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You don‘t have time to read through endless volumes of history books, you want to be a historic know-it-all now! Heritage Bytes explores the history, heritage, and culture, of Canada‘s 6th largest city. Each episode gives you a byte sized slice of the history of Mississauga from the beginnings over 10,000 years ago through milestones in history such as the War of 1812, the World Wars, and the development of a city through the amalgamation of lost villages. We look at the historic people, places, and events, that define our city today, including peering into the Darker Side of our history. Join us as we explore the historic connections to Mississauga and each other.
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
This week Heritage Bytes concludes the immigration story From the Pearl of the Indian Ocean to Port Credit with Gaya Nagendra.
In this three-part series featuring Gaya Nagendra, we hear the inspiring immigration story of Gaya and her family from escaping persecution and the riots of 1983 in Sri Lanka, to settling into Canada and all of the challenges that Gaya and her family faced in adapting to a new country, language, and culture.
This program was made possible with funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and provides opportunities for the cultural communities of Mississauga to preserve and celebrate their heritage contributions to the city and to develop ideas for ways to animate these important community milestones, and share them with the broader community.
We would like to thank Gaya for her willingness to share her personal stories with Heritage Mississauga. If you would like to share your stories, please contact Meghan at outreach@heritagemississauga.org.
Visit our website https://heritagemississauga.com/booklets-and-guides/ for your copies of our Cultural Heritage Guides as well as our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/HeritageMississauga for some of the many resources derived from our Cultural Heritage programs.