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Soldats de seconde classe

Documentaire explorant le passé de la communauté sino-canadienne de Colombie-Britannique lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Porté par la voix d'une fille reconnaissante, ce documentaire à multiples facettes lève le voile sur une période importante de l'histoire du Canada, mais plus encore, il rend un hommage émouvant à l'héroïsme discret d'un père, ancien combattant.
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Documentaire explorant le passé de la communauté sino-canadienne de Colombie-Britannique lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Porté par la voix d'une fille reconnaissante, ce documentaire à multiples facettes lève le voile sur une période importante de l'histoire du Canada, mais plus encore, il rend un hommage émouvant à l'héroïsme discret d'un père, ancien combattant.

Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism History - Canada - 1920-1945 Social Issues War, Conflict and Peace All subjects
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  • director
    Jari Osborne
  • script
    Jari Osborne
  • producer
    Karen King-Chigbo
  • executive producer
    Louise Lore

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Ages 13 to 17
School subjects
Diversity - Diversity in Communities History - World War II
Ask students why the Canadian government was so hostile toward Chinese Canadians. Can they think of any other examples in history or their everyday lives in which prejudices occurred? Have students compose a poem that begins with, "Tolerance is like a…" or "Prejudice is like a…" or "Racism is like a…".

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