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  • Anything to Declare? Part 1 - Immigration and Customs since Confederation
    … 2, 2020) Introduction Travellers approaching Canada’s border by car are asked by customs officers whether they have anything to declare. Whether entering the country at … medicine for hospital use and settler’s effects. Over the years, the list of goods for which a duty had to be paid was expanded. In 1879, …
  • Korean Art in Canada-My Life, My Art by Young Ju
    … I wanted. At that time, the Korean art field was very contemporary. We learned Korean and Western modern art. In my third year, my teacher Chang Woo Sung invited us to his Traditional Korean Art studio. In … water. I was his apprentice for 10 years. I was a high school art teacher, and my husband was a textile engineer, so both of us were settled …
  • Candida Franca Iaccino
    … ai miei figli e nipoti) Era un mio desiderio ritornare al Porto di Halifax, avevo un ricordo vago e triste. Così il primo di luglio … è stata una grandissima emozione. Sono sbarcata il novembre del 1960 con la nave Olympia, all'età di 19 anni, sono ritornata dopo 42 anni … vedere il famoso Capannone, testimone di tante lacrime e tristezza. La città di Halifax è bellissima la sua storia è commovente (tutti …
  • An Unexpected Treasure
    … Just the other day, to my surprise, I learned that I have been wearing a … my grandmother, in typical mother fashion, was very nervous for him. She imagined Canada as a snowy abyss, where her poor son would be alone and shivering. As a final present to him …
  • Mario DeMello
    Life in Uganda - Gathering at the Clubhouse Time 0:01:35 Transcript Most towns had clubs, or institutes they called them. And they’re based on the British system. And these clubs were like a social gathering spot. So, the British had their own club, the Goan community had their own club, the Indian …
  • Cesidio Mariani
    … on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. The trip for me was very dramatic. The day that I boarded the ship on June 4, 1955, was a very sad one. My mother and one of my aunts accompanied me and my older …
  • William Stoffer-Eilkes Family
    … Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … 21, 1956 a bus arrived to pick us up. The entire street showed up to say goodbye, with hankies waving and tears flowing, as we left to begin … twin boys that had to be plucked off the ship's railings. After a few hair raising incidents a daycare was finally opened. Of course there …
  • Joyce Emily Callow Sherwood
    … Joyce Emily Sherwood nee Callow with tributes by her sister Gwen Milton and her … to go home. We wrote to each other, he asked me to marry him, and I said yes. I left England on Friday, April 3, 1947 aboard the S.S. … Joyce Emily Callow Sherwood …
  • Uta Maria Heine Sonier
    … Rolled down the gangplank in baby’s ancient carriage. Helpful hands pushed us onwards to the railroad station Into the Traveller’s Aid office … In this sooty place they were like a promise of spring. Mother said that they were much too old and expensive for me; I did not agree … Uta Maria Heine Sonier …
  • History
    … history of the Italian Diaspora, a migratory movement prompted by poor economic conditions in Italy that arose in the 1860s and lasted … as means to emigrate. Culture shock, discrimination, internment, and poor working conditions made adapting to life in Canada difficult, but …

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