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… for me to be able to carry with me on my travels. Finally departure day arrived. My trunk had gone on ahead and I just had my one piece of … where we were going and again the volunteers were with us. Finally as daylight arrived we reached our destination. Then transferred onto the … The Ocean Liner Aquitania that was to be our home for the next seven days. What a wonderful surprise it was for me to find my husband …
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… new baby, but my troubles were definitely not over. My inability to communicate made it all so difficult, and I was feeling lonely even … roots. My painful beginning became the inspiration for my lifelong commitment to language education, which I have been promoting for more …
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… he knew in Zaleszyczyki, Poland. It meant a rough but exciting 8 day voyage on the ship The Pilsudski with his mother and sister - … What did Morris Ladenheim eventually learn about those who did not come to Canada? He learned of the murder of his grandparents by the …
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… fell sea sick for two days, oh that was so terrible, I thought I would die. We finally arrived in Halifax late evening. As we approached the …
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… came and in front of all the students told the Bahai’s to stop coming to school from tomorrow. At this moment I felt I lost my … except start to work hard to establish a comfortable life for my future in Kuwait. which I was succeed to have very professional … and I started to worry for our two boys. I began to think about their future. Where they are going to go for their higher education? How they …
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… MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at … above where passengers disembarked, were written the words “Welcome Home to Canada.” The Welcome Home to Canada sign, visible from the deck of a ship as it arrives …
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… called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major … The family moved around for a few years working on farms in various communities before finally settling in the village of River John, where …
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… and still are so it was not an item that was purchased much in those days. I started school in September and was tested to see what grade I … night for over a month. A kind teacher taught me English by having me come to her desk and starting with primary books she taught me the … to us but nothing will ever replace your original homeland. We all become Canadian Citizens and I served in the Canadian Armed Forces for a …
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… for his wife, my mother, Filena Bruno Fiorita and my 3 siblings to come to Canada. Filena was already 41 years old and my siblings, Maria, … anticipated letters from her relatives which at that time took many days to arrive. Filena also prepared and sent parcels with staples like … of their parents and grandparents. Dan, their only son, was to become in 1985 the first foreign-born Canadian to be named Canadian …