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… opened new exhibitions on the history of the Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada and the history of immigration to Canada. This blog is … 1938, Gerda Kiel notes that her father “bought a farm 2 ½ miles south of Falun, [Alberta] with money he brought from Europe (Poland). …
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… Pictured, left to right, back row: Leya Evelyn, Paolo Pietropaolo, Ida … Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 produces two podcasts. Countless Journeys in English and D’innombrables voyages in French. While … Armenian genocide, detained upon arrival in Canada, who went on to become one of Canada’s first naturalized citizens and one of the world’s …
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… Step into the past and experience what it was like to immigrate to Canada through Pier 21. From the ship you sailed on, to customs and immigration in Halifax, to the train you took to your final destination, discover the past housed in the walls of our National Historic Site. Stand in history . Imagine yourself tossing at sea in the tight …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 9, 2020) In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 opened a new exhibition on the history of the Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada and the history of immigration to Canada. This is based … precedents, and public opinion. As a result, an individual’s desire to come to Canada is only one of many factors that determine immigration. …
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… in war you want to save your own life, and that of others after. I left the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) due to poor politics and war. I saw the bodies of people killed by gunfire and machetes who lived with us in the same … What is Impossible with Man is Possible with God by Jules …
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… Ghita and Saïd have the right gear and the right attitude about the cold. Photo courtesy of Saïd Allibou. “I can’t feel my hands!” Saïd was wearing gloves. His wife, Ghita, was not. It was February 4th, …
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… and Ghita had moved into an apartment and were doing the things people do when they begin life in a new country. They had chosen this day … It began with an eight-minute walk through a park, along the Dartmouth Commons, to the bus terminal. Both Saïd and Ghita had seen snow before, … And the tears dropped from her eyes. ” The Canadian Government’s website records that winds that day were northerly and gusted to 89 km/h. …
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… arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the Georgic on April 26, 1952; Kevin's first birthday. We sailed from Southampton on April …
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… (Updated December 4, 2020 ) Introduction: Oral Histories and Childhood Experiences of War and Family Separation Oral … most obviously reflected this theme. The people interviewed came to Canada from countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the … offer any generalizations about children, dislocation, and war. They can, however, give us insights into how individual people experience …
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