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… May 16 to October 20, 2014 and May 5 - June 7, 2015 Peace – The Exhibition , a travelling exhibition developed by the Canadian War … central to the history of immigration to Canada. Many immigrants have come to Canada to escape violence caused by war and conflict or to … Peace – The Exhibition …
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… organization helped them to cross the border into Iraq. It’s the same language, the same religion, but still they have different customs, … borders. I was single, and I could leave quickly by myself. 10 days later, the border closed. When I saw the camp, I was surprised. There … lucky. She accept me. She took me and I found a new home. The first place I came was St. John’s. The Association for New Canadians …
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… and thick coats, streets were piled up with snow like grey walls. Coming from Taiwan where we have six months of summer, I wondered how … for immigration. Something had changed me then. Volunteering as a language tutor for an Indian newcomer family at the downtown public … library, I was wrapped by whole hearted warmth through the people that connected to me. From then I realized that I needed to reach out and …
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… Immigration Story of a 9 Year Old Boy in 1952 The best memory I have of coming to Canada and Pier 21 is that my dad told me of an aunt and uncle living near Halifax. They came by …
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… Time 0:01:59 Transcript I remember when I was in Thailand, I was walking back home from school. My mom told me that our … my friends. After the many bus rides and plane rides, we arrived at Welcome House. The house was very different from the houses in Thailand. I … on it all the time when I was bored. My family didn’t stay in welcome house for so long. In Langley my family stayed in one of my mom’s …
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… Children: Eldest Daughter - Rhonda Lynn (Born 1946) married to John Richard Manore Son - Kelvin William Stewart Magee (Born 1950) … not she was the correct lassie but, since they are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on January 23, 2005, she must have been the … Cdr. William James Magee Veteran Date of Departure: November 1943 Age: 26 Years Name of Ship: S.S. Mauritania After joining the Royal Canadian …
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… Time 0:03:06 Transcript Coming back to Mexico after two years living in Canada was exciting, we … that no one follow us, praying that I was not kidnapped. My friend Laura she left her house and she never came back, her car was found … nobody ask for a ransom, her family still looking for her. We cannot continue living in that way. Yes we had everything: I had two amazing …
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… Dunham, a war bride who served with the British Air Force, and George John LaRocque, who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in England. My parents met in Bournemouth and married in Dorchester, Dorset, U.K. …
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… Books/Articles Aberson, Jan L. From the Prairies With Hope . Canadian Plains Research Centre University of … and the Growth of the Dutch Community. The Postwar Wave and Its Predecessors.” (unpublished manuscript). Curtis, Herb. The Scholten Story … Recommended Resources - Netherlands …
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… and travelled by train to Archangel, Siberia 2,000 km from home. The conditions were deplorable. If someone died, the soldiers would throw … choice-- school or prison. Of course, I chose school, but that didn’t last long. Our language teacher said to us that “there is no God”. I … My uncle was in the Soo since after WWI. He made the papers for us to come to Canada. We said our good-byes and sailed to Canada in the hopes …