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Win one of five family passes for new Komagata Maru exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.

Today Vancouver is a highly diverse city enriched by people and cultures from every corner of the globe. 100 years ago, however, things were different.

Komagata Maru: Challenging Injustice remembers a Vancouver where racist immigration laws unfairly turned away 376 Indian immigrants hoping to seek opportunity and a better life in Canada.

Five Tyee readers will each win a family pass to the Vancouver Maritime Museum, which is valid for two adults and four children.

Location: Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Avenue in Vanier Park (map)
Dates: Jan. 6 - June 8, 2014

Contest ends Monday, Feb. 10th at midnight.

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A Salute to the Fighters of Komagata Maru

Denied entry to Canada by racist officials 100 years ago, a ship bearing South Asian workers fought back.

By Jesse Donaldson, 27 Jan 2014