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… giving an account of recent bombings and remarking, "now the Germans can swim across the English channel and invade Britain." In July, I … family, as well as the danger of being at sea during the war. Standing beside me, there were five members of one family, the Baines, and I … 1944 and I left in 1945. I remember standing on board ship and hearing news vendors call out, "Les Japonais ont capitule!" In Edinburgh, my …
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… Nova Scotia on April 10, 1947. The journey took a week. I didn't get sick, so I considered myself lucky. I opened my purse by the rail to … up, I went to the family aid, an organization we had been advised to seek out if we had any problems. They took me to the Y, got in contact … She passed away a couple of years later. My life in Canada has been far better than I ever envisioned. I am a Canadian Citizen and very …
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… Life in Uganda - A Multifaceted Community Time 0:01:10 Transcript I speak English, Gujarati, Gujarati’s … all of us, so he wanted to keep the Ugandan citizens to stay there for the business and to grow for the community. And so, we were the … that we going to live here, and we’re not going to go back—if we go visit, fine. I visited once, but at that time the new government came …
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… traditions include annual sauce making, family vacations and a visit from “Santa Nonno” on Christmas Eve. Vito is eternally grateful … to his parents for having the courage to leave their homeland to come to Canada to build a better life for Vito and future generations. …
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… bun (pav)—will be love at first bite, guaranteed. The first time I visited Mumbai, on the inbound flight I sat next to a Mumbaiker who was … it be? His answer was clear: It must be pav bhaji. Because of my love for this mouthwatering street food, I teach this dish in our cooking … soft bun to serve with it. Step 1: For the bhaji: In a large pot, combine the potatoes, cauliflower, beans, red peppers, water, and 1 …
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… an interest in coming to Port Arthur, Virginio encouraged him to come and helped to arrange a sponsor (someone who would employ Dad for … that Dad needed. On the 4th of April 1949, he was issued an Immigrant Visa in Rome by a Canadian Visa Officer named J.M. Bouchard. All Dad … smallpox. Also, Luigino who remembers having a boil on his nose had to visit the doctor daily for treatment. They arrived in Halifax on the …
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… an interest in coming to Port Arthur, Virginio encouraged him to come and helped to arrange a sponsor (someone who would employ Dad for … that Dad needed. On the 4th of April 1949, he was issued an Immigrant Visa in Rome by a Canadian Visa Officer named J.M. Bouchard. All Dad … smallpox. Also, Luigino who remembers having a boil on his nose had to visit the doctor daily for treatment. They arrived in Halifax on the …
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… gets to be pretty serious you start praying a lot about it. The time comes that you only pray that God will show you the way; at least this … which had 1400 passengers and 500 crewmembers, to go to our new land Canada. The Atlantic Ocean can be pretty rough going in the winter so … was the only one in our family that was working to support a family of six). We laughed because we sure did not feel poor (there was still …
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… Can I search for an immigration record on the Museum’s website? No, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 does not have immigration …
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… Historian (Updated October 15, 2020) Introduction: Canadian Customs before and after the Second World War In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of … based on research that informs these new exhibits. Interwar immigrants coming to Canada often concealed their valuables for safekeeping and to … “The Holland-America steamships, Leerdam and Veendam were regular visitors to Halifax and, most frequently, baggage was examined in the …