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  • Corey Verwolf
    … I was standing in the yard with my father and others, paratroopers were jumping out of planes. Two planes were shot down before 8:00 a.m. … First I needed my parents' consent. I had to be healthy, have money to buy my transportation, etc. In a few weeks my parents gave me their …
  • Thy Anne Chu Quang, Described Video
    … Animated by Grace An Music by Sigmund Washington Thy Anne Chu Quang is from Vietnam and now lives in Montreal. She's a … Thy Anne Chu Quang, Described Video …
  • Giovanni Falvo
    … a large ship. For me, it was my first cruise. I had a good trip as the weather was beautiful. We reached Gibraltar during the daytime but the ship stopped for a short time to allow passengers to buy souvenirs from the fishing boats nearby using baskets with a long … stop was in Lisbon, Portugal for five hours, visiting the city. On our way again, no one became ill as it was beautiful weather with calm …
  • Alois Wilhelm Escher
    … An Exciting Adventure in a New Land This is the story of a stubborn, … was a coal miner as well. He even managed, with his meager salary, to buy gum and cigarettes for the prisoners in a WWI - POW camp he passed each day when mined at the collier. Al told …
  • Daniel Monzon, Described Video
    Animated by Grace An Music by Sigmund Washington Daniel came from Peru at the age of ten. He was born without his one arm and right leg. He started CREATIVE//SOCIAL. The organization uses data and online systems to manage customer service relations and business operations out of Calgary, Alberta. …
  • Stephanie Bernard
    Animated by Greg Doble Music by Sigmund Washington Stephanie Bernard moved to Ontario from Jamaica in 2007. In 2013, she moved to Iqaluit and became the president of the Nunavut Black History Society, which runs Black History Month festivities and programming every February. In 2020, Stephanie …
  • Stephanie Bernard, Described Video
    Animated by Greg Doble Music by Sigmund Washington Stephanie Bernard moved to Ontario from the United Kingdom by way of Jamaica in 2007. In 2013 she moved to Iqaluit and became the president of the Nunavut Black History Society, which runs Black History Month festivities and programming every …
  • Dr. Zak El-Ramly
    Animated by Dorielle Ashaki Retemyer Music by Sigmund Washington Dr. Zak El-Ramly came to Canada on a student visa in 1969 from Egypt. He landed in Ottawa, where he completed a master’s degree in combustion engineering and a PhD in aeronautical engineering at Carleton University. He later became a …
  • Dr. Zak El-Ramly, Described Video
    Animated by Dorielle Ashaki Retemyer Music by Sigmund Washington Dr. Zak El-Ramly came to Canada on a student visa in 1969 from Egypt. He landed in Ottawa, where he completed a master’s degree in combustion engineering and a PhD in aeronautical engineering at Carleton University. He later became a …
  • Daniel Monzon
    Animated by Grace An Music by Sigmund Washington Daniel came from Peru at the age of ten. He was born without a right arm or a left leg. He started CREATIVE//SOCIAL. The organization uses data and online systems to manage customer service relations and business operations out of Calgary, Alberta. …

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