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… I was 9 years old when I emigrated to Canada in May, 1957 with my mother Antonietta Tomaino Perri (age 42), my brothers Achille (age …
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… Mandryk – grandmother (deceased) Iwanna Kosarchyn – aunt (deceased) My immigrant story is an extension of the story of my family’s flight from their homeland – Galicia in Poland – and our …
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… My name is Santina Tersigni. I was born in Sora Provincia Frosinone, … Gino 1975. Now we are living in Mississauga and have been since 1974. My heart is Italian, but my country is Canada. My parents were … Santina Tersigni …
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… Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection Policy The … guides collection management practices at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (the Museum). As stewards of this Collection, the … Museum acquires assets for its Collection with care. However, there may be times when the removal of particular assets from the Collection …
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… Life in Canada Time 0:00:47 Transcript Otherwise I think everything was at least as good in Canada. For me I was almost like a non-immigrant in many respects. As a child I visited Canada so I knew it was right across the border. Even when my grandmother gave me the money to buy a car, I shopped around …
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… Perfect Pairings , a program by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, brings together home cooks to create recipes by blending elements of their unique cultural food traditions. This unique recipe was a collaboration between Comfort Foodies owner Keisha Carter and Ghada Shuli, founder of Chef …
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… Wright . I received notice to sail for Canada on the Queen Mary in June 1946. It was a very enjoyable trip. MacKenzie King was then … gave a speech to the war brides, as he also was a passenger. I met by my husband in Moncton, was introduced to his family, and then we had to …
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… May 16 to October 20, 2014 and May 5 - June 7, 2015 Peace – The Exhibition , a travelling exhibition … central to the history of immigration to Canada. Many immigrants have come to Canada to escape violence caused by war and conflict or to …
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… Joyce Margaret Pinnow was born in 1924 in London, England to her parents, Ellen Maud … for sing songs, and travelled extensively from the Panama Canal to Hawaii, Europe, and New England. On one trip to the Maritimes, Joyce’s group of war brides had the chance to sail on the Blue Nose II and visited their original landing …
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… In 2005, the Pier 21 Foundation launched the Nation Builders Campaign, … establish this endowment fund. One million dollars was donated by, or in recognition of, each of the seven Nation Builders who have a … who choose Canada as their home, will be remembered for generations to come. Our Nation Builders symbolize what it means to be Canadian. The …