At the end of the 20th century, migration and population movement increased around the world. Québec City’s cultural landscape rapidly diversified during this time. The city’s quality of life and professional opportunities attracted people from all over. Some endured great difficulty, fleeing authoritarian political regimes in Haiti or Eastern Europe for instance. Others sought refuge from armed conflicts, such as those in Congo, Vietnam and Cambodia. Get a glimpse into the lives of individuals to discover how this sweeping phenomenon of immigration played out on a smaller scale in Québec City!
Patrice Laroche
In the 1980s and 1990s, some 500 immigrants from Cambodia chose to settle in the Saint-Sauveur district of Québec City. Chaul Chnam, the Cambodian new year, has been celebrated there every year since. We see here the event taking place at the Centre Durocher community centre. As part of this ceremony, Buddhist monk Long Chrin is surrounded by several traditional dishes.
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