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… of their homeland took place in Lhasa. Over 80,000 Tibetans were forced to flee to India, Nepal, and Bhutan. After more than a decade in … the quality of caring about the collective welfare, a person who is community-minded. The choice of this expression as a project name is a … [21.04.14NRKMTK] Gelek Gyathong, interviewed by Sonam Nylosang [21.05.26GG] Nyingko Tsering, interviewed by Jigme Tsering [21.00.00NT] …
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… at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21! I’d like to share a bit of our collection with you today. After searching for interesting … from the 1940s and 1950s. These menus provide a unique window into how passenger travel evolved after the Second World War. Today’s … vanilla ice cream, peach cream cake, biscuits, bread and butter, jam, fresh milk, tea or cocoa, and oranges. [1] Ship menu, SS Duchess …
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… Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … and by renting some acreage, we grew our own food. We did not need to buy bread, potatoes or vegetables. With four chickens, we even traded eggs for such a thing as a spinning …
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… for his wife, my mother, Filena Bruno Fiorita and my 3 siblings to come to Canada. Filena was already 41 years old and my siblings, Maria, … age 4 boarded the ship La Biancamano in August 1955. Filena remembered how seasick many passengers were during the voyage to Canada. She was … Life was difficult…Filena knew no one here, had 4 children to care for, couldn’t speak wither English or French. She was totally dependent …
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… relatable challenge is adapting to new and unfamiliar foods. In Canada, one is inevitably exposed to different food from around the … face struggles in trying to cook healthy food. Sometimes it’s hard to buy food within your budget because many items are more expensive than … of Burundi. I was craving it and most African stores in Halifax don’t have the same kind of Ubugali that we have back home. So I called my …
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… by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Canadian immigration history can be researched using a staggering variety of sources . There are … aged, with deep-set serious eyes, and in his spare time is a gentleman farmer, chess player and a poet. He showed me a collection of his … “Young Man, You Take Yourself Far Too Seriously”: The Memoirs of Immigration Officer Fenton Crosman …
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… became an American citizen. We met when Mary came to Toronto to visit relatives, one of whom I was friends with and married in 1959. … by correspondence and became a welder and later a millwright. I’ve used my welding skills to make furniture out of iron, wood (from … Mary worked in a bakery for over 30 years before retiring. She is the best cook! After living in Etobicoke for twenty years and welcoming our …
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… At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories … arrived from the Netherlands on April 10, 1950, is one that I liked best in the Canada: Day 1 exhibit: “One thinks deeply, leaving …
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… Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … and by renting some acreage, we grew our own food. We did not need to buy bread, potatoes or vegetables. With four chickens, we even traded eggs for such a thing as a spinning …
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… brother and his wife came to Canada in 1929 and they encouraged us to come as well. Two more of my father’s brothers also decided to immigrate and they traveled with us. I have no memories of life in Roumania but my parents told me of our … 10 th day the sea was calm and my father said they could see land, way off in the distance. Our destination was Halifax, Nova Scotia. The ship …