Tag: the Statue of Liberty

More Than Enough Refugee Blues to Go Around

Andrea Cordonier

Books, Community, Family & Friends, Geography, Health & Security, History & Heritage, Homelessness & Squatting, Place & Space, Politics, Policy & Governance, Social & Affordable Housing

Refugee Blues was published by writer and poet W.H. Auden in 1939, at the start of World War II. It’s safe to say not much has changed and, perhaps, it never will if war and hatred continue to be our modus operandi. The million dollar question is this: Are we doomed as humans to this destructive cycle of scapegoatism… Read more
Ellis Island: JR and the Art of Immigration

Andrea Cordonier

Arts & Culture, Bricks & Mortar, Community, Education & Learning, Geography, History & Heritage, Multiculturalism, Museums, Galleries & Archives, Place & Space

The United States, like Canada, is a country of immigrants. Between 1892 and 1954, twelve million citizens of other nations landed at Ellis Island seeking asylum in their new homeland. Close to 40% of Americans can trace their genealogy through these early immigrants. ((http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island)) There are two kinds of Ellis Island tours available. The first is a free… Read more