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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 … was for worker’s rights. On the side, I was also the host of “Labour News” on Rogers Cable TV and also, on CHHA 1610 AM Radio in Toronto, …
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… Canada in July of 1955, I was very young, adventurous, straight out of high school, and had hoped to perfect the use of the English language, … 21, and life seemed much more serious. It did not take too long to have my passport processed in the large shed. Since I was brought up in … other new immigrants and myself belonging to the same denomination. As far as I understood at the time, the various churches had a booth with …
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Time 0:03:05 Transcript My father and mother worked in the church in Tanzania, and taught me good morals and values. Since we lived in the church area in my childhood, we had many foreign visitors. I asked I can travel with them. I never got to go anywhere but I knew it will happen someday. As an …
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… brick is in memory of my parents, Bruno and Rosanna Bellissimo, to show how grateful I am that they left their homeland to bring their family to Canada so that we could have a better life. This is my story: Together with my mother and two … of Vallelonga, Italy in April 1953. My father had immigrated to Canada four years earlier to begin working in order to save money to pay for …
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… Canada. To immigrate one had to be healthy, politically acceptable and have a guaranteed job in Canada. By this time there were agencies, … family's trip across the Atlantic was not pleasant. After waving good-bye to the Cliffs of Dover, we encountered a severe storm, which stayed … severely that we could not sleep in the upper beds assigned to us. All four of us slept in the two lower beds. A trip that was scheduled to …
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… What to know about capturing your Museum experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media. Please be respectful of other … to withhold or withdraw permission to photograph on its premises. By being in public spaces, visitors, volunteers and staff grant the …
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… What to know about capturing your Museum experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media. Please be respectful of other … to withhold or withdraw permission to photograph on its premises. By being in public spaces, visitors, volunteers and staff grant the …
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… What to know about capturing your Museum experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media. Please be respectful of other … to withhold or withdraw permission to photograph on its premises. By being in public spaces, visitors, volunteers and staff grant the …
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… is both diverse and delicious. Generation after generation of newcomers have brought new recipes, ingredients and approaches, while … opens on May 10 and will remain at the Museum until January 2026. Access to the special exhibition is included with admission. Visitors should be prepared to finish their visit full of new …
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… to a home Frank shared with his parents and siblings. For the first four days, we slept in separate rooms and did not consummate our … home away from 'little Italy', where we lived for eight years. We have returned to Italy countless times to visit my parents. My father however, passed away in May 2001, one day …