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… the call came to deploy to Europe and immediately go into action. A day they feared but approached with apprehension and anticipation to … and the Netherlands. The war ended with victory proclaimed on VE - Day May 8, 1945. On September 18, 1945 James' deployment ended and he …
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… It was 1942 and a lovely Sunday afternoon when I met my handsome soldier. My plans that day were to … She did not get on. I stood hanging out of the door yelling for her to come on till the bus reached the top of the street. I was furious with … Union Terrace Gardens these two Canadian soldiers spotted us and said "come on down". There was a steep bank so we said, 'No you come on up". …
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… Umeeda Switlo, John Halani, Daxa Popat, and Mario DeMello , have in common with other Ugandan Asians the experience of being told they had … Umedaly, Umeeda Switlo, and John Halani were all part of the Ismaili community in Uganda, representing about 30 per cent of Asians in the … born in Vancouver, British Columbia. After two years of graduate studies at the University of Saskatchewan, he began working with the …
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… Health and Welfare. In December he set out on the MS Vulcania for the 10-day trip from Genoa, Italy to Halifax, Canada, where he disembarked … December air. Mario and Attillio arrived in Timmins late on Christmas day; Uncle Isidoro sent Mario to stay at the local boarding house that …
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… my best after six languages, you know. Biography: Monybany Minyang Dau was born in Atar, Sudan in 1975. During the Second Sudanese Civil … Monybany Dau …
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… This meant that he had to be quarantined, and because he had become sick on board ship, the shipping company had to pay all the cost. … beds. We had the room to ourselves and it became our home for several days.” One person’s prison is another’s home for the holidays and for … were well fed during our stay in Halifax, and especially on Christmas Day. For breakfast I received a bowl full of some strange stuff called …
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… Time 0:02:31 Transcript I had incidents, that’s again us being a newcomer in Prince Albert, that’s later when we had the two children my … Switzerland in 1947. When Annemarie was 16, she started studying to become a home economics teacher. After four years of college, she … the Canadian government helped Heinz find a job at a manufacturing company. After one year, the couple moved to Prince Albert, …
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… from French) YM : Yes (laughs), yes. Every time—the biggest file to complete is the permanent residency. There’s a medical section too: you … services; I had to go to the US to do the “tour de poteau,” then come back. So I could have taken the opportunity to go to see my family … to university in Bordeaux, France where she received two degrees in communications. She moved to Paris for work and stayed there for four …
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… Families April 16, 1958 - Waterman After our 10-day journey on the S.S. Waterman of the Holland-America Line we arrived … with our immigration: "Yes, I am here, I am Mrs. Douma." He said: "Come quickly with me to the office here, your husband is on the phone …
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… When people ask me about my immigration story, the first picture that comes into my mind is the snowstorm. It was January 2010, my first trip … I experienced, knowing how difficult the life would be for newcomers, I am offering landing service, helping other immigrants to …