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… of German descent, spoke seven languages, and never went to school a day in her life. Until the invasion, the children spoke German and … Canada. They alternate between East and West. Dorothea worked for 26 years with the T. Eaton Co. and retired in 1993 at which time she …
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… in hand, and stopped me from making myself violently ill. On the four-day train trip I became quite ill with a fever of 104 degrees F. A …
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… Lina and Vincenza and I left Naples on March 8, on a clear and sunny day. The trip was without incident until we were midway through our … arrive to Toronto. There we met my father who was already here having come to Canada in 1951. He hugged me and raised me to his chest and …
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… my mother told me that our land is almost takes over by the Burmese soldiers. My family started to move in Canada. When I am in Canada …
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… and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, …
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… itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally … Beer pull away from the dock, my mother cried. She had not chosen to come to Canada to be "put in jail." I think we can all relate to the … Quarantine at Pier 21 Made Coming to Canada feel like being put in Jail …
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… and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, …
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… using Facebook Messenger @Canadian Museum of Immigration/Musée canadien de l'immigration . Anonymous Feedback Anonymous feedback may be …
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… summer to help the family budget. Like many immigrant children, I attended St. Ann's Elementary School and then went on to Cathedral Boys High … from Western's law school in 1974. In May, I started working as a student at the Hamilton law firm of Agro, Cooper, Zaffiro, Parent, Orzel & … were establishing themselves in Canada. Italians certainly have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Canada. My only hope is …
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… led to her return to Canada in 1981. We came with the War Brides, but to join my father who had come as an immigrant. As an RAF aircrew trainee, he had been a member … the country that he wanted to make a new start here. My father had to come to Canada in 1946 via Sweden and New York in Cargo Freighters …