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Title
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Wong family videos : family reunion 70
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows:"A clip documenting the Red Packet (hóngbāo) ceremony taking place at Mr Wong’s 70th birthday celebration in 2002. During this ceremony family members were called up in a particular order to accept a red envelope of money from Mr Wong. Deanna Wong, Mr. Wong’s daughter who found and digitized this video, recalls that family members were called up according to age and lineage. For example, Mr. Wong’s siblings would be called first, followed by their children and grandchildren. In this video Mr Wong's eldest son, Terry was called first, and then, since their middle son Ted was not present, Deanna, the youngest of the three, came next. Following her came Terry's kids from eldest to youngest. And since Deanna nor Ted had children at the time, the eldest cousin and his wife, and their kids etc followed. As the eldest of 13 siblings, Mr. Wong would have had many envelopes to hand out! Originally from Hong Kong, Mr. Wong came to Canada to study engineering at McGill University in the mid-1950s, where he met Deanna's mother. Mrs. Wong's father, Deanna maternal grandfather, immigrated to Canada in 1921 and paid the $500 head tax in order to enter the country. Mr Wong's father, Deanna’s paternal grandfather, was a doctor specializing in acupuncture, which was illegal in Canada at the time, so he settled in California. Now his family lives around the world, including the United States, Singapore, Japan and in various places in Canada. This milestone birthday presented a great opportunity for a family reunion. And to accommodate everyone, this celebration took place in the home of Deanna’s eldest brother and Mr. Wong’s eldest son, Terry. Now a longtime resident of Toronto, Deanna calls Winnipeg home where she and her two brothers grew up. Although they were one of the few families of colour around, she remembers her neighbourhood and her experiences fondly. Her parents, particularly her mother, worked hard to build a Chinese community where the children could have Chinese friends and be exposed to their culture. They started a Mandarin school, even though Cantonese was their mother tongue, and began a summer camp. Family and community come together again at this celebration, one of many for the Wong family."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-040/001(01)
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Date
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2002
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Identifier
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2019-040/001(01)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152082
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Title
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Chan family videos : Acting out play titled Fun with Toy
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "George Chan gets Kate and her siblings to act out a play he’s labelled 'Fun with Toy' The toy is the mechanical alligator that came directly from China right before Christmas along with customized clothes. They play doctor and nurse with their new presents, the Ben Casey kits. Stan, plays a mischievous boy who startles the doctor played by Kate. Linda plays the nurse, and Joyce plays the mother of a sick child (the doll). Kate calls it a 'play toy within a play of toys'."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-035 / 001 (12)
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Date
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[196-?]
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Identifier
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2019-035 / 001 (12)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152078
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Title
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Chan family videos : Christmas turkey dinner
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Description
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Item consists of footage of carving and eating a turkey dinner. Project and donor contributed description follows: "It’s Christmas dinner in 1953, the Chan family sits around the table, Stan, Joyce, Linda and Kate. They are joined by Dad’s first son, Karl Chan, sitting to the right of Kate’s mother, Clara. Karl came to help out in the Virden Café as Virden was in the midst of an oil bloom. Kate’s dad George always remained behind the camera. "
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-035 / 001 (11)
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Date
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25 Dec. 1953
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Identifier
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2019-035 / 001 (11)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152077
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Title
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Chan family videos : RCMP weddings : part 4 of 4
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "In the 1960s Kate’s dad, George admired the RCMP and made a point of befriending them. This segment includes four RCMP weddings. Here at Virden United Church George, like much of the town, waits to see the bride and groom. George would later go on to screen these films at the town Holiday parties. The Chan family was the only Chinese family in the community and his relationship with the RCMP helped him maintain his business as the owner of the Virden Café. It also helped that Kate’s mother, Clara, was Russian and hostess at their café."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-035 / 001 (04)
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Date
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[196-]
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Identifier
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2019-035 / 001 (04)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152070
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Title
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Chan family videos : RCMP weddings : part 3 of 4
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "In the 1960s Kate’s dad, George admired the RCMP and made a point of befriending them. This segment includes four RCMP weddings. Here at Virden United Church George, like much of the town, waits to see the bride and groom. George would later go on to screen these films at the town Holiday parties. The Chan family was the only Chinese family in the community and his relationship with the RCMP helped him maintain his business as the owner of the Virden Café. It also helped that Kate’s mother, Clara, was Russian and hostess at their café."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-035 / 001 (03)
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Date
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[196-]
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Identifier
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2019-035 / 001 (03)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152069
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Title
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Chan family videos : RCMP weddings : part 1 of 4
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "In the 1960s Kate’s dad, George admired the RCMP and made a point of befriending them. This segment includes four RCMP weddings. Here at Virden United Church George, like much of the town, waits to see the bride and groom. George would later go on to screen these films at the town Holiday parties. The Chan family was the only Chinese family in the community and his relationship with the RCMP helped him maintain his business as the owner of the Virden Café. It also helped that Kate’s mother, Clara, was Russian and hostess at their café."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-035 / 001 (01)
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Date
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[196-]
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Identifier
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2019-035 / 001 (01)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152066
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Title
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Chan family videos : Chinese new year preparations
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "On January 24th, 1963, Kate’s mother, Clara Chan, prepares for Chinese New Year the night before, setting the table and filling red envelopes with money her kids. Cut to the next day where Stan, Joyce, Linda and Kate, are coming downstairs to receive their red envelopes. Everyone sings around the piano as Joyce plays. Upon further observation Kate’s friend notices that they are singing 'Away in a Manger'. Clara is a Russian refugee who came to Canada after the war in 1950. Fortunately for Clara the Manitoba law that prohibited white woman from working in Chinese restaurants was repealed in 1948. Her parents met in the Virden Café in 1950."
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Type
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video files
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Accession / Box
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2018-039 / 001 (04)
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Date
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24 Jan. 1963
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Identifier
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2018-039 / 001 (04)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152065
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Title
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Chan family videos : bathroom mirror selfie
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "Ahead of his time Kate’s dad, George, takes one of the original selfies and films himself in his bathroom mirror on Super8 Kodachrome film in 1963. Kate’s brother, Stan, recalls seeing his dad set up lights to make this possible. George was a real film buff, a fan of Charlie Chaplin, and actively sought out arts and culture. Life and Time magazines came through the mail every week, and Kate says if it weren’t for him taking up these interests she wouldn’t have a worldview outside of small town Prairie Manitoba."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2018-039 / 001 (01)
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Date
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1963
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Identifier
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2018-039 / 001 (01)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152062
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Title
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Jabbar family videos : America/Canada Visit Sep 89 Family Video : part 4 of 4
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "Sometime between 1987 and 1988, its summertime and the Jabbar family welcomes uncles and aunts and cousins over for a visit to Canada, staying at their apartment in Scarborough ON. Family was always welcome at the Jabbar household and they are happy and willing to stay for weeks at a time despite the small space. As their first visit to Canada, they take them to tourist sites. Pictured here are views of rides at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). S’s father, who is the eldest sibling of their generation, attracted a lot of family to visit because it is customary for people to always visit the eldest. Since S's father was the first of his siblings to come to Canada, everyone was excited to visit. It was also quite an accomplishment for a man with a physical disability to seek an independent life overseas for himself and his family so this was often admired. The footage shows how multigenerational the gatherings are, which included S's grandmother who had recently came to live with the family."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-032 / 001 (04)
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Date
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1989
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Identifier
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2019-032 / 001 (04)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152055
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Title
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Jabbar family videos : America/Canada Visit Sep 89 Family Video : part 3 of 4
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "Sometime between 1987 and 1988, its summertime and the Jabbar family welcomes uncles and aunts and cousins over for a visit to Canada, staying at their apartment in Scarborough ON. Family was always welcome at the Jabbar household and they are happy and willing willing to stay for weeks at a time despite the small space. As their first visit to Canada, they take them to tourist sites. Seen here, the family is enjoying a picnic at the Toronto Zoo. Since S's father was the first of his siblings to come to Canada, everyone was excited to visit. It was also quite an accomplishment for a man with a physical disability to seek an independent life overseas for himself and his family so this was often admired. The footage shows how multigenerational the gatherings are, which included S's grandmother who had recently came to live with the family."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-032 / 001 (03)
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Date
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1989
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Identifier
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2019-032 / 001 (03)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152054
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Title
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Jabbar family videos : America/Canada Visit Sep 89 Family Video : part 2 of 4
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Description
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Video recording consists of footage a a family travelling to the Metropolitan Toronto Zoological Society. Project and donor contributed description follows: "Sometime between 1987 and 1988, its summertime and the Jabbar family welcomes uncles and aunts and cousins over for a visit to Canada, staying at their apartment in Scarborough ON. Family was always welcome at the Jabbar household and they are happy and willing to stay for weeks at a time despite the small space. In this clip, it’s the family’s first visit to Canada so the Jabbars take them to tourist sites. Seen here, the family is entering their vehicle on their way to a day excursion. S’s father is getting into a large vehicle from the late eighties. The car accommodates hand-breaks, since her father could not use his legs due to his disability. Since S's father was the first of his siblings to come to Canada, everyone was excited to visit. It was also quite an accomplishment for a man with a physical disability to seek an independent life overseas for himself and his family so this was often admired. The footage shows how multigenerational the gatherings are, which included S's grandmother who recently came to live with the family."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-032 / 001 (02)
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Date
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1989
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Identifier
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2019-032 / 001 (02)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152053
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Title
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Jabbar family videos : America/Canada Visit Sep 89 Family Video : part 1 of 4
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Description
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Video recordings consists of footage a family travelling to the Metropolitan Toronto Zoological Society. Project and donor contributed description follows: "Sometime between 1987 and 1988, it's the summer season and the Jabbar family welcomes uncles and aunts over for a visit to Canada, staying at their apartment in Scarborough, ON. Family was always welcome at the Jabbar household and they are happy and willing to stay for weeks at a time despite the small space. The clip shows a view of the landscape outside of the family’s highrise window. Seen are full, lush green trees, and in the distance is the Lake Ontario water line. The footage frames the wide six laned Kingston Rd. looking East. The view overlooks a sea of red rooftops, a suburban residential landscape of apartment towers in the distance and detached single family homes."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-032 / 001 (01)
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Date
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1989
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Identifier
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2019-032 / 001 (01)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152052
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Title
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Lo family videos : backyard harvest
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "The year is 1981 and the Lo family are spending a summer afternoon picking vegetables and fruits from their backyard. One of the twins, Lorna helps their father harvest cabbage while the other twin, Vivien keeps Aylwin – the youngest and only a year old accompanied on a blanket. Featured through out the clip is the one outdoor activity that remained a family tradition over the year, picking apples from the beloved Crab Apple tree."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-037 / 001 (06)
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Date
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1981
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Identifier
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2019-037 / 001 (06)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152032
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Title
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Lo family videos : twins giving a tour of the house
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Description
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Project and donor contributed description follows: "Lorna '… remembers filming that specific clip’—the video of the twins giving a home tour of their new home. The camera would routinely come out during gatherings, a feature in the background of their lives, but this was the one home movie Lorna remembers the most. She remembers seeing the house and thinking 'A room dedicated for toys, that was unheard of. I thought it was the greatest thing.' Moving into this home marked a new chapter in the Lo’s family history."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-037 / 001 (05)
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Date
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[between 1978-1982]
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Identifier
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2019-037 / 001 (05)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152031
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Title
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Lo family videos : Christmas : part 4 of 4
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Description
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Item consists of a video recording that features children opening Christmas presents and performing a dance in a living room. Project and donor contributed description follows: "During this Christmas, the family have their cousin Sau Fong visiting. The children are waving excitedly to the camera as they open and show their gifts. Over the years, uncles and aunts would occasionally stay with the Lo family while studying English at the local college. Home movies were one of the ways they stayed connected to relatives in Macau and shared their life living in Canada. Copies were routinely made to send back."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-037 / 001 (04)
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Date
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[between 1978-1982]
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Identifier
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2019-037 / 001 (04)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152030
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Title
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Lo family videos : Christmas : part 2 of 4
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Description
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Item consists of a video recording that features adults outside on a snowy day and two children playing on a swing set in the winter. Project and donor contributed description follows: "Their extended family are visiting from Macau for their first Winter visit. For many of them it was the first time experiencing the Canadian cold. "I remember we were outside playing in the snow for a really long time… the adults were playing in it just as much as the kids", Lorna recalls. The children can be seen playing on the swing bundled up in coats and snow pants."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-037 / 001 (02)
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Date
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[between 1978-1982]
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Identifier
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2019-037 / 001 (02)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152028
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Title
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Lo family videos : Christmas : part 2 of 4
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Description
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Item consists of a video recording that features two children playing on a swing set in the winter. Project and donor contributed description follows: "Their extended family are visiting from Macau for their first Winter visit. For many of them it was the first time experiencing the Canadian cold. "I remember we were outside playing in the snow for a really long time… the adults were playing in it just as much as the kids", Lorna recalls. The children can be seen playing on the swing bundled up in coats and snow pants."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-037 / 001 (01)
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Date
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[between 1978-1982]
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Identifier
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2019-037 / 001 (01)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152027
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Title
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Isaac family videos : Sacré-Cœur Christmas concert
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Description
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Item consists of footage of speeches, performances such as children singing, and audience members at a francophone Catholic school's Christmas recital. Project and donor contributed description follows: "Stella Isaac’s sister films her at her elementary school, École élémentaire catholique du Sacré-Coeur during their annual Christmas concert in 2004 at la Paroisse du Sacré Coeur located at Sherbourne and College. The footage captures a particular experience and community of mostly Black students of Congolese, descent attending the French school, which was located at Sherbourne and Bloor. Now located near Christie Pits, the community and neighborhood is no longer remembered in the same way. On stage during the concert the school’s principal mentions the students’ practice of prayer exemplifying the experience of religiosity at the school. Education at Sacré-Coeur is rooted in Catholicism and Christianity. Stella recalls a time when students in the class would put their Bibles and crosses on their tables before tests for an extra blessing. This was normal practice. Stella enjoyed attending a Catholic School and has fond memories of the experience, especially when receiving mentorship from particular teachers who pushed their students to prepare for success in their futures. ""I have a slight obsession with this time period and this school, especially as it relates to what it was like educating Black students. It was in an environment where I had a teacher that completely pushed us and believed in us and our intelligence. The footage also documents images of Stella’s younger brother, Jordan, who has Down Syndrome. She describes him lovingly: "It was nice seeing my little brother making tons of noise and yelling my sister’s name, rubbing my mom’s face." In relation to Home Made Visible, Stella shares: "It’s great to allow families the opportunity to revisit old footage, explore their history and share that. A lot of people don't think of Black people in Canada just existing. It’s a great way to change the Canadian narrative."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-030 / 001 (01)
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Date
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2004
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Identifier
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2019-030 / 001 (01)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152025
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Title
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Kwan family videos : Birthdays in Greater Vancouver Area
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Description
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Item consists of footage of children playing, celebrating birthdays, opening presents, and eating sweets. Project and donor contributed description follows: "This footage documents a series of four of Derek Kwan’s birthdays in Vancouver in the nineties between October 1991 and 1994. In October 91, the setting is a McDonald’s ball pit in the greater Vancouver area. Surrounded by friends, family and cousins, Kwan and other kids are wearing the McDonald’s card paper hats eating birthday cake, with his mom sitting behind him. At present opening time, seen in the shot is his uncle, cousins, and grandma. For Derek’s 3rd birthday in October 1992, we are located in Richmond, a suburb 20 minutes away from the city of Vancouver. We are indoors and adults are encouraging Derek to hit a piñata of Mickey Mouse’s head that was made by Derek’s mom, Victoria. She loved to create themed birthday parties, and DIY party favors with her friends, and Derek remembers having a piñata every year, until he got too old for it. Victoria made the piñata incredibly strong, and it’s very difficult to break. Eventually the adults jump in and start helping the kids break through the Mickey piñata. Derek shares: "Disney holds cache to it as a kid growing up in the 90s as the happiest place on earth." Each year, when Derek opens his gift, he consistently receives boxes from the Bay, which he notes is interesting as a staple Canadian store. At his third birthday he also receives a table hockey set, another inherently Canadian gift, and the family excitedly surrounds the set. At Derek’s fourth birthday in 1993, we are located at Chuck E Cheese. Much like the McDonalds ball pit, Chuck E Cheese was a go-to sport for 90s kids birthday parties. Derek receives action figures, and a ninja turtle toy. Documented at Derek’s fifth birthday in 1994, is Derek’s childhood home in East Vancouver, where he lived during elementary and high school. We see the backyard and kids playing surrounding the basketball hoop. Derek shares that thoughts of being Chinese took a back seat and he didn’t think too deeply about it growing up. East Vancouver was very diverse and being white was the minority. He grew up around Chinese, Vietnamese, Pilipino and East Indian people. Although race wasn’t a forefront in Derek’s mind, it was brought to his attention during family functions when everyone spoke Cantonese, and for cultural festivals like Chinese New Year."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2019-033 / 001 (01)
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Date
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1991-1994
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Identifier
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2019-033 / 001 (01)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1152022
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Title
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Marchant family videos : 3 J.P Birthday 1 year Old 1976 : Part 4 of 4
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Description
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A video clip recording from 1976 to 1978 with the first half consisting of children and adults gathered in a garage and backyard, and the second half capturing Niagara Falls during the wintertime. Project and donor(s) contributed description follows: "These clips show episodes from Jean-Pierre Marchant’s childhood in the mid-1970s Montreal. His parents were immigrants, recently arrived from Argentina and Chile. Throughout Jean-Pierre’s childhood, they documented the family’s life with a Super 8 camera (and would later switch to video). These clips depict him as a playful child, trips, and well-attended birthday parties. Looking back, Jean-Pierre recognizes that these parties were a big opportunity for the adults to get together and celebrate. The Marchants mostly socialized with people from similar backgrounds, and Jean-Pierre says that “it was important for my parents, who were trying to make a life in a new place, to associate with others who spoke their language."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2018-040 / 001 (05)
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Date
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1976-1978
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Identifier
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2018-040 / 001 (05)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1150719
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Title
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Marchant family videos : 3 J.P Birthday 1 year Old 1976 : Part 3 of 4
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Description
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A video clip recording from 1976 to 1978 consists of several everyday moments including children playing in the snow during winter and by the pool during the summer, parties and celebrations, a trip to Niagara Falls, and a tour of a house for sale. Project and donor(s) contributed description follows: "These clips show episodes from Jean-Pierre Marchant’s childhood in the mid-1970s Montreal. His parents were immigrants, recently arrived from Argentina and Chile. Throughout Jean-Pierre’s childhood, they documented the family’s life with a Super 8 camera (and would later switch to video). These clips depict him as a playful child, trips, and well-attended birthday parties. Looking back, Jean-Pierre recognizes that these parties were a big opportunity for the adults to get together and celebrate. The Marchants mostly socialized with people from similar backgrounds, and Jean-Pierre says that “it was important for my parents, who were trying to make a life in a new place, to associate with others who spoke their language."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2018-040 / 001 (04)
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Date
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1976-1978
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Identifier
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2018-040 / 001 (04)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1150718
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Title
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Marchant family videos : 3 J.P Birthday 1 year Old 1976 : Part 2 of 4
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Description
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A video clip recording from 1976 to 1978 featuring adults and children having a barbecue in a park, hanging out in a car, and meeting Santa Claus. Project and donor(s) contributed description follows: "These clips show episodes from Jean-Pierre Marchant’s childhood in the mid-1970s Montreal. His parents were immigrants, recently arrived from Argentina and Chile. Throughout Jean-Pierre’s childhood, they documented the family’s life with a Super 8 camera (and would later switch to video). These clips depict him as a playful child, trips, and well-attended birthday parties. Looking back, Jean-Pierre recognizes that these parties were a big opportunity for the adults to get together and celebrate. The Marchants mostly socialized with people from similar backgrounds, and Jean-Pierre says that “it was important for my parents, who were trying to make a life in a new place, to associate with others who spoke their language."
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Type
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video files
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Fonds
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Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
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Accession / Box
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2018-040 / 001 (03)
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Date
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1976-1978
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Identifier
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2018-040 / 001 (03)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:1150717
