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  • Elio D'Alessio
    … Italy and finally Canada. My father Elio was born on November 26th 1926 in Chieti Scalo in the region of Abruzzo which is in central Italy … After 11 years, in October 1963, my mother and I came and finally were reunited. What a surprise it was for me to get on a plane and …
  • Bridges by Tongda
    … have everything that I wanted. All I had to do was be good at my studies. But I wasn’t. And that changed everything. Because of obsessing … daddy around me. I only had instant noodles as my meals for a month. Comparing to my hometown, life here was boring. I asked myself: Why am … it’s not exactly like how I learned in China. Maybe my dream job will come from my knowledge of Japanese language and culture. Why did I come …
  • Operation Parasol: Urgent need, swift action
    … to July 28, 2024 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the resettlement and repatriation of Kosovar refugees. Approximately 7,000 Kosovar … of Yugoslavia in 1999.  Thousands of Kosovar refugees found a safe haven in Canada through Operation Parasol, a quick and effective collaboration between the Canadian government and humanitarian groups. The exhibition …
  • The Immigrants: The Story of a Photograph
    … their ship and the date are unknown. Nevertheless, the photograph is a compelling piece of history, in part thanks to the immigrants’ … He was also interested in photography and took hundreds of carefully composed photographs of Halifax people and landscapes. Locating and …
  • People Do Care by Eunice
    … my Dad told me I would not go beyond grade 8. I was not able to complete my school assignment because we didn’t have the money to pay … I finished my education in Kenya and came to Canada to further my studies. Initially, it was scary in a new country without close family and …
  • Consulate General of Switzerland in Montreal
    … Consulate General of Switzerland in Montreal Consulat général de Suisse à Montréal Schweizerisches Generalkonsulat in Montreal Swiss … maritimen Standort in Halifax aus traten Schweizer Bürger ihre Reise an. Ihr Engagement trug zur Entwicklung harmonischer Beziehungen … zwischen ihrem Heimatland und Kanada bei und legte den Grundstein für eine dauerhafte, von Freundschaft und Vertrauen geprägte Bindung …
  • Pieter A. H. F. Lammens
    … in 1937 in Holland and was sponsored by Eddy and Agnes DeBoard who were living in Iroquois, ON. Eddy was in the Canadian Army and became a good friend of my father at the end of the war. After a couple of weeks working at the Seaway Project, I found employment at DuPont Canada, Maitland, ON. Was hired by Grant MacKay, an ex WWII RAF gunner, who was shot down over Holland and was saved by a …
  • Your Choice by Dave
    … Time 0:03:59 Transcript I was born in Trinidad my mother died in childbirth and I was told I was the child. My grandmother Vernie came to Trinidad and took myself and my sister back to St Vincent & …
  • The Distance by Daniel
    … 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 … I will admit that close to water, so Nova Scotia, is where I’m most comfortable. As I look back- the semi-retired person that I am today … The Distance by Daniel …
  • Maciejewski, Stanley, Sophia
    … Polish soldiers was captured by the Germans. At that time, he was allowed to return to his family farm. Then, in June 1940, all his family … was expelled from the family farm. Stan, his brothers and sister were taken to Germany to work. Stan was enlisted into forced labor on a farm. Germans from Russia, Latvia and Estonia were brought to the Poznan area of Poland in order to occupy the land. …

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