Arriving in Canada in 1971, Deki Jamyangling settled with her family in Lindsay, Ontario. She can’t remember her first home as she was just a baby, but her mother remembers well. Yeshi Jamyangling said there was a lot of snow and it was cold.
Now, close to 50 years into the family’s journey, Deki is working to collect and preserve the experiences of the first Tibetan-Canadian immigrants. She wants future generations to be aware of the history of their families. Deki is a part of a team of volunteers working in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Immigration on the Chyssem Project.
The project has a goal of creating a permanent archival record of Tibetan-Canadian immigration to Canada. If you are considering relocating for a better opportunity, contact Canada Immigration Express and let them walk you through the stages of immigration. They will help you apply for the required visa to live and work in Canada.
A website was recently launched to ask the earliest immigrants to submit their stories and to collect and validate information, which will all be included in a book and at the museum. Jamyangling said the reason for commemorating this is there will not be another Tibetan with the same experience. The immigrants moved from Tibet when the Chinese invaded that country.
They stayed for a decade or more in India and then made the decision to relocate to Canada. The story of going into the unknown must be shared. Canada is a land of opportunity for immigrants. Diversity is not only welcomed, but celebrated. Contact Canada Immigration Express for help with the entire process.