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  • Ennio A. Paola
    … stopped at the following ports: New York, Boston, Halifax-Ponta Delgada, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Palma De Mallorca, Barcelona, Cannes, Genoa, Palermo, Naples, Patras, Venice … as a passenger ship until 1965. Updated Nov. 25, 2014 : Ennio Paola identified himself as the baby in the photo, at age nine months. Ennio …
  • Alberto, Lucia, Francesco
    … summer to help the family budget. Like many immigrant children, I attended St. Ann's Elementary School and then went on to Cathedral Boys High … from Western's law school in 1974. In May, I started working as a student at the Hamilton law firm of Agro, Cooper, Zaffiro, Parent, Orzel & … were establishing themselves in Canada. Italians certainly have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Canada. My only hope is …
  • Choices by Phillippa
    … house. It was filled with family portraits and china that had come from England as well as her paintings of Nova Scotia. She served … she was walking in Hyde Park with her dog. A few handsome Canadian soldiers walked past, and she coyly unleashed her dog and yelled to the soldiers to catch him. That’s how she met my grandfather. I do not know if …
  • What Goes Around, Comes Around
    … a.m. Well, Peter, Brian and I started talking at 9:30 a.m. and didn’t stop until noon! Of Peter’s many wonderful stories about his early years … of Area Manager of the Agriculture Division of the Quaker Oats Company. It was a very desirable job but Peter was only one of several … What Goes Around, Comes Around …
  • Finding Peace by Selene
    … Time 0:03:06 Transcript Coming back to Mexico after two years living in Canada was exciting, we met with our family; enjoy our house with our son, it was a dream come true, right? Well the reality woke us up abruptly. We found soldiers on the streets, the Mexican government had a war with the drug …
  • Stronger by Pankaj
    … I was born and brought up in Uganda. Immediately the question was “how come you are not black?” My answer was just like in Canada, Africa has … helped my daughter gain tremendous self-confidence as students stopped calling names or bullying her or other students from visible … made by different societies, races, etc. are assets to the future of Canada. Return to Guelph …
  • Reach for the Moon by Imre
    … I could do more. In the spring of 1976, I qualified for the upcoming para Olympics. Like a typical 20 year old with a lot more … with folks from all kinds of cultures. Nothing prepared me when I become disabled. And nothing prepared me when I immigrated But in a way, …
  • Bringing My Daughter to Canada by Linda
    … after my daughter. In 1986 I got my papers. I sponsored my daughter to come to Canada. But my sister didn’t want to give her to me. … I don’t want to be a liar to the government. Last year, I had to stop working, because my employer passed away. I had eye surgery, then …
  • Behind the Story by Kathy
    Time 0:03:34 Transcript Growing up, my parents would always bring me along to the restaurant. I remember sitting at the back table and drawing pictures or peeling carrots in my own little world. I would always go there after school where I ate and did my homework. It was a lot of fun. The employees …
  • Sadie T. Fineberg
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