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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian During World Refugee Year (1959-1960), the Canadian government appeased public demands for a humanitarian response by implementing a special program that brought 325 tubercular refugees and 501 family members to Canada. Despite federal concerns about the financial cost …
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Identification photo of Ralph - 1956 Rose's Passport Photo …
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… Arie Dirk Bestebreurtje, born April, 1916 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Father, Anton D. Bestebreurtje moved the … he volunteered for the OSS. He became a Jedburgh, a group of fewer than 300 men within the OSS. Their job was to drop in teams of 3 … and another daughter in 1954. By 1954 Arie could have been well on his way to a lucrative law career. A bona fide war hero with a top flight …
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January 22 to March 30, 2013 Dawit L. Petros, Sign, 2001, Digital print. Credit: Dawit L. Petros and Dr Kenneth Montague / The Wedge Collection What does it mean to be African Canadian? Explore the topic of Black identity in Canada in the context of immigration and multiculturalism through Position …
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Exploring Immigration Through Play and Imagination Ideal For: Ages 3 - 8 Maximum number of participants: 30 This play-based experiential program gives preschool and early elementary students an introduction to the theme of immigration in an enjoyable, interactive, inquiry-based learning …
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… . The open-door approach of the late nineteenth century gradually gave way to more restrictive measures that discriminated on the basis of …
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Giuseppe, Maria e Domenico Campione …
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November 5, 2022 - January 29, 2023 Kids Celebrate! invites children ages 5 to 12 to learn about the many celebrations practiced in their own communities. The exhibition is divided into four seasons, each evoking a different family or community setting. Children can learn more about the many …
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… 1911. I arrived in Canada at Pier 21 on July 15th, 1930 aboard the SS Westernland from Southampton, England as an immigrant boy to work on the farms on Nova Scotia. I was 18 years old and went to … Heating, Power and Maintenance Engineer. We have a family of three boys, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. …
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… I was a war bride widow and my baby boy and I landed in Halifax on February 14, 1945 aboard the ship … and us war brides. It was not a very pleasant or memorable crossing as we did a zig-zag every 8 minutes across the ocean. Even the crew were … a second chance of happiness with Edwin Wirsch and had a family of two boys and a daughter. Life was very good until my husband passed away in …