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Alumni Type : Refugee Country of Origin : Spain Date of Arrival : December 4, 1951 Ship : Fairsea Port of Entry : Pier 21, Halifax After fighting fascism in Spain during the Spanish Civil War and after Franco's victory, my father took refuge in France in 1948. My mother and two brothers (Miguel and …
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James, Mary Leggate …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: MS Saturnia Port of Entry: Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 29, 1958 Age on Arrival: 18 I first decided to come to Canada when I was 17 years old. I wanted to come to Canada, because I wanted a better life and future. It was post WWII and my …
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Amorina DeAnna …
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Mansueto and Elia Aggio …
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My story is very similar to many others - in the first few months if there has been a road back I would have walked back home - no money, no family, no language. The first farm I worked at he could not pronounce my Dutch name so the farmer said "I will call you Jack" and that is what it has been …
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Nicholas and Angelique Kaketsis …
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Giovannina Siraco …
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Elda Degrazia …
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Ciriaco e Liguria Martone …