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Yvonne, why did you come? - Oh, I wanted... I was adventurous. I wanted to see a big country. I wanted to improve my education, so... But I tried canada. - Were you not, though, at some time when you first came here, Rather sad and lonely? - Oh, yes, I was. Because I felt
a certain amount of restriction, Having just to sort of leave the kitchen or the first floor and go up to the third floor, Stay in my room. I really felt... Pretty lonely, And sometimes... The tears. - People were treated well,
but there were others
where the women were exploited
a certain amount of restriction, Having just to sort of leave the kitchen or the first floor and go up to the third floor, Stay in my room. I really felt... Pretty lonely, And sometimes... The tears. - People were treated well,
but there were others
where the women were exploited
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- Yvonne, why did you come?
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- Oh, I wanted...
I was adventurous.
I wanted to see a big country.
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I wanted to improve
my education, so...
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But I tried canada.
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- Were you not, though,
at some time
when you first came here,
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Rather sad and lonely?
00:00:15.247 --> 00:00:19.482
- Oh, yes, I was. Because I felt
a certain amount of restriction,
00:00:19.484 --> 00:00:24.354
Having just to sort of leave
the kitchen or the first floor
and go up to the third floor,
00:00:24.039 --> 00:00:26.998
Stay in my room.
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I really felt... Pretty lonely,
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And sometimes... The tears.
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- People were treated well,
but there were others
where the women were exploited.
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Movie Summary
Interviews to narrate the long history of anti-black racism in Canada, including police brutality and the rise of hip-hop music.