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  • New Life in Canada by Pelaypaw
    Time 0:01:59 Transcript I remember when I was in Thailand, I was walking back home from school. My mom told me that our family was going to move to Canada. At first I thought she was joking. My parents wanted to leave the camp because they wanted us to be out of the danger zone. They didn’t want us …
  • Antonietta Gallelli
    … THIS IS MY STORY (by Antonietta Gallelli) It was July 21, 1955 when the ship Volcanic … excitement I felt at the prospect of venturing to a new land, all the way on the other side of the ocean, and my desire for adventure, (I was … After docking in several Mediterranean ports to pick up passengers, we arrived in Lisbon, the last European city before crossing the …
  • Fifi - Winnipeg by Fifi
    Time 0:02:19 Transcript It wasn’t my decision to leave my country, it was because of illness. Sometimes my leg hurt a lot when I was a child in Burundi. I could not walk well but sometimes it was an illness in my left leg. I was operated in a hospital in June. My life was hard, walking with someone …
  • A Lesson In-Dependence by Alwin
    … small and beautiful and is surrounded by 5 volcanos which are visible in the horizon in many places around the country. My mom tells me it was much too dangerous to live during the civil war that took place. That’s why she left. She hitch-hiked … A Lesson In-Dependence by Alwin …
  • Uta Maria Heine Sonier
    … the walls that I copied, Not understanding them, but they spoke to me. We three spent but a few hours in this safe, warm haven; We had a train … Once the train stopped during the night and she had to leave To buy us sandwiches at one of the railroad stations. First taste of … Uta Maria Heine Sonier …
  • Luigi Antonio Pagano
    … Maria Rosaria (Teti) Pagano and my sister, Maria Grazia Pagano. We came to join my father who had immigrated to Canada in 1958. We came … in bed until we arrived in Halifax. Fortunately, there was an older boy from my home town who was also on the boat. He, his mother and …
  • Blank Page by Paulina
    Time 0:03:34 Transcript I moved in to Halifax just six months ago… To get the worked visa in Chile it was not so hard. There I had documents, papers, experience and language that supported me. I had a history. But when arrived in Canada, I realized that here nobody knew me and I had no past. Here …
  • Life in the Refugee Camp, Families and Friends with Hope by Duke
    Time 0:02:15 Transcript Two weeks ago, Herv ask me if I want to talk about how I came to Canada.. At home I thought what to say… In my country when the Burmese attack our land we were so worried that we couldn’t even cry because if they heard us they will kill us. The reason why we came to Canada …
  • Future in Canada by Luke
    Time 0:02:18 Transcript When I heard the announcer call my dad name and other people to go to Canada I was so happy. I was so happy that I cried, we all did. On that day when we have to come to Canada I was kind of sad because I won’t be able to play with my friend and I won’t see my relative …
  • My Life in Canada by TK
    Time 0:02:22 Transcript My name is Htee Tha kway. When I was three years old my mother and father had a little farm. My mother and father have two dog, an elephant, four chicken and a garden. My grandpa had little house in the forest and big garden. In the garden there is vegies, mango trees, and …

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