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… We sailed from Liverpool the next morning on March 13th. The ship was called the Carinthia it was her 13th crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. … Halifax. As we stood there looking at Pier 21, I realized that I had come full circle and all the memories of our journey to Canada came flooding back. It was …
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… 23 John Squarok born of Ukrainian parents William & Margaret. They farmed in the Minburn area near Manville, Alberta. John joined the Loyal Edmonton … for England. World War II was well under way and the British needed all the military help they could get. They first went to Spitzbergen to …
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… Time 0:03:12 Transcript I never thought I would say “No” to come to Canada until the day I actually had to leave my country. As a kid I always wanted to come to a western country, where kids had their own bedrooms and where they threw … cyber bullying, and that there would be problems like loneliness, isolation, and money issues for immigrants. Since I was from a different …
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… model. Everything on this model is built by hand. It didn’t come out of a box. It took me, approximately, about 800 hours over a … worked on it for 15 minutes. Then there were days I didn’t touch it at all. I just thought about what I was gonna do. And always think ahead, … one standing at the wheel, there’s a bell, and there’s a chart on the wall. I put those in first and then put the roof on the wheelhouse. You …
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… Our family was rudely awakened by two Russian soldiers armed with rifles and were told to pack a few things, and we would return in a few … choice-- school or prison. Of course, I chose school, but that didn’t last long. Our language teacher said to us that “there is no God”. I … My uncle was in the Soo since after WWI. He made the papers for us to come to Canada. We said our good-byes and sailed to Canada in the hopes …
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… Time 0:05:19 Transcript (Translated from French) After working very hard for days and nights on my research project, I stood up in class and started doing my presentation. … me a job. Three months later, I was in the restaurant working when the commandant and two other men came to take me away. I asked them in …
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… … so it’s very important and understand that again when you’re coming to this country you consider yourself as an infant you don’t know anything, so, again you have to go through the process right from the start because nobody’s going to know, you know … about the work culture, ethics, and the attitude, and what it takes to land in a very good job or related field of your own choice. So, you …
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… Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There are neighbourhoods called Greektown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. In pre-war … saved to buy land and establish their families. Why isn’t it universally known as Japantown now? Uncovering the answer reveals a history of … ended. Instead, over the next several years, properties were allowed to deteriorate. Despite protests from their owners, land and …
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… Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There are neighbourhoods called Greektown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. In pre-war … saved to buy land and establish their families. Why isn’t it universally known as Japantown now? Uncovering the answer reveals a history of … ended. Instead, over the next several years, properties were allowed to deteriorate. Despite protests from their owners, land and …
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… Hilda Fisher Mitcheltree, War Bride 1916 – 1993 Hilda Fisher was born in London and … Canadian servicemen and women. At that time Harry was engaged in the Allied campaign in Sicily and Italy. In late September 1944, Hilda … the women including herself sat on mail bags tagged OUT OF BOUNDS TO ALL RANKS, while waiting to be processed by immigration officials! …