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… It took away the life I had known. For months I cried myself to sleep. Nothing prepared me for what would happen next. I had to learn … I could do more. In the spring of 1976, I qualified for the upcoming para Olympics. Like a typical 20 year old with a lot more …
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… to the war. I was then 18 years old. After a few weeks the Canadians settled in and became friends of the Dutch. I met my Canadian soldier … out of the village in November 1945. I then had to wait for my turn to come to Canada. I left Holland in August, 1946 after a lot of waiting … and small children. The train was off to Montreal. That is where I said goodbye to my friends from Holland; they were going to Southern …
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… to me in Ogoni from the government of Nigeria. I am ever a disciple of Ken Saro Wiwa, a leader of the people of Ogoni. While alive, he … the refugee camp in Benin, I registered with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. In the camp, we were living in abject poverty. …
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… Time 0:02:19 Transcript The night before I left to travel the world for nine months, my oldest sister, Colleen gave me a small bundle of 36 numbered envelopes to keep me company. Inside were notes of encouragement and questions to inspire … the fare just because I was a foreigner. In some of the places I visited the simplest tasks like finding a bank or a place to use the …
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… of Arrival: July 21, 1962 Age on Arrival: 25 In July of 1962 Velia said her goodbyes to her mother Maria, older sister Geltruda, younger … she departed Grimaldi, Cosenza, Italy and traveled to the port city of Napoli. There the Greek Line ship SS Olympia awaited her …
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… music festivals in his village. It gave him great joy when he had the chance to sing and dance at these events that would last into the wee … rest of his life. He wanted to learn a trade. So at 19, he chose to become an auto mechanic and went to a garage as an apprentice. Later, … and in 1967 he was hired on to work for a local car dealership called 'City Chrysler'. He started to settle into life in Moncton and decided …
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… Time 0:04:28 Transcript When Israel attacked the people of Palestine, they took my parents town first. If they didn’t leave, they …
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… Time 0:03:56 Transcript My maternal grandfather, Charles Midgley was born in York, England in 1882. By age 20 he had become the head gardener for a big estate. At the same time his desire …
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… me a job. Three months later, I was in the restaurant working when the commandant and two other men came to take me away. I asked them in … of them answered, we were told you are a soldier. They thought all people from south kivu in the areas of Mulenge in Congo were criminals. I …