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Pasquale 'Pat' Ruscio is the type of person the Sobey Wall of Honour at the Canadian Museum of Immigration was created to memorialize: a hard-working immigrant who helped build, and shape this country. His legacy lives on through his children, grandchildren, and now great-grandchildren. Pat was …
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May 4 to December 31, 2023 In 2022, the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands published a graphic novel called "Destination: Canada”, telling the story of ten Dutch immigrants, illustrated by ten comic book artists. The Museum has adapted two of these stories for a special exhibit, …
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Our parents, Mary (Maria) Jacobs and Adrian (Adrianus) van Dongen were married in January 1951 in Rijen, Noord Brabant, Holland and came to Canada by boat (the Volendam) arriving at Pier 21, Halifax, on February 24th. Dad wanted to farm. Like many others in Holland, his family didn’t have enough …
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Season 4 of our podcast Countless Journeys is all about food and the people who make it. Ann Hui tells her story in season four, episode 1 of Countless Journeys. Photo courtesy of Ann Hui. It was only when she visited Chinese restaurants in small towns that Ann Hui discovered dishes like chop suey, …
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Angelo, Maria and Gugliemo …
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August, Elizabeth, Carole …