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  • Through a Child's Eyes by Rose
    … and am proud to have dual citizenship. My parents made sacrifices to come to Canada and I am thankful. Return to Sault Ste. Marie …
  • “This Is An Emotional Place” - The Notes They Left Behind
    … political refugees as they were transported to Canada.” If these newcomers couldn’t understand or speak English or French, the tags … the tags link visitors to the building’s past, they are also a way to communicate through time to the future. A message might be read by … started his note: “Dear me in 2025,” pledging to work hard and then come back to find his letter in a year’s time. Another visitor, …
  • War Strategies: Plan B - Habib El-Hage
    Life in Canada Time 2:37 Transcript (This video is only available in French; the transcript has been translated from French.) I have to say that what's important, what was interesting in that part of the war, is, uhm. Many things can be said about war, right, many horrible things. In my case, it's …
  • “This Is An Emotional Place” - The Notes They Left Behind
    … political refugees as they were transported to Canada.” If these newcomers couldn’t understand or speak English or French, the tags … the tags link visitors to the building’s past, they are also a way to communicate through time to the future. A message might be read by … started his note: “Dear me in 2025,” pledging to work hard and then come back to find his letter in a year’s time. Another visitor, …
  • Indigenous artists invite visitors to look at this map of Canada in a new way
    … Welcome to Turtle Island , a new artistic installation by Melinda … the boundaries or the borders .” The pair’s artistic installation, Welcome to Turtle Island , was installed in December. Turtle Island is a … as in the case of the Métis, for example.” Visitors can see Welcome to Turtle Island in the Canadian Immigration Story exhibition. A …
  • Fredrick Mwenengabo
    … uh, yes , there’s a justice process, influenced by the international community, but he’s already dead. I’ve known many people, colleagues, … a little thinker in a big country of thinkers, and together, when we combine our efforts, I’m convinced we have or will have a world of … due to his ethnic background. This discrimination encouraged him to become an advocate for peace and human rights. Fredrick earned a master’s …
  • Thomas J. Duiverman
    … Ontario. It was good that I did not understand too much English, but I can remember him using the term "S.O.B." directed at me. So I was … get out of the train and forget about London because, he continued, in Canada you are as free as a bird in the air. I took his advice and did … woman. No offsprings. Canada has been good to me. It gave me a chance, but I had to work hard for it. With the same amount of hard …
  • Artist-in-Residence 2016 - Kyle Jackson
    During his six month residency at the Museum, Kyle worked with visitors on a project entitled " To Those Still At Sea… ". By creating a large scale silhouette sculptural painting of the Empress of Ireland , Kyle illuminated the 102 nd year anniversary of the lives lost on the greatest maritime …
  • Angela Toneguzzo Bianchini
    … boarded the Queen Frederica in Genoa, Italy to join her husband in Canada. Not knowing when she would see them again, saying good-bye to … loaf of white sliced bread, a can of sardines and a jar of strawberry jam. Being accustomed to the Italian crusty bread, my mother did not … occasions since then. In the summer of 2005, we made my mother's wish come true - she returned to Italy for a visit accompanied by both her …
  • It's a Small World by Carmela
    … new baby, but my troubles were definitely not over. My inability to communicate made it all so difficult, and I was feeling lonely even … roots. My painful beginning became the inspiration for my lifelong commitment to language education, which I have been promoting for more …

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