup #bcsoccer #AsianHeritageMonth https://t.co/WNH213YRmS

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In case you are looking for @virtualgiff today she’s on the art trip and - of course - checking out the local @torontolibrary at @kewgardens. Isn’t it gorgeous?!? https://t.co/ktGNpH2hyk

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This was a White Pine book a few years back that I never read, but has been on my #tbr for a while. It was a quick read, and a good movie. It is the story of a little girl, abandon by her father and neglected by her mother, and finds love with strangers.… https://t.co/A3kS8N0rpY

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Chinese students were brought out of classes on September 5, 1922, and were brought to a Chinese only school. They were fed up with the discrimination and dispersed throughout the streets of Vancouver instead of going to school.
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Do you sudoku? Come try our puzzles (5 different difficulty levels) 🧠 https://t.co/NfJjd5ZRks

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Born in 1887 in Japan, he went on to fight as a member of Canada's Armed Forces during WW1, becoming a commander of the Japanese Canadians of the 10th Battalion. He received the British Military Medal for bravery in battle due to his leading of a charge … https://t.co/6PI0O30adx

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Starting in Ontario in 1914, many provincial governments in Canada passed legislation to prevent white female workers from working in businesses owned by Asians. The given reason for passing these laws was ostensibly to protect white women from being exp… https://t.co/JOq3sEyhvG

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The Komagata Maru reached Vancouver on May 23, 1914 with 376 South Asians who wished to immigrate to Canada. However, most passengers were unable to enter Canada and the passengers became stuck in the ship. With the passengers determined to enter Canada … https://t.co/EiBy3mdG7g

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