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… siblings. The conditions motivated me to set sail on the Saturnia for Canada, in search of “pane e lavoro” (bread and work). I arrived in Canada in 1952 and settled in Toronto, where I worked three jobs in order to provide for my family in Italy and my new family in Canada. I came from humble beginnings and despite never receiving a …
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… March 9 to November 15, 2019 What is family, anyway? Can you pick your family or is it determined by biology? Is family the … and change, gatherings and generations -- the exhibition celebrates Canadian identity by exploring families and family history, linking … originally produced by the Royal BC Museum and has been adapted by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Presented by …
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… August 1, 2024 to January 5, 2025 For many, Canada’s connection to slavery is the Underground Railroad. Little-known by Canadians is what happened before the Underground Railroad when, for over two centuries, the majority of Black people in Canada were slaves. Slavery played a significant role in the early …
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The Pier 21 Story Exhibit Space In the Rudolph P. Bratty Hall, interactive exhibits provide guests with the opportunity to discover our nations rich multicultural history. The Gateway, which overlooks the Halifax Harbour, provides a wonderful setting. Rudolph P. Bratty Hall offers space for: …
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The Pier 21 Story exhibit space In the Rudolph P. Bratty Hall, interactive exhibits provide guests with the opportunity to discover our nations rich multicultural history. The Gateway, which overlooks the Halifax Harbour, provides a wonderful setting. Rudolph P. Bratty Hall offers space for: …
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… a place where to live or give you a job. My life in Chile was safe, comfortable. It was an academic life. I worked in a publishing house, … students. I loved writing, the importance of language and making complex ideas easy to understand. My family is very close. I have … way to reach that goal was through a total immersion. I decided to come to a country where it was the spoken language. The idea was to …
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… They brought us some spaghetti but it tasted like the stuff from the can. I played cards and looked out the window. We arrived in Toronto on …
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Time 0:02:22 Transcript My name is Htee Tha kway. When I was three years old my mother and father had a little farm. My mother and father have two dog, an elephant, four chicken and a garden. My grandpa had little house in the forest and big garden. In the garden there is vegies, mango trees, and …
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… to try something to new, and heard that things were much better in Canada. He immigrated to Canada in March of 1927. My parents were unable to travel together, as … Anna, myself, 4 years old, and my baby sister Marie, immigrated to Canada on the ship Nieuw Amsterdam, arriving in Halifax at Pier 21 on …
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… Kenya because of an illness when I was 6, I felt very bad. Life was becoming hard for me, I led a miserable life, with little material or …