Work Cited

 Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies:

"Introduction to the Holocaust."United States Memorial Museum. 2012. United States Memorial Museum. Web. 22 May. 2013.

<http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143.>

"Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center or Holocaust Studies." Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. 2013.  Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. Web. 24 May. 2013. 
<http://www.friendsofsimonwiesenthalcenter.com/.>

 Snowmobiles

Bellis, Mary.  "The History of Snowmobiles." About.com Inventors. About.com. Web. 24 May. 2013.
<http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/snowmobile.htm.>
 
"History of the Snowmobile." Canadian Icons. Canadian Icons. Web. 24 May. 2013.
<http://www.canadianicons.ca/snowmobile.php?page=1.>

Toronto Ford Motor Company

"Ford's System of Branch Assembly Plants." Ford Motor Car Company Factories. Ford Motor History. Web. 24 May. 2013.
<http://www.fordmotorhistory.com/factories/branch_system.php.>
 

Parya Trillium Foundation

"Iranians." The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Web. 26 May. 2013.
<http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/iranians.>

"Our History."  Parya Trillium Foundation. Parya Trillium Foundation. Web. 3 June. 2013.
<http://parya.org/.>

Kim Po Restaurant

 "The Vietnamese Community in Canada." Statistics Canada. 2011. Statistics Canada. Web. 5 June. 2013.
<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-621-x/89-621-x2006002-eng.htm/.>
 
"Vietnamese." The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Web. 5 June. 2013.
<http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/vietnamese.>
 

Kim Po Restaurant

The photo above refers to category 3 (Analyze changing demographic patterns and their impact on Canadian society since 1914 through identifying major circumstances that led to their decision to emigrate.)

The building in the photo is an authentic Vietnamese restaurant that attracts citizens of all ethnicity in Thornhill, particularly the Vietnamese population.  Vietnamese immigration to Canada occurred in two major segments during and after the Vietnam War.  The first large group began to immigrate in 1975.  It had become clear that South Vietnam would become a communist country and those that opposed it feared punishment for their contrasting beliefs.  The second major immigration group came to Canada between 1979 and 1981.  Most of them consisted of South Vietnamese refugees who had endured harsh conditions as a result of the new Communism regime.  Although the flow of immigration from Vietnam has decreased significantly from those two periods, there are still people immigrating from oversee refugee camps. Canadians of Vietnamese ethnic origin make up one of the largest non-European ethnic groups in Canada.   The changing demographic pattern has contributed to a multicultural society where all kinds of customs and traditions have been integrated into Canada’s identity.  All you need to do is visit restaurants like one in the picture to get a taste of the culture.  

Parya Trillium Foundation

The photo above refers to category 1 (Contributions to Canada's multicultural society.)
 

The building photographed above is a Persian community centre location on John Street in Thornhill, aiming to provide recreational activities to meet the needs of Thornhill’s Greater Toronto Persian-speaking community.  Iranians are a relatively new community in Canada.  Immigration was very low until the 1979 Iranian revolution, when the monarchy was overthrown and the Islamic government rose to power.  Beginning in the 1980’s and 90’s, several thousand Iranians come to Canada each year, escaping political and religious persecution during the Iran-Iraq war, or because of the cultural and social repression imposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran.  The Payra Trillum Foundation was founded in 2000 by Mr. Ahmad Reza, frustrated that many older Persian immigrants have become isolated and completely withdrawn from society due to the lack of Persian-language activities and services.  Along with Mrs. Zarrin Mohyeddin and Dr. Fahimeh Mortazivi, they established the foundation to provide services and activities to the Iranian-Canadian community, particularly seniors.  Parya Trillium gives seniors from the Iranian-Canadian community an opportunity to participate in a community that they may otherwise feel detached from. This organization and facility is an excellent example of the many contributions to Canada’s multicultural and diverse society.

 

Toronto Ford Motor Company

The photo above refers to category 8 (Major topics from Unit 4- Canada-US Economic Relations.)

 Ford Motors is an American company, however this particular dealership photographed above is located at Yonge and Steeles in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada! Finding American companies in Canada is not rare, in fact it's hard not to!  McDonald's, Sears, Wal-Mart, Target, Esso- all American!  The United States have an enormous influence of Canada and many of their inventions, innovations and ideas are brought over to Canada.  In 1903, Henry Ford established the Ford Motors Company.  Branches opened up all throughout the United States, and almost immediately, he began cutting deals with foreign countries to assemble and sell Ford cars.  His first deal with a foreign manufacturer was with Gordon McGreggor, an Ontario wagon maker.  They signed a contract with Ford exchanging 51 percent of the stock in his new company for Ford granting him assistance in producing various Ford vehicles and the rights to sell them.  McGregor began making cars at his Walkerville Wagon Works and finished his first Ford in February 1905.  For over a hundred years and counting, Ford has created some of the most popular and iconic cars in Canada and has continuously influenced the way we drive.

Snowmobiles

The photo above refers to option 4 (Analyze the the impact of scientific and technological developments on Canadians.)

Snowmobiles have become a revolutionary machine for travelling during Canada's long, cold winters.  There are over 700,000 registered snowmobiles in Canada and more that 161,000 km of snow mobile trails.  Particularly in the north, they are used everyday as a main form of transportation.  They have also become a tourist attraction; people fly in from all around the world to go on snowmobiling adventures in Canada's beautiful north.  The very first snowmobile was patented by Carl J. Eliason in 1927 and was created solely to be used to take people where motor vehicles couldn't.  It replaced dog-sledding, which was the traditional method of transportation for First Nations people. However, the first modern snowmobile was designed by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1958.  Canadians have fallen in love with the thrill and efficiency of snowmobiles and they play a large role in Canada's culture.
 

Friends of Simon Wiesnthal Center for Holocaust Studies

The photo above refers to category 7 (Major topics from unit 3- The Holocaust)

 "When history looks back, I want people to know the Nazis weren’t able to kill millions of people and get away with it." -Simon Wiesenthal

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies is a non-profit human rights organization committed to countering racism and antisemitism, and to promoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy and education (taken from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies website).  The Holocaust was an organized and systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews.  The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in 1933 felt "racially superior" to Jews and agreed that they were a threat to the German racial community. The Nazis also targeted other groups, such as Gypsies, the disabled, Jehovah's Witnesses and homosexuals, as well as other groups.  Simon Wiesenthal was a survivor of the Nazi death camps and dedicated his life to documenting the crimes of the Holocaust and to hunt down Nazis.  Many organizations such like these have been created in honor of his efforts to educate people on the horrible genocide with the hope that people will learn from history so that such a tragic event will never happen again.