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… the oven. And it wasn’t very tasty. When she found out, she says, “You can’t afford to buy that stuff. It’s too expensive. You’re going to … or shepherd’s pie. [1] Ugandan Asian refugee Mario DeMello came to Canada in 1972, leaving his home after the exclusion edict of dictator Idi Amin. His early introduction to Canadian life included the absolute necessity of adapting to new foods …
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… Sharon Bonnallie Hungarian Immigrants Minnedosa (Steven) July 23, 1926 Berlin III (Margaret) February 11, 1934 Age: 5 years 8 mos for … Steven F 8 years for Margaret S (left Hungary on her birthday) January 26, 1934 Steven F. Kucha, Jr. (Istvan Kucsa, Jr.) left from his homeland of Fot, Hungary, with his mother (Mary), and sailed from Antwerp on the …
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… Ontario, where he was born and raised. My mother was sponsored and welcomed by my paternal grandmother, Mary (Minnie) Closs LaRocque, and my … a passport photo My mother wearing civilian clothes My mother with 4 service friends, Mom is top left. Mom in uniform Dad in uniform RMS Aquitania …
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… my country of birth? It all began in 1942 when my father and mother died within 15 days of each other. They left 7 of us. Four boys and three girls, the … Bernardi was the translator from English to Italian, for all us that day. There was from 30 to 40 guys from my hometown of Poggiana Di Riese … Francesco Geraldo Sabbadin …
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… years, I enlisted in the R.C.A.F. (W.D.). I experienced three years of service as a clerk accountant which included time overseas. Returning … him in the founding of a religious community, the Sisters of Mission Service, a pioneer effort to update religious life. When my role as … tracks loom large. We walked the rail to school; we told the time of day by the passenger trains; it was a game to guess the number of box …
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… the Groote Beer to go to Canada and start our lives together. The food was good on the ship, what I mostly remember are the fresh fruits … so bad we could not get out of bed and we did not see each other for days. I remember one morning the stuart came and ordered all the woman to the top bunks and the children to the bottom ones and he put nets in front …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… one of the conditions of this sponsorship was that we marry within 30 days of my arrival in Canada. As a young woman I rarely traveled far … on the S.S. Rijndam, which was a relatively new ship brought into service in the previous year. The cost of ship fare was $167.50. I was … had to make our own entertainment during the journey. As I recall the food on the ship was quite good and it helped to make the crossing more …
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… and multiculturalism. In recognition of his outstanding volunteer service to the community, he was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. … to his parents for having the courage to leave their homeland to come to Canada to build a better life for Vito and future generations. … the Queen's Diamond Jubilee award for 30 years of exemplary community service. Vito and Frances walking their daughter Lina down the aisle at …