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  • How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … born in poverty in Haiti before being put into an orphanage at age 6. Well, he thought he was six—but more on that later. Prince is currently … keep in regular contact because "it just seems like random things come up where I have to edit my identity from the ways that I remember … he has stuck with telling people that he's 24 rather than 26. "It's less confusing," says Prince. Meet Prince Join Prince on …
  • How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … born in poverty in Haiti before being put into an orphanage at age 6. Well, he thought he was six—but more on that later. Prince is currently … keep in regular contact because "it just seems like random things come up where I have to edit my identity from the ways that I remember … he has stuck with telling people that he's 24 rather than 26. "It's less confusing," says Prince. Meet Prince Join Prince on …
  • Rosina, Domenico, Giovanna
    … For some time I have wanted to document the story of our arrival in Canada. I believe it is important for our children to have a starting … D’Agnolo (nee Iannetta) and I was born on December 3, 1954 in the small town of Mignano Montelungo in the Province of Caserta, in the … of Italian immigrants. Canada didn’t seem so foreign to us any more. Most Italians have extended families because of the fact that we …
  • Cescato Aldo, Renato
    … Aldo Cescato La mia vita di emigrante, e cominciata un paio di anni … Sono nato e ho vissuto nella Regione del Veneto fino a 23 anni, il Veneto si trova al nord d'italia ed e sempre stata una Regione … a fabbriche e case. Dal 1945 al 1948 cera un pó di lavoro nelle citta come Treviso - Mestre ricostruire cio che i bombardamenti avevano …
  • A Lifetime of Giving
    … started. The pair, who have now been married for 61 years, recently visited the Museum. In all those years they have never exchanged material gifts; they have … Nursery at Pier 21, at blood donor clinics around the city and at Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax. She says a few lasting memories stick out for …
  • Concetta, Laura and Teresa DiPietro
    … ship and someone led us to our cabin. Then I cried. The cabin was small, bunk beds on both sides. Later another woman and her child came in … do this to us, I thought, but it had to be done to join my father in Canada. He had been away since 1956. For 10 days this was our home. For … riding on the train I had so many questions about that first trip. I wished my mother was still alive so I could ask how she handled our …
  • Mels Fr. van der Laan
    … 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 … plus my sister-in-law was expected to do house work for the Mrs. All this for seventy-five dollars a month. The neighbours were … Lavington, BC. After his return to The Netherlands, he was invited to come and have supper with our family and talk about his adventures …
  • Rosa and Giuseppe Ritorto
    … and little cousin with whom we lived in southern Italy. With us we had all of our belongings in 2 trunks, 3 suitcases and a few handbags. Our … tablecloths and dishcloths, as well as a litre of our own olive oil and a few pieces of cheese. It was early morning when the rental … but we became used to it just like everyone else there. My father had come to Canada 6 years earlier and had a very good and secure job with …
  • Nickopoulos
    … of 17 when his father passed away. He immigrated to Canada on November 26, 1955 at the young age of 19 via the Olympia with only a few cents … Scotia, his ultimate destination was Ottawa, Ontario. Jim was eventually able to bring his mother and siblings over to Canada. Eleni was … her parents and two of her sisters, while her other two siblings eventually immigrated to Canada. After arriving at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the … four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of Ancerville. I had been waiting for some time to … is one which she carried with her all her life. As she described it, "All of a sudden someone grabbed my baby out of my arms. I began …

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