The Canadian immigration policy of "continuous passage" was used to keep Indians out of Canada. In 1914, Indians on board the Komagata Maru were refused permission to land in Vancouver. Canada had seen the ship's arrival as a policy challenge, and there had been strong popular objection to the Indians' immigration. Narration and archival photography tell the tale.

This one-hour film charts East Indian immigration from the early 1900s to the present day. The families profiled relate their immigration experiences, as well as their struggle to integrate themselves economically and socially into Canada. These families also talk about their culture and its traditions, throwing the problems of their emigration to Canada into sharp relief.