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… that I knew, you know, I had friends that were going off to war, maybe die, might be injured, traumatized by what they've seen and done. You … little apprehensive still when I cross the border to the US and when I come home. There's that sigh of relief as you come across to Canadian immigration and you're, you're back, you're …
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… it was my first time getting sick. My mother started the process of coming to Canada because I was gravely ill. After a bit of time I came … Canada was a country without suffering. If you are under 18, you must come to the NEEDS Centre, until you find a school. In 2010, I continued …
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… the age of 29, Antonio left Wales in May, 1954. It was his hope that Canada would offer him the opportunity of re-uniting his family. He … port of Naples. We arrived at Pier 21 on November 22, 1955. After a 2 day train trip, we were re-united with my father in Toronto on November … at Pier 21. I will never forget that; I appreciate this even more so today then when I was a 6 year old boy. Canada's promise of a better & …
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… By July 1945, Gordon had arrived home in Canada at Pier 21 on the Ile de France. His discharge from army service was in November 1945. …
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… region plus or minus 80 miles E.N.E. of Lac la Hache, BC, built a log house and out buildings and started farming mainly beef cattle and … in Occupied Europe. He landed in Normandy on Juno Beach on the first day of the invasion. When they reached Belgium he was ordered to leave …
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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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… 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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… 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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… 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 … Our cargo was however damaged to some extent. Even our trunk that housed our goods was pretty banged up. We were guided through the big … 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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… 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, …