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  • Louanne Aspillaga
    Difference in School and Speaking Too Properly Time 0:01:19 Transcript ..the school system was different, um, like I said, I struggled in math and science because I felt like I didn’t know what they were talking about. But I was really far ahead in terms of English and history. And I guess that’s …
  • The David Gordon Pettifer Family
    … to me. No, I did not take part in the actual landing, but my war effort helped. Fifty-two years ago I was called up into the A.T.S. I … they had done what was wanted. We were all thrilled one day when Wing Commander Whittle came to have his rocket tested - it was a forerunner … living in the U.S.A. We also had a lot of civilian scientists visiting from several allied countries, so we were constantly reminded …
  • Peter Hessel
    … about 40 beds (20 bunk beds). The quarters are below deck; ours is far left. I have an upper bunk. I am told it is better because no one … rained the rest of the day. The ship was towed by the tugboat Sirius: four times around its own axis, to adjust the ship's compass after the … At 4 o'clock we saw the M.S. Deutschland sail for Bremen. At half past four, the tugboat threw over the towline, and we were moving under our …
  • Fredrick Mwenengabo
    … uh, yes , there’s a justice process, influenced by the international community, but he’s already dead. I’ve known many people, colleagues, … has left the country. He’s a colleague with whom I received an award, for peace and human rights, from Solidarity Group in Washington, D.C. … a little thinker in a big country of thinkers, and together, when we combine our efforts, I’m convinced we have or will have a world of …
  • Gaetano Rossi
    … Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He … had money in his pocket and a full stomach. He was a grandfather and a Canadian citizen with full rights to go anywhere he pleased. This time … in the Greater Toronto area of Anzanese descent who can thank my uncle for, directly or indirectly, their being here. Countless others who are …
  • Narrow Escapes to Canada
    … different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … Manus Prison , is as harrowing as it is gripping. The book details his four-and-a-half-year saga of fleeing Myanmar , through seven countries … Now, people arriving in Australian territory by boat and without a visa would not be permitted to claim asylum. Single men like him would …
  • Narrow Escapes to Canada
    … different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … Manus Prison , is as harrowing as it is gripping. The book details his four-and-a-half-year saga of fleeing Myanmar , through seven countries … Now, people arriving in Australian territory by boat and without a visa would not be permitted to claim asylum. Single men like him would …
  • Antonio Giovannina e Michele
    … He arrived in toronto filled with hope & dreams of better tomorrows. Being unskilled, it was difficult to find steady work so he took on … 1968. It was with great pride that my father would boast about having four children all with university degrees. Education was a priority …
  • Adolfo Di Mambro
    … holiday. At the dock in Naples, I remember the carcasses of beef being put on the ship. I remember the ship leaving. There was no family … kind. They were mostly Greek but did speak some Italian. I remember being scared at a scowl not a storm. A sailor told me, it was one of … 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 …
  • The Ilgvaris Vilumsons Family
    … farmers, but hunger is a powerful incentive. My aunt had immigrated to Canada and was living in Red Lake, Ontario and she was able to sponsor … a day came home in tears because she could not understand what was being said to her. My dad worked in the bunkhouse at the gold mine and … has a furniture business. My parents, sister and myself became Canadian citizens as soon as we qualified to do so. My grandmother and …

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