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  • Guardian Angels by Lei
    Time 0:03:03 Transcript My mother passed away when I finished my university, she was a professor in the university that I studied. At that time, because so many classmates, friends and relatives were around me, I didn’t feel very sad or depressed. I was surprised how all well I handle this tragedy. …
  • Pietro e Anna Massari
    … and Pietro was born in February of 1922 in Gravina in Puglia. Pietro’s best friend, who later became his brother-in-law, was working in Pietragalla and made the match which … day as they departed the Port of Naples. The boat named Homeland set off in the blue waters of the Gulf of Sorrento, in view of the …
  • Quotes - Travelling
    … the closet to show her a thing or two. When I slammed the closet door shut, the latch fell down on the outside, locking me in. Realizing that … knew where I was and in the event of the ship sinking, no one would come to my rescue, I panicked. Visions of water rushing in through the … the mess. Since our cabin is in the bottom of the ship, no portholes can be opened so the atmosphere is not to pleasant for a little while, …
  • Arriving at Halifax Before Pier 21
    … Halifax Harbour and Early Arrivals Halifax harbour is large, deep, and ice-free . It is a natural transportation hub, with river access to … and so the port was not particularly useful for passenger or cargo service to the rest of Canada. [1] Other ports, notably along the St. … and peering in the windows. During ship arrivals, the immigration officers complained that “crowds of people surround the building.” [11] …
  • Filipinos in Neepawa: Immigration Experiences in a Prairie Town
    … Time: 9:10 Transcript Neepawa is a small town in western Manitoba, in the Canadian prairies. A … Canada Immigrants from the Philippines have been by far the largest newcomer group. Why is this? Filipinos began arriving as temporary foreign … not only just by work or by earn money, no. As long as you do your best and treat them as, not only as individual with disability. You …
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    … for not-for-profit and government events? The Museum offers a 10% discount on some rooms to registered not-for-profit and government … music or live entertainment is employed. SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) represents music … Without dancing With dancing 1-100 $9.25 $18.51 101-300 $13.30 $26.63 301-500 $27.76 $55.52 Over 500 $39.33 $78.66 *All rates are …
  • Kinship, Inclusion, and Exclusion in Canadian Immigration History
    … by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 13, 2022) “I think a stalwart peasant in a … quote—and more particularly, a better understanding of its context—has a few lessons left for us in approaching Canada’s immigration … Canadian officials to broaden immigration for the sake of settling the West, but it is absolutely not about enlarging the idea of desirable …
  • New perspectives: 25 years after our grand opening
    … Pier 21 re-opened its doors on July 1, 1999. July 1 of this year marked a special anniversary : 25 years since our building … groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … generosity and idealism is what this Pier stands for: Canada’s best self. It is the Canada that let us in, the Canada that took one …
  • New perspectives: 25 years after our grand opening
    … Pier 21 re-opened its doors on July 1, 1999. July 1 of this year marked a special anniversary : 25 years since our building … groups who once passed through Pier 21; an immigrant, a refugee (more commonly referred to as a Displaced Person at the time), a Veteran, a … generosity and idealism is what this Pier stands for: Canada’s best self. It is the Canada that let us in, the Canada that took one …
  • Yolan Bencsik
    … Families 1956 We huddled each night around our radios giving us the news from Budapest. I saw five pointed stars in our town square, … moved in the fighting escalated. Each night we had our clothes by our bed ready to flee if they were to bomb our part of the town. The … of life and often times taking only a slice of bread with lard as his lunch. Our landlord accused my father of threatening to shoot his …

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