Countless Journeys

Our second season of Countless Journeys shares the stories of how immigrants from a wide background of countries and cultures contribute to this country daily. By creating families, businesses and communities, immigrants have had a profound and lasting impact on Canadian life. We hear from them in their own words, through original interviews as well as oral histories, as they share with us both th...

In this episode: Bostjan Skrlj an adventurist originally from Slovenia who was motorcycling around the world, and stopped in Whitehorse. Gaetan Pierrard is a musher from Belgium who also lives in the Yukon. Yogi Omar from Indonesia, arrived in Canada as a student, today is a business owner and LGBTQ2+ activist in Vancouver.

In this episode: Erlinda and Armand Tesoro. Erlinda arrived in 1968 from the Philippines to work in the Garment Industry. Musician Yosvanii Castañeda defected 40 years later during a stopover in Toronto from Japan to Cuba.

War Bride Gladys Merrigan moved to Halifax after the war to join her husband. She still lives in the house he built for her. VP Audience Engagement at the Museum, Carrie-Ann Smith speaks about the significance of the war brides who came to Canada. Sheena Rossiter and Sandro Silva share their international love story which took them from London to Sao Paulo to Rio and most recently Edmonton, AB.

Award winning playwright Hannah Moscovitch, whose visit to the Museum’s Scotiabank Family History Centre helped inspire the play  Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story about her great-grandparents arrival in Canada from Romania. Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies who arrived in Canada with her widowed mom and siblings after the Vietnam War in 1979. Museum Curator, Dan Conlin speaks about the Museum’s travelling exhi...

Mark Sakamoto has enjoyed a rich and varied career. He began his professional career in live music, working with several international acts. He has worked at a national law firm, a national broadcaster and has served as a senior political advisor to a national party leader. He is an entrepreneur and investor in digital health and digital media. Mark is the Executive Vice-President for Think Resear...