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  • Steven F. and Margaret S.
    … Kucsa, Jr.) left from his homeland of Fot, Hungary, with his mother (Mary), and sailed from Antwerp on the ship called the Minnedosa and arrived in Halifax July 23, 1926. He was …
  • Postwar Immigration through Pier 21
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8, 1945, marked …
  • Refuge Canada
    Refugees face fear, shattered lives and often dangerous voyages in search of refuge. Canada has provided that refuge for many. However, over the course of the twentieth century, Canada has had a mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. Refuge Canada …
  • How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … of Prince Churchill.   Prince Churchill was born in poverty in Haiti before being put into an orphanage at age 6. Well, he thought he was … keep in regular contact because "it just seems like random things come up where I have to edit my identity from the ways that I remember … he has stuck with telling people that he's 24 rather than 26. "It's less confusing," says Prince. Meet Prince Join Prince on …
  • Reborn by Sergio
    … in Bolivia. It is a developing country with many challenges to overcome. Often people did not agree with the decisions of the government … I remember one day, because of the protests, we had to close our doors for almost a month. It was hard to keep business going. We used to buy … first immigrant generation we have to pay the price, but this price is cheap in comparison to all the great things that we receive every day …
  • Morris Ladenheim
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Poland Ship Name: Pilsudski Port of Entry: Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of … Age on Arrival: 7 What did immigrating to Canada mean to Morris Ladenheim in 1935? For a 7 year old boy, it meant being separated from his … Morris Ladenheim …
  • William James, Betty Stewart
    … Daughter - Rhonda Lynn (Born 1946) married to John Richard Manore Son - Kelvin William Stewart Magee (Born 1950) married to Andrea … Andrea's daughters. Story It was 1944 and WWII was nearing it's end. The times were both dangerous and exciting, fearful and adventurous and …
  • Nickopoulos
    … were hard-working immigrants who made many sacrifices to ensure that their children and grandchildren had a better quality of life. Jim was … years in the village where he worked on the farm. Being the eldest of four children, Jim became the head of his household at the age of 17 …
  • Royal Commission on Italian Immigration, 1904-1905
    … The Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Immigration of Italian Labourers to Montreal and the Alleged … to 150 percent above cost. [2] Cordasco induced Italian labourers to come to Canada by taking out advertisements in Italian-Canadian …
  • No Chop Suey in China - and other food stories
    … Chinese restaurants in small towns that Ann Hui discovered dishes like chop suey, or moo goo gai pan, or sweet and sour chicken balls. Hui had … Canadians. As Hui explains, most of the food served in what she calls “chop suey” Chinese restaurants originated in North America at the end … trip, a series of Globe and Mail articles, and ultimately, the book Chop Suey Nation. Ann Hui's cross-country road trip took her all the …

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