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… I gave the matter much thought and tried to persuade my best friend to come with me. His parents would not agree to let him go, so it was off … his family in Saskatoon. There were hundreds of people at pier 21. I sat there on my luggage and thought what have I got myself into, I … as an emigration officer came over to me, put his arm around me and said "Come on over here and tell me where you are from". He stayed with …
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… resulted in their banishment to hard labour in Siberia or being shot by Soviet authorities upon arrival. In desperation, my mother … film fan – wrote to Ukrainian Hollywood actor, John Hodiak (addressed to: John Hodiak, Hollywood U.S.A.) – enlisting his help to help find …
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… and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30, 1953. I took the journey that would … in the office. At this time I was very hungry and she returned the can, to find out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her … mother Sestina with their luggage. We parted to different parts of the City. For the remained of June, I went to school. In the beginning of …
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… Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · My Father’s Music Time 0:03:48 Transcript …
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… a medium two-engined bombing aircraft. With the whole of the underside of their machine ablaze, and the pilot, Flight Sergeant Swanson of … first aid to the badly wounded second pilot. Crosby returned to his shot-up radio and endeavoured to send out an S.O.S. Though his … was handled roughly again over Dusseldorf and again just to the south of that city. Limping home with almost mortal wounds the Wimpy …
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… in texture and taste compared to the bread they ate in Italy. Gaetano said to his family that this is English bread and to this day the … would rent a basement or second floor to him and his family. Many said no and were not interested in renting to a family with three young …
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… Aarhus Denmark. My father due to difficult times suffered a financial setback and decided to make a fresh start in North America. His sister … on a farm in the prairies would not be to the liking of my mother, a city girl who had always lived in an urban setting, close to people with whom she could socialize. He left the west and moved to South Western Ontario and settled in Woodstock where he was able to get …
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… and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30th, 1953, I took the journey that … the office. At this time I was very hungry and when she returned the can, I found out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her … mother Sestina with their luggage. We parted to different parts of the city. For the remainder of June, I went to school. In the beginning of …
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… were driven out into the country to a school with a large gymnasium. Inside there were many rows of cots, spaced about 4 feet apart, and only … cabin, with 5 other boys, consisted of 2 double bunks, one along each side of the room, separated by an aisle containing a small port hole … reception area, amid much confusion. Someone placed a sticker on the side of my suitcase, which read Montreal. After leaving the Pier we …
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… papers to Canada. When the applications were approved, Anton and Zofia left their homestead in Poland, as thousands had before them, to seek a … a train to Ethelbert, Manitoba. They settled in the small rural community of Ukraina. When they arrived they had no home to live in. …