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… based on research that informs these new exhibits. Interwar immigrants coming to Canada often concealed their valuables for safekeeping and to avoid customs officials. While Canada welcomed immigrants to bring money with them, home governments outlawed … at their offices. Customs officials learned to ask whether newcomers arriving at Pier 21 brought with them foodstuffs from …
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… even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the … Scotia and crushed into small pieces with a hammer. The model steam locomotive carries a load of real coal gathered from an old railyard. … into a long and fascinating history. From the late 1800s Canadian rail companies employed Black sleeping car porters. Porters were paid low …
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… even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the … Scotia and crushed into small pieces with a hammer. The model steam locomotive carries a load of real coal gathered from an old railyard. … into a long and fascinating history. From the late 1800s Canadian rail companies employed Black sleeping car porters. Porters were paid low …
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… cultural norms and practices are critical steps towards cultural competency. This program is designed to move learners from a personal … identity, discover the various ways that cultures interact in a community in a fun, hands-on way with building bricks, and engage their …
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… destination was Montreal, where I have lived ever since and still can recall our docking on a hot day in May at Halifax. I was astounded … in a baby's nursery manned by what seemed to be Red Cross personnel. I can still remember my mother's panic as she thought she had lost her … warmth and gratitude for the life I have made for myself as a proud Canadian. …
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… of his languages. Michael left Denmark with his family and arrived in Canada in late June of 1951 while the epidemic was raging. Not long … he contracted it. “The summer of ’51 was devastating,” Michael wrote. “Canada had not experienced what it was like to live through a … epidemic. There were no vaccines to combat this deadly virus. “80,000 Canadians became ill, one quarter died of respiratory failure. Three …
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… people who experience war, violence or trauma – are also agents who can exert control in situations defined mostly by control being taken … about Czeslaw Tomaszewski’s wartime experiences and his decision to come to Canada; the courage of Lynda Dyck, also during the Second World War; …
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… most obviously reflected this theme. The people interviewed came to Canada from countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. All arrived in Canada between 1940 and 2009. From these interviews, we identified a … offer any generalizations about children, dislocation, and war. They can, however, give us insights into how individual people experience …
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… truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I also remember the liberation of our part of Holland, when the Canadian, British and American soldiers came through our town of Lisse … Lavington, BC. After his return to The Netherlands, he was invited to come and have supper with our family and talk about his adventures …
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… I remember…the time my second brother arrived…I had scarlet fever. I can remember a crib in the kitchen and my brother was in it…our whole house was quarantined and I can remember that. A big red sign on the door, "Quarantine." It was … you in love whether you are an angel or a little devil like Christina. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (00.06.22CM) …