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… By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian As we approach the centenary of the Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, answering three key historical questions will help us understand and make … immigration? How did the politics of exclusion develop in Canada? What were the consequences? What was the Chinese Immigration Act, 1923? The …
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… On Sept. 13th, five War Brides boarded a train in Lancaster, England. We were on the first lap of our journey to Canada. On the journey down … Our emotions were mixed; sadness, apprehension, excitement. Each day as we ate our meals first class passengers would stand and stare at …
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… like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to … most of the people at my dining table all got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … nine year old daughter, to take care of her during the meals. Every day we would eat together and bring some food to her mother. Finally on …
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… The following is the story of the Koster family. Why and how they came to Canada … 21 on May 16. From here on Kees will write his own story. In those day, when someone emigrated to a faraway country, you never knew if you …
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… I was so happy that I cried, we all did. On that day when we have to come to Canada I was kind of sad because I won’t be able to play with … After that we got on the airplane and flew all the way to Canada. We come to a place call welcome house in Vancouver. I was so tired I sleep like a dead person all …
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… House in Canada I remember singing as a child a popular tune that went like this: “C’erà una casetta piccolina in Canada, con tanti pesciolini et tanti fiori di lilà, e tutte le ragazze che passavano di là, dicevono che bella la … Silvano Indri …
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… like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to … Ocean most of the people at my dining table got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … nine year old daughter; to take care of her during the meals. Every day we would eat together and bring some food to her mother. Finally on …
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… Mary Cathcart My friend, Grace Cadieux, also a London War Bride, and I were lucky enough to be able to change our cabins on the Queen Mary so … we had no children, had to stay aboard the "Queen" until the following day. Women and children were taken off first, and rightly so. This gave Grace and me time to enjoy the beautiful summer day, walking the decks and breathing in the fresh air, which, because …
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… uncle living near Halifax. They came by bus to Pier 21 to greet us. However when we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 2:41 Transcript I was very young, and I wasn’t … they were told not to cry because they were, were afraid that the soldiers would hear that, and they will, uh, capture us. And then my … again, you know. Whatever left. But most of the time, the soldier destroyed, pretty much everything. But there was something left. …