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… My family and I arrived in Canada on the Neptunia at Pier 21 on March … my life up to the late teens was spent there under the communist regime. Immediately after the war was over while Germany was in such … across Germany to Landau. On arrival there I received a royal welcome from the lady of the place where I was to work, who then promptly …
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… more from his life. He knew one day he would have to leave the only place he’d ever known. Giovanni Guglietti (GG): The biggest problem was … a little bit, more—Even if you go to school, if you were the son of a lawyer, or you were the son of a—maybe a better chance to get ahead. … was if my father could go first because you needed a relationship to come to Canada. You have to have a related person. My father, we found …
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… "Bill" F39938 Sergeant, West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Army. Born on September 16, 1921 in Lockeport, Shelburne County; died … (Enslow) Williams; Married to Dorothy "Doris" Chaplin from England on May 28, 1943 in Lewisham, England, whom he met while overseas. They had …
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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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… Leaving Home for Canada: When I finally got my telegram to go to London, my mother was upset but she bravely came, …
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… Pasquale Martinis, “My Lucky Day” July 18 1956 My origin. I was born in the northern part … in the region of Friuli Venezia-Giulia. I landed at Pier 21. The documentation was in order. I boarded the train on route to Toronto. Little …
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… We arrived in Halifax on April 19, 1954 aboard "The Nuiderbrun"; father, mother, and ten children. Two of my brothers (John and Clarence, aged 12 and 13) traveled on to Sutton, Ontario …
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… like everyone else. Growing up in a small knit cultural & religious community in Ontario, everyone knows what you’re up to ALL the time, so … a bike, but no one understood why. I loved being a kid back home; I played out in the streets with children in the neighborhood. My parents, … replaceable. I’m not going to find anybody that cares about me as unconditionally as they do. Now that I’m older I understand my parents …
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… The Second World War was over and there was no employment. I felt I … took it. I intended to stay only a few years (maybe 4 or 5) and I told my wife not to sell anything; to wait for my return. She didn't wish to … leave her home and family. Setting out for the voyage overseas on the Ts/s Atlantic from Naples on June 16th, 1951, I felt lost and insecure. …
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… it was my first time getting sick. My mother started the process of coming to Canada because I was gravely ill. After a bit of time I came … you must come to the NEEDS Centre, until you find a school. In 2010, I continued my high school in 10th grade. In 2011, I left for camp with … to go to university. I find work in a daycare for kids from 5 to 9. Last year I received my high school diploma. Now I study at Université …