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… The trip from Rotterdam took seven days and I arrived in Halifax full of hope and the expectation of … in a mini-box. Never having seen this before, I wondered if everyone in Canada ate out of little one-meal boxes. Upon arriving in Lethbridge, my sponsor family failed …
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… Covid pandemic. Why would I have left my home if I didn’t have to? To come somewhere where I don’t know anyone? That was then. Now, I … family.” Ibrahim Sahary “I left Egypt in 2017. As a journalist and a community organizer I could not stay any longer, I had already been … My husband tries to make me feel better but I feel like there is no community, no friends. It's very isolating. But I know that life is …
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… war so they had a great respect for them. Canada required only a ten-day boat trip. As it was, Dad was seasick for the entire ten days and spent the whole trip in bed. From Halifax, they traveled to … each other again. The farm near Kenilworth is still in the family today and, for us kids, will always be the place we call home. This year …
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… So I remember…we were scared…we didn’t know what was going on, that it’s going to be…more like a coup—in those days I didn’t know … traditionally supported its civilian government leaders. In addition, the election of Allende to the presidency in 1970 marked the first … ranged from assassinations, disappearances, and blacklisting to coercion, isolation, and exclusion – all aimed at ridding Chile of leftist …
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… working on the railroad as a worker and also cut hair on the side. One day a Poole Construction truck came by and said they needed a few …
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… Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) … kids. Having been an active resistance member during the war, Dad had many memories and disappointments to deal with in the years following … a daycare unit which entertained six of the children for part of the day. Tony and Len, however, were considered too old for daycare, so …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born 1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) (born 1911) Children: Len, Tony, Corrie, Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and …
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… two years earlier and were living in Toronto. They sponsored me to come to Canada. I intended to work here for a while and then go back to my family in Italy with the money that I earned. Instead, I convinced my wife to join me here. She … I did not speak English and the customs officers did not speak any Italian, but they were very helpful and somehow they were always …
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… Luncheon with a Fascinating Canadian Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Time: 11:30am Location: Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W. Toronto, ON In support of the Canadian …
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… we looked like a herd of people. My parents remembered that day, and told me that they will never forget it. They did not know what … had some papers to fill but didn’t know how. My father remembered that one officer, with a smile, he helped with sign language. During our …