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… new members. A famous Lebanese Poet, Gibran Khalil Gibran, once said, ‘I felt in my heart to give a little because I was given so …
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… The Covelli Family Nicola Covelli arrived on October 21, 1951 on the … admired teacher - and his wife would be a native Nova Scotian. On my side: My grandparents and great grandparents came to Pier 21 from … and worked the gas chambers while threatened with death: WHAT A JOY TO SEE PIER 21 AGAIN! My mother was a war bride and my sister as an …
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Maria (Cetta) Matteo's Travel Document, 1960 The Orlando Family, 1961 The Orlando Family, 1961 Matteo, Carmela and Maria in Italy …
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… the morning 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 … year of my arrival. I feared how I may starve to death and be homeless. But over time I met people who have made me a part of their … People Do Care by Eunice …
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… the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take … am the top 10 singer from grade 7 to grade 9, and I hope one day I can learn how to play guitar, and how to write a good song. Because I like … months after being in Canada, I feel positive energy and my mind is clear, I know what I want to do to realize my dream. I won’t be confused …
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… SS Nea Hellas, with their two daughters Halia and Orysia. They travelled on to Montreal, where they settled and in 1950 had another … retirement age, and were active volunteers in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Wasyl passed away in 1993 at the age of 81; Natalia passed away in 2017 at …
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… bring me along to the restaurant. I remember sitting at the back table and drawing pictures or peeling carrots in my own little world. I would always go there after school where I ate and did my … summer. That first night we arrived, driving through the streets and passing the markets and little homes, all of my parents’ stories came …
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… older, I found work in the hotel industry as a waiter, bartender, butler and manager. One September I came to Canada on vacation with the … home -- and never did. Living in Toronto provided me with many new challenges. The first time I experience racism it was like an out of body … a coffee shop with six friends… it was my turn to buy… two trays was left, the older gentleman in the line in front of me picked both – I …
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… education, are we really enjoying our economy growth?” That was the moment we had that idea to change our life, to move somewhere. Two years later we arrived in Prince Edward Island. One snow storm day in December, we explained the Canadian education system to our sad kid; he wanted to go back to … My Boy, He is Seventeen by Lu …
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… I was born January 29, 1931 in Czechoslovakia. After the 1948 communist coup d'etat I escaped in 1949 to Germany where I … Nelly docked at Pier 21 in the early morning, we all came to the shore side of the ship and watched the action below. We heard the dock … had to empty his pockets and place the contents on that table. Then he/she had to open the luggage. When I opened the trunk, I froze, …