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… itself was not unpleasant. I remember the green grass: it was a sunny day, and it all seemed very easy. The Red Cross was there to aid us as … to plan for the future, freedom to dream. He was 34, mother was 26. We liked Neikirchen Austria a lot with its mountains and pretty … was like a heavenly perfume and oh! Those Austrian chocolates and I can’t forget the strange brown drink they called ‘coca cola’ that I …
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… 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, …
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… 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, …
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… father, sister and I, were in the middle of this steadily ascending chain of displaced souls. It was mid afternoon of a mostly sunny autumn day and the shadows were distinct. I remember certain details of my … and boiled potatoes. Every bench was packed with hungry people but the food was plentiful and good and we all ate heartily. As a nine year old …
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… MRS. GOLDBLOOM Now, let's head over to the Resource Centre where you can look up more information about your own family's trip. There are … Drew, Premier of Ontario, recruited seven thousand English people to come and live in Ontario. I'm joining my husband who is already here in … Cross Volunteer chuckles. ENGLISH WOMAN But we are grateful for the chance of a new start. The War has left Britain in very bad shape- no …
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… that very same night to their new destinations. Our family had overcome and obstacle before we could continue our journey. Our passports … onward to St. Catharines. The train was a mixed fright and passenger service train and was quite slow. We changed trains in Toronto as we … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …
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… Time 0:04:26 Transcript Life before we had to leave Iraq, before the war, was … 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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… tanks looking well fed and healthy. What a beautiful sight and to this day it stands vivid in my memory. No more curfews and an end to the … out of the village in November 1945. I then had to wait for my turn to come to Canada. I left Holland in August, 1946 after a lot of waiting … from there I departed on the Queen Mary. The ship was large and the food was so good. I got seasick for three days so that spoiled it. We …
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… like us were apprehensive. I didn't take it too seriously and had faith and hope that I would be reunited with my wife and children and … onward to St. Catharines. The train was a mixed fright and passenger service train and was quite slow. We changed trains in Toronto as we … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …
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… that very same night to their new destinations. Our family had overcome and obstacle before we could continue our journey. Our passports … onward to St. Catharines. The train was a mixed fright and passenger service train and was quite slow. We changed trains in Toronto as we … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …