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… the world. And yet, never in my wildest dreams had I imagined that one day I would be travelling halfway across the world all on my own. … step because I had led a very sheltered life and never ventured out alone. Here I was embarking on a totally new life in a strange country … and many people came to know me. I met a very famous lady artist named Joy Laking at a party. She invited me home and showed me her …
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… Time 0:03:29 Transcript My name is Dil Darjee. I was born in Bhutan. I moved to Nepal and settled in … are two organizations set up, UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and IOM (International Organization for Migration), …
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… Time 0:02:23 Transcript My Oma was always very close with her sister. They had three brothers and their mother died when they were young, so they stuck together and supported one another as they were growing up. When she got married, my Oma made … old memories. I realized that even though my grandparents chose to come to Canada to pursue new opportunities, they also gave up a lot to …
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… asked me, “What are you mom?” at that moment, I answered, “I am an artist.” And he affirmed, “Yes, you are good at that.” I was born and grew … as well as having extensive experience in visual arts education. One day my husband came with a great job opportunity in Indonesia. I … 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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… can also be understood as a social disconnection between people. I come from 2 stories: my parents didn’t grow up in the same country. My … provided me the skills I still needed to tackle my life in both a freer and more settled way. I was already 29 when I landed here but I … also gave me a golden opportunity to get familiar with more than just one province although I will admit that close to water, so Nova Scotia, …
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… My father always shared the things that he had – food, books, his knowledge, with the people who asked him for help. I learned from … I witnessed discrimination against black people, and Indian people. One time, I listened to the people around me talk about how dogs were … behind my back? My husband was working for a Canadian engineering company who offered him a job in Montreal. This was the kind of …
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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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… falling, getting back up. I wanted to be able to ride a bike 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 … society were so bold and rigid. Learning to ride a bike represented freedom – finally getting that back. Through rebelling I experienced a …
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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 … volunteers were in that warm, cozy library; though I hardly knew anyone of them. I knew it was extremely cold out there, but while in the … in a moonlight evening all alone. My husband left us to be with his aging parents. Since then, I have hard time to sleep; quite often I …
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Difficulty of Being a TA Time 0:02:42 Transcript XY: Um. My school started in January the eighth I believe. Um, the study was okay because I think that we were only required to take, three to five courses, of the courses they were fine, not difficult, and the research I am always interested in …