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Time 0:03:08 Transcript I came to Canada and then, I chose to stay. I did not come as an immigrant but I became one. I was successful and happy in my job back home and I loved my family and friends. What possessed me to leave it all behind and stay in Canada? Not long after I arrived as a graduate …
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Time 0:02:23 Transcript Choosing a university is hard. I have always lived in London and Western has always been my number one but now that French is an opportunity for me, Ottawa is moving up on the scale. There are so many things to consider when deciding what university to go to and just …
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Time 0:02:31 Transcript My mom is from the Philippines, and my dad is from Poland. They were pen pals, fell in love and moved to Canada to start fresh. It’s as simple as that. It’s pretty cute story actually, in many ways very romantic. But as I grew up I began to doubt if true love really does …
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Time 0:02:21 Transcript My grade nine gym teacher said I was one of the fastest girls she has seen in years. When she encouraged me to join the soccer team, my anxiety started building almost instantly. All I could think was what my mom would think. I knew from my older sister that my mom was not …
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Time 0:02:16 Transcript Ever since I came to Canada I’ve always really admired the beauty of buildings, and I’ve always had a strong aspiration to become some sort of designer. I remember being at the top of the twin towers when I was little. I felt the weirdest sensation in my legs. They were …
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Time 0:02:02 Transcript El Salvador is small and beautiful and is surrounded by 5 volcanos which are visible in the horizon in many places around the country. My mom tells me it was much too dangerous to live during the civil war that took place. That’s why she left. She hitch-hiked through El …
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Time 0:02:36 Transcript Here I was riding a bike for my first time at 16… falling, getting back up. I wanted to be able to ride a bike like everyone else. Growing up in a small knit cultural & religious community in Ontario, everyone knows what you’re up to ALL the time, so basically my whole …
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Time 0:03:25 Transcript With great grandparents Audni Magnusdottir and Erikur Bjarnason and Sigridur Thorbergsdottir and Thorleifur Jonsson and grandparents Bjorg Petursdottir and Sigurdur Bjarnason and Petrun Petursdottir and Kristjan Kristjansson, born in Iceland and coming to Canada… my parents …
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Time 0:04:39 Transcript I was born in a log house on the farm, back in the good old days in 1925 in the Minerva district near Gimli. When the Icelanders immigrated to Canada they were promised that this would be New Iceland. They could establish their own government, and keep their customs and …
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Time 0:03:42 Transcript There was nothing to do in Arnes so when I finished grade 11, I went to Winnipeg and I stayed with my best friend Mary Daniels family. Ruth, Mary’s mother, was a war bride and she took me round all over to find a job but nobody had any openings. When we were just about home …