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  • No Chop Suey in China - and other food stories
    … Season 4 of our podcast Countless Journeys is all about food and the people who make it. Ann Hui tells her story in season … and sour chicken balls. Hui had grown up eating “authentic” Chinese food in Vancouver’s Chinatown. What were these dishes, she wondered. … the Museum’s English-language podcast Countless Journeys , now in its food-themed fourth season. The French-language counterpart, …
  • Accessibility
    … Museum’s Accessibility Plan and information on how to provide feedback can be found on this web page . → NaviLens To improve accessibility, … Museum uses NaviLens technology. Download the free NaviLens App . You can scan nearly 100 codes around our museum. This will guide you with audio …
  • William and Christine Stoffer
    … Families September 26, 1956 – Skaubryn Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … as a lot of work. At the time we had six children, all of whom were housed with relatives for at least two months while preparations were …
  • Sergeant Elmo Hugh Munroe
    … and blessed with an incredible memory. When Dad talked about the "old days" we were transported to other times and places through his … nine. Elmo Hugh Munroe was born in the northeastern state of Maine, USA on April 10, 1921, just a day after his parents crossed the … I returned to Canada aboard the Ile de France, landed in Boston, USA, and from there traveled by train to Lachine, Quebec. I was given a …
  • A Taste of Something New: Adapting to Food in a New Country
    … and certainly relatable challenge is adapting to new and unfamiliar foods. In Canada, one is inevitably exposed to different food from around the … As a result, many immigrants face struggles in trying to cook healthy food. Sometimes it’s hard to buy food within your budget because many … A Taste of Something New: Adapting to Food in a New Country …
  • Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker
    … Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker … of a human tragedy to offer a unique perspective on the idea of a Canadian family. Released in 2014 to sweepingly glowing reviews, Forgiveness also won 2018 Canada Reads, as defended by Canadian fashion journalist, icon and …
  • Edith Metcalfe Wallace
    … and Earl quickly became engaged. Mother's wedding was on Easter Monday (April 2) 1945 at 11 AM in St. Stephen’s Church in East Dene, … friend of Edie Palmer - she and Edie raised Mother’s sister Mary), and Alice Ross with her two sons Ian and Robert - Alice was a nursing … best man and the two ushers. The wedding reception was at Nanna’s house at 11 Cambridge Place, East Dene, Rotherham. Nanna stayed up all …
  • Herbert and Ella
    … His career took him to Ontario, hauling gold ore; Manitoba, hauling ice for Artic Ice; hauling coal in Winnipeg, and to Norquay, Sask. in 1940; hauling … to Norquay, Sask. While in Norquay, Mom and Dad stayed in a boarding house with Mr. & Mrs. Tom Tweed (They talked about how horrible the …
  • Who is the Little Boy in this Picture?
    … image depicts one of the first arrivals of a troop ship carrying soldiers back to Canada after World War II. A young Dave Campbell, with his mother, welcomes Canadian troops home at Pier 21 in 1945. Credit: Lieut. Richard … Canada / PA-192969. The Ile de France , laden with ecstatic soldiers, docked at Pier 21 on July 14, 1945. Flora Campbell was visiting …
  • How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … and Design and runs a studio called Art by Prince. A struggle to find food As a young child, before moving into the orphanage, he recalls, he … up." When he moved into the orphanage, he was thrilled to have regular food to eat. This experience marked him. "My favourite food by far is rice and beans and chicken," a meal he says he ate at …

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