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IMMIGRATION WAVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Population Movements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- immigration wave
1, record 1, English, immigration%20wave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the largest immigration wave occurred in the 1920s, when 20, 000 Mennonites escaped famine and the effects of the Bolshevik Revolution. 2, record 1, English, - immigration%20wave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mouvements de population
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vague d’immigration
1, record 1, French, vague%20d%26rsquo%3Bimmigration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vague migratoire 2, record 1, French, vague%20migratoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la présence historique portugaise au Québec est très ancienne, la première vague d'immigration massive et la création d'une véritable communauté portugaise sont un phénomène relativement récent, qui date des années 1950. 3, record 1, French, - vague%20d%26rsquo%3Bimmigration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Names of Events
- Exhibitions (Arts and Culture)
- Exhibition Themes (Museums and Heritage)
- National History
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Presenza: A new look at Italian-Canadian Heritage
1, record 2, English, Presenza%3A%20A%20new%20look%20at%20Italian%2DCanadian%20Heritage
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exhibition of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. "Created by two waves of immigration that ended more than 30 years ago, Canada's Italian community has reached an important moment in its history. While the immigrants who came during the first migratory wave(1880 to the late 1920s) have already disappeared, those who arrived during the second wave(1947 to the late 1960s) are an increasingly ageing population. As their numbers gradually decrease in the coming years, the last living witnesses of the multiple peasant cultures from which most Italian-Canadians descended will disappear as well. The exhibition offers the visitor a new look at these cultures that are too often relegated to the past. " 1, record 2, English, - Presenza%3A%20A%20new%20look%20at%20Italian%2DCanadian%20Heritage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
- Expositions (Arts et Culture)
- Thèmes d'expositions (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Histoires nationales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Presenza - Nouveau regard sur l'héritage italo-canadien
1, record 2, French, Presenza%20%2D%20Nouveau%20regard%20sur%20l%27h%C3%A9ritage%20italo%2Dcanadien
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exposition du Musée canadien des civilisations. «Formée à partir d'une immigration qui a pris fin il y a plus de 30 ans, la communauté italienne du Canada se trouve à un moment important de son histoire. Alors que les immigrants arrivés lors de la première vague migratoire (1880 - fin des années 1920) sont déjà disparus, ceux arrivés lors de la deuxième vague (1947 - fin des années 60) se font de plus en plus vieillissants. Avec leur progressive disparition dans les années à venir, s'effaceront aussi les derniers témoignages vivants des multiples cultures paysannes desquelles les Italo-Canadiens sont majoritairement issus. L'exposition proposera au visiteur un nouveau regard sur ces cultures trop souvent reléguées à un passé révolu.» 1, record 2, French, - Presenza%20%2D%20Nouveau%20regard%20sur%20l%27h%C3%A9ritage%20italo%2Dcanadien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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