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… at the prospect of venturing to a new land, all the way on the other side of the ocean, and my desire for adventure, (I was 15), made my … ports to pick up passengers, we arrived in Lisbon, the last European city before crossing the Atlantic. In total, the crossing took 13 days. … of my young age, or maybe because of it, I was struck by the tired and sad faces of the other passengers. It was a painful reminder of the …
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… young man from Charlottetown who joined the RCAF in 1940, trained in Canada as a wireless-operator/air-gunner and left for overseas from … legion called and when he found out I had only a few days home he said "Chubby Power (a government official in Ottawa) is a personal … casualties. In June 1945 the Squadron left Burma for Adelaide, South Australia to provide support for the Royal Navy Pacific Fleet. …
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… When the official went to pick up the trunk ... my mother spoke up and said excitedly "Broken, Broken". She was terrified the trunk would fall … school classes learning French, Spanish and German. She always proudly said she spoke 5 languages, Italian, English, French, Spanish, and …
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… nest. My mother is by herself. Sometimes I go to visit – I tell people I am going home. But when I am coming back to Canada, I tell people I am going home. So where is home? …
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… pen pals, fell in love and moved to Canada to start fresh. It’s as simple as that. It’s pretty cute story actually, in many ways very … we were invited too. My mom was very involved with the Filipino community, so my dad would take us to support the events and … my parents grow, it soon led to sleeping separately, being in opposites sides of the house and little conversations. I began to wonder, …
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… ore carrier on the 12th. The ship had mechanical trouble this side of Ireland and had to return to Greenock, Scotland for repairs. … with sickness and fear, but once we saw the warm and caring people inside Pier 21, the atmosphere changed. The sights and sounds we … everyone. They had trays of egg and peanut butter sandwiches which said to us, "We're home!" They had wonderful cookies, cookies by the …
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… Leaving Home and Coming to Canada CMIP 21 · Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 3:17 Transcript (This audio is only available in … stayed and I liked Zurich. And I started procedures so my family could come over to join me. I tried but it didn't work. One of the reasons …
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… Walker, in a town called Gravesend, Kent, England, east of London on south side of Thames River. My mother was Lily Barrett and father was … the war for two years. In 1949, Mom and Dad decided to immigrate to Canada. My Mother had a sister in Toronto. Dad's intentions were to visit Canada then go on to Australia, but Mom did not agree. She wanted to …
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… Time 0:03:09 Transcript Some people are born lucky but the account my fate was written with tears. I was … forced to leave my job. After, few months another Board, hired me as a community relation officer. In this position I had great satisfaction …
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… my family (parents and 2 older brothers) from the Netherlands to PEI, Canada in March of 1953. The decision to immigrate was made by my … to go on deck for fresh air to make us feel better, which was easier said than done because we were all very sea sick. As we got longer into … to the house, through the red mud and my mother was wearing black, suede pumps, which were ruined. A house was made available to us, which …