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… full of dreams. I grew up in Donegal in Ireland. I came to Toronto by myself. We came from Turkey to have a better life for our kids. From … history, we examine the significant contributions made by newcomers to Canada’s culture, economy, and way of life. Our job is to … R. Howard Webster Foundation and RBC extended their support of the Welcome Home to Canada program, which provides first Canadian work …
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… during her crossing. Chris was a baby so diapers etc. needed to be washed etc. Mom commented on how small her room was and of course she …
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… and resources to do well at school, to have nice activities. It was—it was a good place to grow up. Now, by the later years of high …
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… "There are things of which I may not speak, There are dreams that cannot die; There are thoughts that make the strong heart weak, And … and hatred, people have dreams of freedom and liberty, which, may come true to some of them but may not come to others. We had our dreams come true. Like a sunbeam from a …
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… Sofia Dochmacka Bain Polish Immigrant and Righteous Gentile Nelly May 5, 1951 Editors Note: Transcription of a talk given by Ms. Sofia … acquired populace. Russian became the only language and the Law, being compulsory in schools and daily life. Punishment was quick and severe, … into thin air. The population was quick in realizing that joining the Communist party would help their chances to survive and many Jews did …
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… had no inside toilet, a pump to get water from, a wood stove and they washed their clothes in Church River with Lye soap and a scrub board. …
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… Life in the United States Time 0:01:49 Transcript So, it was very, if I were to sum up my childhood, I would say it was a very comfortable, safe, solid childhood where I had the opportunities and … that I had grown up with, and that was part of making my life so comfortable, up to that point. Oral History 14.02.27PS with Peter …
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… restaurant and we got our first Canadian meal: eggs, bacon, toast, jam and coffee. We were starving since when we had brought food in Halifax, we had bought jam, cheese and bread. The bread was not to my liking since it was …
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… was—it was—exciting. I mean, after we got over the—the—the uncertainty it was, like, you know what, resolve yourself that this is (claps) … for, you know, things like that. So it was um—yeah, it started to become—normalized, I guess, is what you’d call it. We weren’t feeling as … Flora, Trinidad and Tobago. Santa Flora was a town owned by an oil company and Tony’s father worked as an x-ray technician at the oil …