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  • Hiding in the Jungle - Bwe Doh Soe
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 2:41 Transcript I was very young, and I wasn’t … they were told not to cry because they were, were afraid that the soldiers would hear that, and they will, uh, capture us. And then my … again, you know. Whatever left. But most of the time, the soldier destroyed, pretty much everything. But there was something left. …
  • Who is that giant bear?
    … immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … about herself in the third person: She cuddled Teddy, her constant companion and whispered in his ear, ”we are really going to sail to … continuity, in a time of change. Fenton is here to make people feel welcome. Left: Pat & Teddy Toronto, summer 1954 [DI2019.177.2]. Right: …
  • What is Meaningful Life by Theresa
    … you are part of this society, and you also can make this country become better. Return to Charlottetown …
  • Hopeful Journey by Shiam
    … My story was just like David Copperfield. But I never gave up my studies. In order to continue my studies I had to do private coaching and sometime pulling rikshaw. This … forced to leave my job. After, few months another Board, hired me as a community relation officer. In this position I had great satisfaction …
  • Yolanda Garcia
    … First Day in Canada Time 0:02:30 Transcript … the first one was—it was so … say uh. But it was remarkable because it start my life right so that day, so it was—I was—it was so special and I remember, and I remember even the days after uh—that when I was going to the school to my classes that …
  • Movement of War Brides and Their Children through Pier 21
    … to Canada of bona fide agriculturalists who had sufficient means to commence farming in Canada. However, immigration remained prohibitive … refugee crisis, it focused its attention on the resettlement of soldiers’ dependents. The resettlement of war brides and their children … would be made for widows and children of Canadian servicemen who died abroad. Initially, the Department of Mines and Resources’ …
  • Sapper Melvin E. Clark
    … star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal …
  • Ariella Milanese
    … Ariella Milanese was born in October 1936, in San Lorenzo di Fumicello, in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region, in northeast Italy. She is … of her late husband, with some help from friends and family. One day Mario Pecile , the brother of Ariella’s neighbour, came into the …
  • Port of Entry, Process and Gatekeepers – A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec during the Great Depression
    … century onwards, Quebec City’s migrating local populace and incoming European immigrants had a major impact on the development of the … where one of the men attributed the onset of sores to his improper diet while in detention. The group claimed that some its members were … : L’évolution d’une ville coloniale, 1765-1832 (Hull : Musée canadien des civilisations, 1991), 31. For a historical overview of the …
  • Johannes Kreeft and Elisabeth Kreeft-Meijers
    … the Groote Beer, leaving September 21, 1952, arriving in Halifax 9 days later on September 30. This was Ineke’s 6th birthday. The last morning everyone got up early to see land approaching. We … Alberta where our brother in law who sponsored us lived. It would be a 5-day train ride. The train was very dirty and cold. Between each …

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