| 14. |
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First
Lady of the Yukon
Firday July 5, 2002, 7:30am Eastern
- VisionTV
Director David Adkin
In 1898 an irrepressible American woman set off for the Klondike.
Martha Black became the second woman Member of Parliament and the
first woman M.P. from the Yukon. |
| 15. |
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An
English Sense of Justice
Firday
July 12, 2002, 7:30am Eastern - VisionTV
Director Lindalee Tracey
The grandfather of Pierre Berton arrived from England in 1857. T.
Phillips Thompson became a crusading newspaperman in Toronto, a champion
of the poor and the working class. |
| 16. |
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Brothers
from Vietnam
Firday July 19, 2002, 7:30am Eastern
- VisionTV
Director Carl Bessai
A filmmaker s first-person account of sponsoring a Vietnamese Boat
family in Edmonton, Alberta, and their relationship over the years. |
| 17. |
|
New
Norway: The Immigrant Trail
Firday July 26, 2002, 7:30am Eastern
- VisionTV
Director Tom Radford
The legacy of three generations of a Norwegian family who emigrated
to Alberta in 1912, set-up a general store and got involved in local
politics and community building. |
| 18. |
|
Straight
Arrow
Firday
August 2, 2002, 7:30am Eastern - VisionTV
Directors Anna and George Prodanou
Emigrating in the mid 1950s, Janusz Zurakowski, a Polish aviator,
became the test pilot for the AVRO Arrow. He then retreated to a small
Ontario town to open a holiday lodge. |
| 19. |
|
The
Magnificent Abersons
Firday August 9, 2002, 7:30am Eastern
- VisionTV
Director Laurence Green
An affluent Dutch woman, Jane Aberson settled in Dauphin, Manitoba
in the 1920s. She wrote letters home that became a how to column for
other Dutch emigrants. |
| 20. |
|
Voice
of Freedom
Firday August 16, 2002, 7:30am
Eastern - VisionTV
Director Jacques Holender
Ugandan refugee Opiyo Oloya became the cultural centre of Toronto
s diverse African community through his popular community radio programme. |
| 21. |
|
Saga
of Hope
Firday August 23, 2002, 7:30am
Eastern - VisionTV
Director Juliann Blackmore
A descendant traces two Icelandic families as their fortunes are made
and broken in rural Manitoba at the turn of the century. |
| 22. |
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The
Stowaway
Firday August 30, 2002, 7:30am
Eastern - VisionTV
Directors Patricia Fogliato and David Mortin
Antonio da Silva, a 15 year-old Portuguese stowaway arrived in Newfoundland
in 1920. He later opened a boarding house, which became a home away
from home for the famous White Fleet. |
| 23. |
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Opening
Night
Monday December 10, 2001, 12:30pm
Eastern - VisionTV
Director Marie-Claude Harvey
George Farhood, a Lebanese immigrant arrived in Montréal in
1889. After years of peddling he and his son established one of the
first Francophone theatres in Québec. |
| 24. |
|
The
Wanderer
Wednesday December 12, 2001, 12:30pm
Eastern - VisionTV
Director Sun-Kyung Yi
Korean immigrant, Rev. Sang-Chul Lee settled in Toronto in the 1960s.
He became moderator of the United Church of Canada. His three daughters
all married outside their Korean community. |
| 25. |
|
The
Boatswain
Friday December 14, 2001, 12:30pm
Eastern - VisionTV
Director Janko Virant
Recently arrived Serbian poet, Radovan Gajic, is the caretaker and
community leader of a high-rise apartment building in Toronto. The
building is a magnet for other Serbian immigrants. |
| 26. |
|
The
Haitian Heart of Love
Monday December 17, 2001, 12:30pm
Eastern - VisionTV
Director Carlos Ferrand
Haitian Jesuit, Karl Lévêque, arrived in Montréal
in the 1970s. He used sport, religion and community radio to rally
his community and build bridges into Québec society. |
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