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… spot to be helped by the United Nations. After a year, my grandpa died, because he had no one to take care of him. We got accepted to … in a factory as a labourer. It was a hard job for him, but he never complained. I also worked there too, for one summer. When metal is …
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… growth as a mechanical engineer, I was able to finish my fine arts studies and my teacher training, as well as having extensive experience in … humanities at Laurentian University, and my husband quit his job in a company in order to start his own business. Then our life as immigrants …
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… 23 at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre, The New Canadian Curling Club is a comedy about four people brought together to learn the sport. It’s also … four face. Playwright Mark Crawford says even though the play is a comedy at heart, he wanted to get at “ a bigger conversation about who we are and how we welcome people or don't welcome people.” The play, originally commissioned …
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… two heads together. That was our first beautiful kiss. We enjoyed the company of each other throughout our trip. We had many walks around the …
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… my mom was not accepting of girls joining teams. My mom’s thought of coming to Canada was to leave the violence in Somalia for a safer place … time I wanted to show her my skills. To my surprise after the game she complimented on how well I did. This time she listened to my points. … agreed that I could play as long as it does not get in between my studies. My mom was able to witness me fulfill that promise during my …
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Time 0:02:23 Transcript Choosing a university is hard. I have always lived in London and Western has always been my number one but now that French is an opportunity for me, Ottawa is moving up on the scale. There are so many things to consider when deciding what university to go to and just …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: SS Olympia Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: July 21, 1962 Age on … family members, and friends. Accompanied by her father Michalle, she departed Grimaldi, Cosenza, Italy and traveled to the port city of …
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… and history. And I guess that’s why I went that route in my own studies. So they would be learning, uh, you know, grammar lessons that I … in history and art history from the University of Toronto and also studied museum management. At the time of the interview, Louanne was living in Ajax, Ontario and had recently finished graduate studies in art history. Return to Main Gallery …
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… of my favorite questions to ask visitors here at the museum is “what made you leave your home and decide to come to Canada?” Some respond that it is for new opportunities, to … told my family that I would be leaving home. My mother looked at me - she was in tears. “Do you know where Canada is? How long do you think …
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… 23 at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre, The New Canadian Curling Club is a comedy about four people brought together to learn the sport. It’s also … four face. Playwright Mark Crawford says even though the play is a comedy at heart, he wanted to get at “ a bigger conversation about who we are and how we welcome people or don't welcome people.” The play, originally commissioned …