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  • Antonio, Renata Cuccaro
    … given to the Communists and Fiume became Rijeka, part of Croatia. One day, the Cuccaro family returned home to find that a Croatian family … and Mauro were enchanted by the Christmas lights and the snow. To this day, Christmas lights on his family’s home is still important to … veneer finishing plant in Maniwaki, Quebec. The family grew to include Vanda, born in 1961. All three of the Cuccaro children have flourished, …
  • 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 …
  • 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 …
  • Sapper Melvin E. Clark
    … star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal …
  • Bruno Tomaini
    … and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30, 1953. I took the journey that would … most of the people at my dining table all got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … in the office. At this time I was very hungry and she returned the can, to find out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her …
  • Umbertinese
    … Gaetano said to his family that this is English bread and to this day the family refers to white loaf bread as English bread. After two days on the train, they arrived at Union Station in Toronto, awaiting … Gaetano provided for his family by working construction, an honest day’s work, as he would say and Angela worked as a factory worker. To …
  • My Last Ten Years as an Immigrant to Canada and Working at an Immigration Museum
    … At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories … Most recently, we hosted our travelling exhibit called Canada: Day 1 . This travelling exhibit explores the memories, impressions and …
  • Museum Hits the Right Note for Pier 21 Club Member
    … It may not come as a surprise for many that the head of the National Arts Centre … of music were less than ideal, it helped steer him down a path to become one of this country’s best known champion of the arts. In 1947, … that immigration has been one of the major ways in which Canada has become the kind of country it is in the early part of this century,” he …
  • Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
    … demands for more prohibitive regulations to limit Chinese immigration. Commonly referred to as the “Chinese Exclusion Act,” the legislation … did it fully satisfy nativist and racist opinions. [1] Calls for the complete cessation of Chinese immigration originated in British … to register and carry photo identification as evidence of their compliance with the regulations of the act; even Canadian born and …
  • 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’ …

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