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  • They Lived Next Door to a Dictator
    … the nickname “The Butcher of Uganda” for atrocities committed under his presidency, including the killing of as many as 500,000 people. In … East India Railways. The Soods, who were part of Uganda’s significant South Asian population, frequently saw Amin's motorcade whipping down … the boulevard, forcing other vehicles off the road. The Sood family sit in the garden behind their home in Kampala in 1968, the year before …
  • Countless Journeys Podcast
    …   Hear the Human Side of Immigration Listen now → Season 6: What is Canadian Food? Indo-Guyanese cooking - … - Kris Alvarez and Grace Firmeza, and Nadège Nourian Rainbow Community Garden - Raymond Ngarboui Jollof Wars - Christiana Adewale … 5: Humour and Immigration Laughs in translation with Angelo Tsarouchas Community through laughter with New in Town cabaret A change of plan …
  • Squissato
    … Our story began in January 1952 when our Dad came to Canada by himself to set things up before the rest of the family followed. He came aboard … the ship Vulcania, landing in Halifax Pier 21 on October 21, 1952. The ride across the Atlantic was really rocking and rolling; everyone was …
  • Salzburg with Aunt Olga and Uncle Joseph - Peter Duschinsky
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:50 Transcript Yeah, so, I left. I was with uh, … never seen anything like that. We lived uh, we went to Salzburg, which is a beautiful city in the Alps, just a beautiful, beautiful place. It is that to this day, everybody knows about it. But remember, this was …
  • Arriving in Canada: Arepas in Mississauga - Monica Valencia
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:08 Transcript So, we took a plane from Miami to … to my cousin’s house—well, my dad’s cousin’s house. And he lives in Mississauga. And he used to live, back then, with his girlfriend and his … we liked that because we didn’t feel lonely so we feel that we had company. And his mother-in-law, his mo—yeah, his mother-in-law—she had …
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    … and tailored for different ages. If you have questions, please contact Saïd Allibou by email: learn@pier21.ca or by telephone 902-425-7770 …
  • They Lived Next Door to a Dictator
    … the nickname “The Butcher of Uganda” for atrocities committed under his presidency, including the killing of as many as 500,000 people. In … East India Railways. The Soods, who were part of Uganda’s significant South Asian population, frequently saw Amin's motorcade whipping down … the boulevard, forcing other vehicles off the road. The Sood family sit in the garden behind their home in Kampala in 1968, the year before …
  • “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … Maria Zampini returned to the site of her arrival in Canada, 61 years later. Tony Antonitti had already planned his trip to the Museum, part of a tour of the Maritimes with his wife … and when my mom saw the picture , it was very emotional. And it still is.” He and Tina visited the Museum in October of 2021. It was only …
  • Alberto, Lucia, Francesco
    … At the end of WWII, my father, Alberto, was released from a POW camp in North Africa and returned to his birth place, Goriano Sicoli, P. Aqualia, Italia. There he married … I attended St. Ann's Elementary School and then went on to Cathedral Boys High School. From there, I went to King's College at the …
  • A pivotal moment for Canada’s refugee policy
    A secret war, 100,000 refugees and the creation of the Private Refugee Sponsorship program A family of new Canadians celebrates Canada Day. Photo Credit: Charlie Lim (HOF024). Between 1975 and 1985, over 100,000 Southeast Asian refugees from three countries came to Canada in the wake of the Vietnam …

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