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… visa and soon after he headed for Canada. His brother sent him the money but Filippo booked the passage himself. He didn’t pack much – just … Filippo says that somebody found a job for him working for the company that bottled “Orange Crush.” He says that it was quite an … to phone them and say that he was sick. When he went to work the next day he was fired. Filippo says that was sort of a blessing. He went to …
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… with my father on his bicycle. That time my father told me that you become a researcher, not like me. After that I participate a lot in the … my exams, I came back to my home, and my aunt was in the hospital. She died within a month. She got breast cancer This motivated me to do my … suspect malaria. I travelled 8 hours to visit him. During surgery, he died. Because of the type of malaria he had, they couldn’t identify it …
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… after my daughter. In 1986 I got my papers. I sponsored my daughter to come to Canada. But my sister didn’t want to give her to me. …
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… growth as a mechanical engineer, I was able to finish my fine arts studies and my teacher training, as well as having extensive experience in … humanities at Laurentian University, and my husband quit his job in a company in order to start his own business. Then our life as immigrants …
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… Trace Your Roots Just as Pier 21 was a new start for nearly one million immigrants, a journey into your family history could also … Before 1865 : The chances of finding an immigration document for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no … facts, oral histories and lists of crossings, can be prepared for anyone arriving in Canada after 1865 (including after 1935) for all ports …
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… our apartment testing the weight of the satchels and decided that we can handle carrying them for hours. My mother’s cousin gave us a large … the baggage car to keep out of sight. I was lucky. I had a sled to sit on, but the Christmas tree behind me was prickly. At each station when … tea with lemons was boiling away and several women were spreading jam on slices of bread as fast as their arms could go. Someone was …
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… like everyone else. Growing up in a small knit cultural & religious community in Ontario, everyone knows what you’re up to ALL the time, so basically my whole community knew that I was learning to ride a bike, but no one … poetry and had the best sense of humor always making everyone laugh. Coming to Canada changed all of that…. Reality is many immigrants …
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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 … had changed me then. Volunteering as a language tutor for an Indian newcomer family at the downtown public library, I clearly remembered how … that we were once a whole family. One night, my husband and my Skype communication came to a sudden stop and we could only text each other. …
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… Xianqin Yang was born and raised in Shandong Province, China. After completing an undergraduate degree and master’s degree in microbiology, … not get a visa for the United States, she decided to continue her studies in Canada. She received a full scholarship from the University of … in June 2007, Xianqin accepted a position as a research scientist in Lacombe, Alberta. Return to Main Gallery …
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… Netherlands Date of Arrival: February 5, 1968 Port of Entry: Queenston, ON Age on Arrival: 32 Pier 21 - Ina Vrugtman Ina's story (updated 4 … Her early school years were World War Two years with The Netherlands under German occupation. She graduated from the Gemeentelijk Lyceum in …