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… settled and live within Canada’s cultural mosaic. Em celebração dos portugueses que chegaram, se fixaram e vivem como parte integrante do mosaico canadiano. …
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… into Halifax. As soon as Barbara saw me she greeted with "Ingrid, hast Du mir was mitgebracht?" …
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… at Pier 21, Halifax Nova Scotia. 1928-1971 En souvenir du dévouement des religieuses, Sisters of Service, qui accueillirent …
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… by Lindsay Van Dyk, Former Junior Researcher What do immigration rules tell us about Canada? Since 1869, Canada has had … by the shifting social, political and economic climate , as well as dominant beliefs about race, desirability and integration . The open-door approach of the late nineteenth century gradually gave way to more …
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… terror and curiosity. While on board the Britannic waiting to dock I became aware of the requirement that upon arrival we were to be … into a giant fish! And the smells upon arrival at Halifax did not do much to convince me otherwise. Halifax smelled of fish. Coming from …
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… understand him. When he left he smiled and waved bye to me. But I do remember that everything smelled like the sea and kind of a fishy …
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… safe, solid childhood where I had the opportunities and resources to do well at school, to have nice activities. It was—it was a good place … high school, I started to have a different awareness of the—both the—domestically, what kinds of lives were available in the United States, … with, and that was part of making my life so comfortable, up to that point. Oral History 14.02.27PS with Peter Seixas Canadian Museum of …
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… a little scarlet fever get her down. Her family’s home was quarantined due to her illness in the early days after their arrival in 1930 on the … I remember…the time my second brother arrived…I had scarlet fever. I can remember a crib in the kitchen and my brother was in it…our whole house was quarantined and I can remember that. A big red sign on the door, "Quarantine." It was …
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… September 2001 She looks to the east with outstretched hand to welcome the stranger from another land "now is the time, do not fear after your journey, I'll meet you here" at Pier 21 One by … searching for more longing for peace and serenity now the dream becomes reality At Pier 21 Halifax harbour, finally in sight home to …
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… The newlyweds lived with the Belvedere family, common to many families due to poverty. It was a crowded home, which often led to conflict. …