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… to defray the costs of transportation and/or accommodation to enable Canadian youth to visit the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Specifically, it … materials. To qualify for the awarded bursary, the school/group must visit the Museum within six months of the date of the confirmation …
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… Single Men and Women Veendam On May 23rd 1930, I was born in a small village in the northern part of The Netherlands. At the time of my birth I had 3 siblings. A brother and 2 sisters. At later dates 2 … John Vanderlaan …
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… from Ecuador with a bag full of dreams. I grew up in Donegal in Ireland. I came to Toronto by myself. We came from Turkey to have a better … Halifax Harbour. Kjibuktuk is in Mi’kmaki, the unceded ancestral and contemporary home of the Mi’kmaq. This Annual Public Meeting is one of … history, we examine the significant contributions made by newcomers to Canada’s culture, economy, and way of life. Our job is to …
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… An excerpt on immigration to Canada in 1920, taken from John Leyten’s memoirs “A present of my past to your future” Written 1975-7 There were some people, relatives to my Dad, and they came over from Canada for a visit. They talked all about Canada, how good it was there and that … John T. M. and Harry …
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… 1956 We left Hungary in 1945 and wound up in Germany via Austria. My grandfather and father were both medical doctors, My father was a … to ever see his home again but excited none the less about what lay ahead. My sister and I, with the exuberance of the young, saw …
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… Time 0:02:44 Transcript When we arrived my understanding of what was happening was very unclear, I was only 8. All I knew, I was coming to Canada and My father had told me he had a teddy Bear for me so big in fact it was my size. I was so excited. When we exit the airport, my first view was … My Heroes by Liliana …
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… time the Karen youth in Langley did a singing competition. I signed my name on a list and they pick me. On that day I sang and I got a second place. I was so happy and my family happy for me too. Most days, I don’t think much about home. But last month, all my memories came back again. I dreamed that I went back to Thailand to …
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… previously unknown family history and how it led her to create In My Yesterday . Created in partnership with the Canadian Museum of … 我的昨日拾光 In My Yesterday …
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… suitcases and settlement stories - both positive and negative. I told my husband that it would be nice to donate my suitcase and my story. I left everything at home, like the immigrants who came … My Suitcase by Nina …
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… Giuseppe, Rosa, Louie e Elena Tantalo …