• A pivotal moment for Canada’s refugee policy
    … came to Canada in the wake of the Vietnam War and the victory of communist North Vietnam in 1975. Those escaping Vietnam became known as … government had seized power in 1975, led by the dictator Pol Pot, and committed genocide against its own people . Those targeted included … country per capita in history . When the civil war ended and the communist organization Pathēt Lao emerged victorious, 300,000 fled …
  • Wg Cdr Donald F. Archibald
    … of 1947, Ottawa awarded Dad the MBE* Military. He was promoted to Wing Commander in 1944. He landed on the Niew Amsterdam in Halifax on Sept. …
  • A pivotal moment for Canada’s refugee policy
    … came to Canada in the wake of the Vietnam War and the victory of communist North Vietnam in 1975. Those escaping Vietnam became known as … government had seized power in 1975, led by the dictator Pol Pot, and committed genocide against its own people . Those targeted included … country per capita in history . When the civil war ended and the communist organization Pathēt Lao emerged victorious, 300,000 fled …
  • Ethel Suarez
    … here and the mayor of the city. Okay we swear that we are going to become a good citizens and we sing “O Canada” and they give us the citizenship paper and this—how I will say? I become a real person again when I receive that document. CB: What did … me. Let me free here. That you are here, that you belong to a community and you can do things for the community too. That was one of …
  • Per la amore to Canada by Pina
    … to you: some words you understand some you don’t. At that time two ladies asked me to give blood. I didn’t understand the word blood; I had …
  • One World, No Borders by Saeid
    Time 0:04:01 Transcript I, originally, am from the west northern part of Iran, the country mostly known as Persia in the history. Iran is a multinational and diverse country consist of different “nations” like Fars’, Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, etc. It is normal to be anywhere having different …
  • Marie Louise Whitfield
    … Don Whitfield (Marie’s husband) on the occasion of Marie’s 80th birthday: “I remember the first time we met in the summer of 1943. It was at … by train with many other war brides, arriving in Toronto on Canada Day 1946. Marie and Don settled and raised four children in Etobicoke. …
  • Dick Irene Leslie Fiona Cairney
    … was her 13th crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Fiona had her first birthday the day we sailed. We arrived in Halifax March 19th. I remember the … buried in the snow. Our destination was St.Catharines, ON, and to this day, we have stayed in St.Catharines. In the year 2000, my daughter … Halifax. As we stood there looking at Pier 21, I realized that I had come full circle and all the memories of our journey to Canada came …
  • A Mother and Daughter Recall Frightening Days in Quarantine
    … again. While Laima Haddad still hoped to return to her home one day, her family decided to come to Canada in June 1955. “…one was in Montreal, and the others were … A Mother and Daughter Recall Frightening Days in Quarantine …
  • Who Do You Define as Family?
    … and, perhaps most importantly, fostered a sense of community. Since day one of my arrival in Canada, I have been lucky enough to have a … grow up and they start to have questions about their identity. One day, my 11-year-old son asked me this question: “Mom, how many aunties …