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  • Len, Jane Streng
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier … was to move with nine children. Their youngest son, Gerardje passed away at seven months of age – four months before leaving the country. … plus numerous in laws!!) All have been and will continue to be, fine contributors to the Canadian culture and economy. All of these …
  • Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Streng
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier … Mom) came from Oudewater, Holland where they owned a “dairy” store selling butter, milk and cheese. Dad delivered milk door to door, while Mom looked after the store and the kids. Having been an active resistance member during the war, Dad had many …
  • How War and Peace Have Shaped Migration to Canada
    … reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and Frances Ling wear military-inspired outfits outside their family’s restaurant in … the Second World War, Canada declined an international appeal to accept more Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. Since the end of the … came to Canada, many of them objectors who were escaping conscription. Nearly a century before that, in the 1870s, thousands of …
  • How War and Peace Have Shaped Migration to Canada
    … reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and Frances Ling wear military-inspired outfits outside their family’s restaurant in … the Second World War, Canada declined an international appeal to accept more Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. Since the end of the … came to Canada, many of them objectors who were escaping conscription. Nearly a century before that, in the 1870s, thousands of …
  • Newcomer Uncovers Deep Roots in Canada.
    … An interview with Linda Granfield, who, 49 years ago, arrived in Canada … and I had only $30 for applications. When I told my parents I was accepted, my mother said, “Oh, you're taking the family back to Canada.” … I haven’t found Canadians born in the United States use the descriptive “American-Canadian.” We are a culture group that does not …
  • Newcomer Uncovers Deep Roots in Canada.
    … An interview with Linda Granfield, who, 49 years ago, arrived in Canada with two pots, two towels, and some books. She would go on to write numerous books about this … Newcomer Uncovers Deep Roots in Canada. …
  • Rosa and Giuseppe Ritorto
    … I, along with my parents, 2 younger brothers and a sister said good-bye to our dear grandparents, aunt, uncle and little cousin with whom we lived in southern Italy. With us we had all of our belongings in 2 …
  • Kookoo Sabzi - Naz Deravian
    … recipe as a guide for all the greens and spices that can be thrown in. This kookoo is prepared traditionally on the stovetop, which is the … turn mushy). Add the green onions and the rest of the ingredients except for the eggs and the oil to the green herbs and give a stir to … temperature or gently heat through in the oven. Note: The greens (except for the green onion) can be prepped and chopped 1 day in advance. …
  • Papaya Salad Som Tum - Chef Nuit Regular
    … For me, papaya salad is the best salad in the entire world—tart, sweet, salty, and spicy. This is one of the … tree. Each family has their own way to make it, and my mom was no exception. Whenever I think about happy times with my mom, there is … Canada Gold Award . Follow her on Instagram @chefnuitregular. Excerpted from Kiin by Nuit Regular. Copyright © 2020 by Nuit Regular. …
  • Fokke, Homiena van der Veen Family
    … as well, but my mother was adamant that she would not move so far away, so Canada was a compromise. It took a long time to persuade her, … sleep with some comfort while my parents watched the countryside roll by. It was not an auspicious scene as it was October and everything … give a steady income to cope with the vagarities of owning a farm (an occupation about which my father knew almost nothing). A farm was …

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