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  • Angelo Cuoppolo
    … 24, 1954 Ship Name: Roma Port of Entry: Halifax Age on Arrival: 19 At the age of 19 in April of 1954 Angelo Cuoppolo left his home town of … had only been told of Toronto by their father Giovanni, who had come to Canada in his youth to work and help support his family back … sons, with the hope to give them a better life. This journey would set Angelo and his siblings on a new yet difficult path. Angelo and …
  • Sergeant Arnold Shewan
    … The first graduating class of Radio Mechanics from the University of Toronto, Sept. 1941 is pictured below and includes 26 year old Arnold Shewan from Thamesford, Ontario. He had signed up in … March 9, 1944 in Greenwich. Later, when Grace wrote letters to Arnold (he was posted in Ireland by then) about her surroundings near the …
  • Kucha Family
    … Sharon Bonnallie Hungarian Immigrants Minnedosa (Steven) July 23, 1926 Berlin III (Margaret) February 11, 1934 Age: 5 years 8 mos for Steven F 8 years for Margaret S (left Hungary on her birthday) January 26, 1934 Steven F. Kucha, Jr. (Istvan Kucsa, Jr.) …
  • Julie Van Rosendaal’s Newfoundland-style Chow Mein
    … (2018) author Ann Hui writes, “…from its origin story, to its ingredients, to its execution — it was utterly and completely Newfoundland. It told the story of this place. It was as … on Newfoundland chow mein. Note: As with the rest of the ingredients, the sauce measurements don't need to be strictly adhered to. …
  • Royal Commission on Italian Immigration, 1904-1905
    … The Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Immigration of … to 150 percent above cost. [2] Cordasco induced Italian labourers to come to Canada by taking out advertisements in Italian-Canadian … employment. In his final report, Judge Winchester recommended that the city of Montreal pass a by-law requiring immigration agents and offices …
  • Historical Thinking (3) : Primary Source Evidence
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 1, 2020) Introduction What types of sources do historians encounter when they research and write about history? In conducting research for a project, historians use primary and secondary sources. In this post, we are going to discuss the second concept …
  • Historical Thinking (1) : Practicing History in the Museum
    by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) In summer 2012, we offered an “historian’s tour” of our temporary exhibition, Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes . Rather than being a detailed tour of the exhibition in itself, the tour used parts of the exhibit as …
  • K-Bap Coxinha (Brazilian Coxinha with Korean-Inspired Filling)
    … a fusion of their cultural backgrounds and their shared passion for comfort food. Step 1: Drain the oil from a can of tuna and measure out … together. Form the mixture into small balls. Step 6: In a saucepan, combine water, milk, salt, soy sauce, butter, and sweet paprika. Bring … it cool slightly. While it’s still warm, knead the dough until it becomes firm and smooth. Step 9: To shape the K-Bap Coxinhas, take a …
  • Frederick Stubbs
    … Frederick Stubbs June 22, 1912 - April 9, 1998 I was born in Sheffield, England and was the eldest of five boys. The First Great War … after 1918 there was tremendous advertising to immigrate to Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Various government sponsored … work in Canada. My father agreed to let my brother, Sidney, and me come to Canada with the hope that after a few years we would be able to …
  • Continuous Journey Regulation, 1908
    … Act in 1908, prohibiting the landing of any immigrant that did not come to Canada by continuous journey from the country of which they … of people began to terrorize Chinese and Japanese residents of the city and destroy their property. [1] Following the Vancouver Riot, the …

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