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… parents, Bruno and Rosanna Bellissimo, to show how grateful I am that they left their homeland to bring their family to Canada so that we … My grandmother passed away in 1959. My mother went back to Italy to visit in 1967. I have never been back. One day I hope to go and see the …
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… I was born on August 29, 1936 in Tarcento, a town in the north-eastern Friuli region of Italy. My father was a carpenter who worked not only in Italy, but also in France … was very rough and I was seasick for the remainder of the voyage. I recall that the ship's crew placed ropes along the hallways so that …
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… camp, there was an organization who supply basic needs for the refugees. Life in the refugee camp wasn’t good. The environment is very bad. … countries such as Canada, USA, Australia, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, UK, etc. And that was a great opportunity for me to escape from … are two organizations set up, UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and IOM (International Organization for …
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… Ada Elizabeth Wood …
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… Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia Cette plaque est en l’honneur des Canadiens d’origine iranienne qui ont contribué à la vie de cette belle province tout en pavant la route pour les générations à venir. این لوح یادبود برای گرامیداشت …
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Dutch Passports Immigration Related Documents Ship and Train Memorabilia …
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… including quick facts, contact information, and a selection of high-quality digital photos. About the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 The Canadian Museum of … at Pier 21 is located in the national historic site at the Halifax seaport where nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada from …
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… Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Time: 4:00 pm Location: In-person event at the Museum and livestreamed Language: Presented in English Cost: FREE Register to attend this event … is pleased to present a unique and celebratory event in support of our Community Presents exhibition Resilience on the Move: Roma People in …
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… Life in the United States Time 0:03:04 Transcript I was one of the, yes, I was one of the,—it … affiliated also with uh protests, union affiliation, civil rights for black people. We had—I was non-violent. We had people who were more … I did. I liked Marx and I liked Hegel. But I wasn't a member of the Communist Party. And most of the people, I know—I remember, there were …
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… few restrictions on immigration. The government of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald developed an open immigration policy to encourage the … returned to their port of departure. The governor-in-council (i.e. federal cabinet) also reserved the right to prohibit the entry of … well above the rate of immigration. [3] Library and Archives Canada. Statutes of Canada. An Act Respecting Immigration and Immigrants, …