-
… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor to the United Nations (UN)) established the Nansen … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
-
… The Arrival of Black Refugees Related to the War of 1812 Nova Scotia has been home to people of African descent for over 300 years. Some … group collectively became known as the Black Refugees. Nova Scotia has been home to people of African descent for over 300 years. Upon … at the Siege of Lucknow in 1857. Over time, the Black community has continued to grow and make valuable cultural contributions. In …
-
… Every refugee's experience is alike, and yet unique. When the Russians invaded Budapest in October 1956, thousands of … At the time of our escape, my family was: Father: Janos Szigetvari 26; Mother: Ilona Barath-Szigetvari 25; Brother: Elemer 5; and myself, … as my first name, and even that was misspelt! It seems according to my official papers I am not Zsolt Szigetvari, but Lastlo Stigetvari. …
-
… people in the northern parts of the Netherlands skating along the canals. Soccer is also another tremendously popular sport in the … ( Nieuwjaarsdag ) - January 1 Good Friday ( Goede Vrijdag ) - [Not an official holiday] Easter Monday ( Tweede paasdag ) King's Day ( … 4 [Not an official holiday] Liberation Day ( Bevrijdingsdag ) – May 5 [Official holiday only every 5 years] Ascension Day ( Hemelvaartsdag ) …
-
… Edith Metcalfe Wallace, War Bride June 29, 1922 - Nov 29, 2010 My mother was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire on June 29, 1922, the third child … so happened that my father, Earl Weston Wallace, along with several of his army buddies stationed at nearby Catterick Camp, joined the wedding …
-
… Lieutenant Walter M. White Walter M. White was born in Princeport, Colchester County, Nova Scotia on October 25, 1914, the third son of Morton … (died at age 2), Delta, Donald, and Marilynn. Walter and three of his foster brothers, Arthur and twins Eden and Elbert, were all in …
-
… supply British and North American troops with food and equipment. This was to complement the private evacuation of middle class children. … one of those occasions I was taken to the Dingle by a Mr. Chappell and his son. Many years later, as a pharmacist, I worked for Mr. Chittick … in Middleton. British troops who were housed at Camp Aldershot would come to Middleton and other valley towns as guests of the local people. …
-
… Czechoslovak leaders that if their reforms continued, they would come with grave consequences. Moscow demanded that the Communist Party … the 1960s Many of the Prague Spring refugees, who had applied to come to Canada at Canadian embassies across Europe, arrived by … horizon. There were ramblings in Moscow that the Soviets are ready to come to ‘help’ us to make sure that we follow the ‘right way’ of …
-
… to find work to make a better life for their children. With the division of land, high taxes because of the war, and the Americas opening … to Montreal in 1952, Uncle Anthony Mandato said to Uncle Giuseppe “come to live in Windsor, so it will be easier for me to visit you”. One … seen for over 35 years and her son Uncle Anthony she hadn’t seen for 26 years with the wife Sarah and children all from Cleveland, Ohio. Of …
-
… immigration officials have considered many factors in determining whether an individual was ‘admissible’ and would be granted entry to Canada. The arrival in Canada of SS Walnut from Sweden in December 1948, … "Might Be the Best of the Lot": Baltic Refugees, Canadian Immigration Policy and the Arrival …