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… though I've been in St. John's for more than a year, I'm still missing my home in China. I now can be called a CFA which is come from away. … families. When I was small, I would wait until a certain time to go to my grandparents to give them a kowtow, so that they would give me … pocket money, which is wrapped in a red envelope. I would argue with my grandmother to put more coins in the dumplings so that I will not be …
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… LT. JOHN FORBES MONROE Royal Canadian Navy John Forbes Monroe (Forbes) was … After much searching, Forbes was finally able to secure lodging with Lee and Lela Rompkey, (Halifax's City Treasurer) at 113 Cambridge … laboratory work on ammunition and explosives. Periodically he had to deal with calls from people living along the coast who were reporting …
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… In the Canadian Immigration Hall, we have a great interactive element where we … this activity is to get people to think about where these traditions come from and the intangible culture that immigrants bring with them when they come to Canada. These are the aspects of culture that people don’t pack …
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… that boasted of their liberal attitudes toward new settlers – particularly the countries of the Western Hemisphere – are much more strict in … and Canadian Nativism In the 1930s, Canadians experienced a profound economic recession complicated by drought and the collapse of trade: the Great Depression. …
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… General WC Langfitt …
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… by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 21, 2021) “The problem is a vexing one” A Formal Agreement with the Government: the Privilegium Some of the earliest European agricultural settlers in …
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… course, there were still some British people throughout the Empire who wished for British settlers to form an even larger percentage of all … There were no mattresses for the berths and no privacy if you wished to undress when going to bed. It was rather embarrassing the …
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… William John Campbell and Jean Vera Kathleen Campbell (nee Gerrard) Bill was … scheduled to leave England, Jean wrote Bill and asked him if he did want her to join him in Canada. Bill responded promptly with a “Yes”. Leaving … Jean V.K. Gerrard Campbell …
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… Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: … grandfather, Ralph MacLean, Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents shares wartime recollections from contrasting sides of … will make this next edition of Pier 21 Reads so powerful. On Monday, May 27th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. , attendees will be privy to a …
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… Emily Burton, PhD, Oral Historian and Patrick Kinghan, M.A., Research Intern Introduction: The Chilean Exile Crisis 2023 marks …