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… in the language.” And you know when you read the web sites for communities it is a marketing piece (laughs). So it was sold to me a … differently (laughs). And I liked the cosmopolitan feel from the website of Winnipeg and that you had people from all over the world, … something about Portage, no Main—the intersection at Main and Portage competing with Russia as the coldest spot in the world, and I thought, …
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… as a conductor on the buses during the war. I was introduced to my Canadian husband-to-be (William James Sherwood R.C.A. C100060) by my … other, he asked me to marry him, and I said yes. I left England on Friday, April 3, 1947 aboard the S.S. Cunard Aquitania. We arrived in … always been proud to be a Canadian, but loves to go "home" when she can. Unfortunately, there were quite a few years when they couldn't …
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… THE DIARY OF A LITTLE FINNISH IMMIGRANT Dear Diary, The First Year in Canada July 11, 1951 I’m starting this diary today, because we’re … to go to Canada by himself and that his family was supposed to come later, after he had got himself established. But Isi and Äiti told … wasn’t room for them in the suitcases. We have to use our hands and point at everything when we talk, and sometimes we have to draw …
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… My Story by Pompilio De Francesco I was born in a little town in Italy called Guardiaregia, … the rest of the nations. I was tense and stressed during World War II; food was scarce for my family and all the townspeople and the rumble of the war planes that filled the sky every day echoed in my head. My grandfathers had travelled to North America …
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… Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba. The federal government decided that the future acceptance of Tibetan refugees would depend on the successful … ed. Paul Robert Magocsi (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999), 1268-1269. Dirks, Canada’s Refugee Policy , 236. Given, “Tibetans,” … See Programs/Services section of the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre website: http://www.tcccgc.org . Citizenship and Immigration Canada, “ …
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… French-speaking immigrants” to Francophone minority Communities (FCMs) in Canada. [2] Almost half of the interviews in French, in the … Ben moved to Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, to pursue his university studies; Saïda initially went to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she … into his choices. In this first clip, available elsewhere on our website , he describes how his parents financed his university studies …
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… French-speaking immigrants” to Francophone minority Communities (FCMs) in Canada. [2] Almost half of the interviews in French, in the … Ben moved to Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, to pursue his university studies; Saïda initially went to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she … into his choices. In this first clip, available elsewhere on our website , he describes how his parents financed his university studies …
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… As part of our travelling Canada: Day 1 exhibit, we asked visitors to share their thoughts on immigration … parents and closest brother crossed the border on a hot, sunny August day at North Portal, Saskatchewan. We were landed immigrants, Americans … Visitors' Voices: The Canada: Day 1 Luggage Tags …
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… Raymond, with two members of the Rainbow Community Garden. Contributed by Raymond Ngarboui Raymond Ngarboui … how immigration is shaping Canadian cuisine , and how food connects newcomers to their heritage, adapts to new tastes, and builds new … I shall tell you what you are." Raymond Ngarboui calls himself a soldier for economic and community development ; the Rainbow Community …
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… Raymond, with two members of the Rainbow Community Garden. Contributed by Raymond Ngarboui Raymond Ngarboui … how immigration is shaping Canadian cuisine , and how food connects newcomers to their heritage, adapts to new tastes, and builds new … I shall tell you what you are." Raymond Ngarboui calls himself a soldier for economic and community development ; the Rainbow Community …