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… not the least bit interested when a friend I worked with asked me to go on a “blind date” with a Canadian who was in London, England on leave. He had met with another Canadian pilot and did not have a date. I …
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… by the Museum’s Artist-in-Residence, Aquil Virani. Read what he has to say about what makes a hero, what makes for an ideal immigrant, and his … hopes for the future. Your project is called “Our Immigrant Stories.” How would you describe it? It’s an art project that asks you, “who is … and audiovisual installation created in collaboration with Erin Lindsay and Imago Theatre. Photo by Aquil Virani. The request for immigrant …
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… born. Even though he was a surprise to his family, he was welcomed and well loved, especially by his sister who helped raise and care for him while his parents worked as tailors and barbers. Growing up in war torn Italy had its challenges. It was a time when families and friends relied on …
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… Time 0:02:31 Transcript I had incidents, that’s again us being a newcomer in Prince Albert, that’s later when we had the two children my daughter was two so it was in ’76, we bought our first little house and we moved, and my … next day was a swastika painted on that house in the front and “fuck off.” I didn’t even know the word “fuck off”, or I knew it was not …
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… shouldn’t have been there because her and her girlfriend Mary were to go to another regimental dance in the same town. I knew as soon as I saw her that she was going to be the one for me. It so … regiment was camping. We were able to see each other every once and a while. Marie often went into town to phone her mom. One particular time …
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In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition of the Museum, there is a section called Treasures From Home, with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair …
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In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition , there is a section called Treasures From Home , with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as they sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair of …
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… Charles Midgley was born in York, England in 1882. By age 20 he had become the head gardener for a big estate. At the same time his desire … to this wonderful land….a real, almost unbelievable dream. He headed off to Liverpool to find a ship ready for the journey. He sailed on … to open up the land. No roads had been established, just rough trails, so the trip was not easy. Grandpa had applied for two quarter sections …
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… He established the movement for the survival of Ogoni people. (MOSOP) I joined this crusade by Ken Saro Wiwa and as result of this, I … the refugee camp in Benin, I registered with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. In the camp, we were living in abject poverty. … help them. Maybe this story I am telling now will go a long way to do good things for the people of Ogoni. Return to St. John's …
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… home and home is snow . So we need to get used to that.” Otherwise, how could they teach their unborn children how to survive here, she reasoned. And so, they continued their … How Two Moroccan Newcomers Conquered Canadian Winter …