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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated November 5, 2020) In summer of 2012, … As Desired / Exploring African Canadian Identity , featured from 22 January to 30 March 2013. I came across an old Immigration Branch … Benoit, “No. 119 Are Women Persons? The “Persons” Case,” accessed: 15 January 2013, … Acting Deputy Minister of Justice to Superintendent of Immigration, 31 January 1916. LAC, Department of Justice (hereafter DJ) fonds, RG 13, …
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… 0:02:56 Transcript I came here to Canada in 1984 as a nanny. I left my daughter in the Phillipines. I was going abroad to give my daughter a good education. Every month, I sent my sister ten thousand pesos to look after my daughter. In 1986 I got … Bringing My Daughter to Canada by Linda …
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… I am on a soccer team here called the Douglas Park Dragons. Most of my teammates are from `Thailand, which is really cool. I play forward, … I learned how to play marbles in Thailand, and have shared it with all my new friends. There is not a lot of dragon flies in Canada, so we … My Bright Future in Canada by Saysayeh …
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… My immigration story as recounted by Rosa Maio on January 15, 2023. I … as my father would not have been able to make the trip to register me on my actual birthdate. Like many around us, my family was poor. … Andrea, Rosa, Antonino, Franca Maio …
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… government of Nigeria. I was arrested and detained for several months. My people paid them some money to set me free. Even when I was freed, I … again to threaten me. In the process I went into hiding. I had to find my way into the republic of Benin. It was when I got to Benin that I … No money to buy soap, to buy food, to buy anything. I didn’t see my parents for so many years. When they passed away, I wasn’t able to …
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… Time: 15:47 Transcript I go by Charisma Grace, but my official name is Genieve Walker. My full name is Olena Stepanova. My name is Joelle Buchanan. My name is Kateryna Stepanova. Omaira Eva … My Mother and I: Our Journey …
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… Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · My Father’s Music Time 0:03:48 Transcript Ilse Thompson (IT): And, um, we had a wonderful time. But then the day came when I met my girlfriend on the street. A girlfriend, my best friend, on the … My Father’s Music - Ilse Thompson …
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… In the summer of 1940, as the blitz raged in England, Percy and Grace Blackman’s parents told them they were going to … to see my brother. “Once again we were separated. This was the last contact I was to have with Percy for 14 weeks. He was sent off to … absolutely, wonderful to us and did everything they could to make us comfortable, entertained and happy. “On one occasion they took me to …
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… (Updated January 28, 2022) Perfect Landings was created by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to coincide with the Canadian … the visiting display, that the development of the sport owed a great deal to the contributions and influences of newcomers. Once news … contributions of immigrants . Regarding equipment, we could look to John Knebli’s role as a skate-maker to many of Canada’s premier …
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… Media Release December 11, 2020 Halifax, NS Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to Close Temporarily for Renovations The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Road, will … include upgrades to provide a more accessible experience for our visitors. During this closure period, administrative offices at 1099 …