Week of August 3 – Diversity and Immigration – Mimi Sheriff (guest editor)

A Selection of Existing Articles to Improve:
Beth El Synagogue (Newfoundland): This article is a stub and can be expanded. An image could also be added.
Bushra Junaid: Can add a subsection about her latest exhibition, “What Carries Us: Newfoundland and Labrador in the Black Atlantic,” and also her 2016 exhibition: “NEW-FOUND-LANDS: Exploring historical and contemporary connections between Newfoundland and the Caribbean diaspora.”
Chinese Head Tax in Canada Can add a section about Newfoundland – the head tax was abolished after Confederation in 1949
Demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Article is flagged because it contains too many charts and diagrams for its length. From Wikipedia: “Please help to improve this article by converting charts or diagrams into prose text or adjusting the sand­wich­ing of text between two im­ages and indiscriminate galleries.”
• Can add more up-to-date stats on ethnicity (latest was 2001), languages (latest was 2006), migration (latest was 2006)
• Religion section can be edited to add references and information about the various places of worship including the Jewish Havura, The Egyptian Orthodox Church, Sikh Society etc.

Franco-Newfoundlander: Can be updated with more recent information
Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook, Newfoundland: It has been suggested that this article be merged into Latvian Canadians and German Canadian
Lebanese Canadians: Can add a section about Newfoundland and Labrador
Masjid-an-Noor, Newfoundland: This article is a stub and can be expanded.

Newfoundland and Labrador: Sports section in article can be updated with more recent information and references about the popularity and success of cricket in NL 

Tooton’s: Needs secondary and/or tertiary sources

Some Suggested New Articles to Create:

Association for New Canadians NL
Bahá’í community of St. John’s
Black Lives Matter NL

Chinese Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

Chinese Head Tax in Newfoundland

Egyptian/Ethiopian Coptic Church
Eritrean Community
Filipino-Canadian Organization
Friends of India Association
Greek Community of Newfoundland and Labrador
Indian Community of Newfoundland and Labrador
Latin Community in St. John’s
Multicultural Women’s Organization of Newfoundland and Labrador
Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland Sikh Society-Gurdwara
Nigerian-Canadian Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's Tombolo Multicultural Festival Newfoundland and Labrador

Sharing Our Cultures Event

Online Resources

Bahá’ís of St. John's
“Beth-El Synagogue” in Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1, p. 185
Beth-El Synagogue

Black history in N.L. explored
Black Lives Matter online resource launched for NL families, in the hopes of offline action
“How cricket in NL has brought people together and grown over the last decade”
“Chinese Community” in Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1, pp. 425-428
Chinese Head Tax in Canada

Colonial Building (scroll down to subsection “Chinese”)

Cricket NL

Culture on display as Tombolo Multicultural Festival celebrates 10 years in N.L.

Ethnic diversity history in NL
Filipino community a welcome addition to Labrador West
https://www.findnewfoundlandlabrador.com/live/
Hablamos Espanol en St.John’s
“Hebrew Congregation” in Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 2, pp. 901-02

History of the Jewish Community of St. John’s
In Newfoundland and Labrador, Black Lives Matter
Jewish Havura

“Lebanese Community” in Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 3, pp. 268-69
Monument marks Chinese head tax history

New documentary to focus on Labrador’s Filipino community
New mosque desperately needed in St. John’s
Newfoundland in the black imagery
Newfoundland Sikh Society-Gurdwara
Newfoundland’s 1906 Chinese Head Tax
NL apologizes for Chinese head tax
Religion, Culture, and Diversity in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Salsa in St. John’s
http://www.sharingourcultures.com/

Saint Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church, St. John’s, NL
The Sikh Community in St. John’s
Son of Immigrant Recalls Chinese Head Tax

Thousands turn out for Black Lives Matter NL rally in St. John’s#mce_temp_url#
The Way Forward on Immigration in Newfoundland and Larbador (immigration in NL stats and government plan)
What Carries Us: Newfoundland and Labrador in the Black Atlantic

Also consult Online Resources with Newfoundland and Labrador Content.