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Steven Schwinghamer

Steve Schwinghamer is a historian at the Canadian Museum of Immigration and is affiliated with the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University. With Jan Raska, he co-authored Pier 21: A History. He is interested in the policies and places of Canadian immigration, especially in the 20th century.

  • Heterosexism in Canadian Immigration Policy, 1952-1978
  • Before and After 1923: Chinese Exclusion in Context
  • Kinship, Inclusion, and Exclusion in Canadian Immigration History
  • Locating Authorities: Public Expertise, Heritage Institutions and the Recent Past
  • Arriving at Halifax Before Pier 21
  • Mennonites and Canadian Accommodation
  • “The existing Immigration regulations will not offer any solution”: MS St. Louis in Canadian Context
  • “This is Ticklish Business”: Undesirable Religious Groups and Canadian Immigration after the Second World War
  • Canadian Immigration Facilities at Victoria, BC
  • Medical Facilities at Pier 21
  • Deportation from Canada during the Great Depression
  • Exploring Pier 21’s Immigration Quarters
  • The Colour Bar at the Canadian Border: Black American Farmers
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