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… Multiculturalism Act of 1988 provided a legislative framework for the official policy of multiculturalism adopted by the government in 1971. …
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… I was born in a log house on the farm, back in the good old days in 1925 in the Minerva district near Gimli. When the Icelanders immigrated … There was always a demand for cream and dairy products, but not whole milk because of the volume, and there was no refrigeration. It wasn’t until the railroad came in, that the dairy companies came out and offered producers the opportunity to ship whole …
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… One World, No Borders by Saeid …
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… Alexandros Dimitreos Sourtzis was born in a small village of Frantzi, Ftheotida, Greece on April 2, 1928 to parents that were farmers. He was … during the Second World War when the Germans and Italians occupied his village and country. As a young man, he pursued his passions of …
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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 … in Halifax. However we were not to continue our journey as planned. An official mistakenly suspected that the fever of the youngest was a … rented pillows. The food available was sandwiches, so at the Quebec City stop Dad got off the train to try to purchase some other fare. As …
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… In our permanent exhibitions, a huge floor-to-ceiling photograph from 1914 of the passengers of SS Komagata Maru looms over part of our … destinations all over Canada. This picture of European immigrants welcomed into Canada stands in contrast to those who Canada excluded … later this month, contains photographs and stories of five Dutch families who travelled to Canada on the same ship. Iris Tesseron, who …
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… In our permanent exhibitions, a huge floor-to-ceiling photograph from 1914 of the passengers of SS Komagata Maru looms over part of our … destinations all over Canada. This picture of European immigrants welcomed into Canada stands in contrast to those who Canada excluded … later this month, contains photographs and stories of five Dutch families who travelled to Canada on the same ship. Iris Tesseron, who …
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… Time 0:03:42 Transcript There was nothing to do in Arnes so when I finished grade 11, I went to Winnipeg and I stayed with my best friend Mary Daniels family. Ruth, Mary’s mother, was a war bride and she took me round all …
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… Karsh soon after his arrival in Canada, photographed in 1929 by his mentor, photographer John Garo. Credit: Yousuf Karsh … does it have to do with Halifax? Yousuf Karsh was Armenian, born in a community targeted by the Ottoman Empire for genocide during and after … Credit: Nova Scotia Archives (1928 - WR MacAskill - 1987-453 No 2625) Barely 15 years old, Karsh arrived at Halifax’s Pier 2 (the …