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A review of the book "Frying Plantain," by Zalika Reid-Benta, is presented.

The article reviews the book "Municipalities and Multiculturalism: The Politics of Immigration in Toronto and Vancouver," by Kristin R. Good.

The article reviews the book "Getting Used to the Quiet: Immigrant Adolescents' Journey to Belonging in New Brunswick, Canada," by Stacey Wilson-Forsberg.

A biography is presented of the Danish immigrant to Canada, businessman and retirement home founder Laurids Lewis Jessen. He was born in Spangsbjerggaard, Denmark on February 12, 1890 and received little formal education. After serving in World War I, he was employed at the exploration and diamond drilling company Boyles Bros. Ltd. In 1947, Jessen became a member of the Scandinavian Businessmen's Club in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC).

The article reviews the book "Gold Dust on His Shirt: The True Story of an Immigrant Mining Family," by Irene Howard.

The article reviews the book "Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada 1891-1941," by Michiko Midge Ayukawa.

The article reviews the book "A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall," by Sarah Ellis, from the "Dear Canada" series.