Monthly Archives: June 2020

Royal Canadian Legion – US Branch #25 Commemoration Day Virtual Service

You are invited to attend the Commemoration Day Sunrise Service that is being organized by the Royal Canadian Legion – US Branch #25, representing the San Francisco Bay Area, in partnership with the Digital Moose Lounge and Canadians in Orange County.

Commemoration Day 2020

While July 1st is a day of celebration in most of Canada, for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador it is also a day for sombre remembrance. In Newfoundland and Labrador the first of July is also Commemoration Day (also known as Memorial Day), when we remember the tragically destructive events of July 1st, 1916.

The first of July 1916 was the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, when 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and went “over the top” at 8:45am as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered roll call. Commemoration Day was established in 1917, just one year later.

After Confederation with Canada, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador continued the tradition of Commemoration Day during the morning of July 1st, and reserved the remainder of the day to celebrate Canada Day. To honour this tradition, US Branch #25 of the Royal Canadian Legion, representing the San Francisco Bay Area, will be hosting their own Commemoration Day service.

The service will be broadcast via Zoom at two times – 6am and 10am – on Wednesday, 01 July 2020 and will last approximately 45 minutes.

Advanced registration is required.

To register for either of the broadcasts, please visit:

6:00 AM Pacific Time (Sunrise Service)
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtdO2sqz4oHNd0GY0xD9iUaCkbodAZ91ms

10:00 AM Pacific Time (Replay)
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqcuuqrjwoGdO3cAFo04LIvOgVtbzsrFQ_

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

We thank you in advance for your participation in this remembrance.

Michael K. Barbour
First Vice Commander, US Western Zone
Vice President, US Branch #25
Royal Canadian Legion

New research on immigrant wages in Canada; personal finances during COVID-19

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An item from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.

Canadian Studies Announcements

In this issue:

New faculty research highlights cause of immigrant-native wage gap in Canada
Virtual exhibit showcases Canadian women artists
Affiliate event: Personal Finances During COVID-19 for Canadians

IN THE NEWS

New Research From Affiliate Economist David Card: Employer Policies and the Immigrant-Native Earnings Gap

A new discussion paper co-authored by Canadian Studies faculty affiliate David Card, a professor of economics at UC Berkeley, argues that hiring and wage decisions made by individual firms are largely responsible for the immigrant-native wage difference in Canada.

The research, which was published by the IZA Institute of Labor Economics and is currently undergoing peer review, used longitudinal tax data to study the impacts of firm-level pay scales on immigrants’ economic success. Rather than considering just the skills or productivity of immigrant workers, the authors take into account the hiring and salary practices of firms to understand pay gaps for immigrants in Canada. The study found that 20% of the gap between immigrant and native earnings could be attributed to the decreased chance of an immigrant being hired at a highly-paying firm. This was particularly noticeable for immigrants from developing countries who lacked a university education, who made 40% less on average than native-born Canadians. However, immigrants with a university degree from these regions exhibited the largest percent wage growth over time, and experienced rapid career advancement, which the paper argues demonstrates delayed recognition of initially-discredited skills. The findings align with previous research that suggests that firms’ wage-setting policies widen inequality both between and within groups.

Read the whole study here (PDF file).

Virtual Exhibit Honors Canada’s Women Artists

Earlier this year, A New Light: Canadian Women Artists opened to the public in the Embassy of Canada’s art gallery in Washington, D.C. Featuring 38 works by 27 exceptional Canadian women artists, the all-female exhibition is part of a broader commitment to showcase works illuminating Canada’s diversity, both with regard to genres of media and artists’ backgrounds. After the exhibition the artwork, on long-term loan from The Global Affairs Visual Art Collection, The Canada Council for the Arts, and Scotiabank Fine Art Collection, will move from the gallery to find a home in prominent locations throughout the Embassy.

To offer a safe way to experience the art during the global COVID-19 pandemic, the gallery was relaunched as a virtual exhibition, on display until the end of August. Explore the gallery from home, and begin the tour here.

Pictured artwork: Jin by Meryl McMaster (2010).

AFFILIATE EVENT

Chesterfield Chat: Personal Finances During COVID-19 and Cross-Border Considerations for Canadians

Panel | June 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Online – RSVP required

New panelist added June 8

The Digital Moose Lounge and Royal Bank of Canada are hosting a webinar providing financial advice for Canadians living and working in the Bay Area during COVID-19.

The panel will be moderated by David Stewart, current Canadian Studies Advisory Board chair and DML board member. Other speakers will be Heather Pelant, partner at Baker Street Advisors; Alain Forget, head of sales and business development at RBC USA; and Matt C. Altro, president and CEO of Cross Borders Advisors.

Learn more and register here. For more information, please contact the Digital Moose Lounge directly at programs@digitalmooselounge.com.

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D-DAY: Canadians take Juno Beach!

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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Deluxe World War II Collections 10-8-5 Volume Sets

D-DAY Stainless Steel Bottles and Tumblers

BEST-SELLING Canada and the Liberation of the Netherlands

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Remembering D-Day

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An item from a fellow veterans organization in the Bay Area.

D-Day

76 years ago today…

On June 6, 1944, D-Day, some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along the coast of France’s Normandy region. There would be eleven more months of hard fighting in Europe before the Nazis were defeated, but the D-Day invasion gave the Allies the success they needed to start that fight.

Today we commemorate the estimated 4,414 Allied soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and coast guardsmen who died on D-Day. We remember the men who risked their lives, not to conquer, but to liberate.

In 2019, Marines’ Memorial celebrated the 75th Anniversary of D-Day by showcasing three speakers, Brigadier (Retd.) Roderick Macdonald MBE, Dr. Seth Givens, and Mr. Phil Gioia, who retold first-hand accounts of June 6th both from the Allied and German perspectives. If you have not seen it, or wish to watch it again, you can find the video on MarinesMemorial.org or on our YouTube page.

“In all of the far-flung operations of our Armed Forces, the toughest job has been performed by the average, easy-going, hard-fighting young American who carries the weight of battle on his own young shoulders. It is to him that we and all future generations must pay grateful tribute.”
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Celebrate Father’s Day with Tommy

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An item from the Royal British Legion Industries Village (formerly the “There But Not There” organization) in the UK.

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BUY OUR 2 IN 1 TOMMY FATHER’S DAY CARD AT £4.99

Thank you for supporting Tommy
Firstly we want to thank you so much for supporting Tommy. Thanks to you and all those who purchased a Tommy he has become an extremely popular figure nationally and other parts of the world too. We had an over whelming response to our 75^th anniversary Special Edition VE Day Tommy and the proceeds we received went a long way to helping support our veterans during lockdown. And, as always, we will continue to invest across all our services within Royal British Legion Industries.

We have lots more to share with you over the coming weeks and months but first let’s talk about Father’s Day.

Father’s Day Tommy Card
Buy a Tommy Fathers Day Card and you are buying a card
for a father and a special insert inside with messages from RBLI veterans, plus your purchase helps support our veterans. Why not check out our shop and buy a gift from our range of products.

Our veterans have produced a quality card for Fathers Day with an insert featuring three of our veterans who reflect on their Fathers lives. Buying this card will help support RBLI and will go towards veteran fathers and grandfathers who need our support.

Visit our Father’s Day Page.

Be The First to Purchase a VJ Day Tommy
Our VE Day Tommy was extremely popular this year, in fact we have received thousands of requests for a Special Edition Tommy for VJ Day to add to the collection. We’re working on the VJ Day Tommy right now, you can register your interest and we’ll let you know the second it’s ready.