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… This is my recollection of my relocation to Canada as a war bride, and my arrival … obviously I was right. I think 1300 war brides were on board, and I believe we were told that was the largest group of us sailing to that … been out of London! On the voyage, those of us who were not sea sick sat on the deck, looking forward to our new lives. Arriving in Halifax …
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… The year 2021 marks 110 years since my father’s uncle left his hometown of Fagagna, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region of … Chicago on March 19, 1911 in Le Havre, France. He arrived in New York City on March 29, 1911 and three days later, arrived in Sault Ste. …
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… subject territory of the Balkans, namely, Greece and Albania were declared to be in a state of war. and he served there until he was … of Italy presented to NICOLINI, Antonio born July 23, 1915 in the City of Ripateatina in the Province of Chieti, the Medal of Merit of … my father was able to have for his family might not have been at all. Yours truly, NICOLINI and Associates Gino L. Nicolini P.Eng. …
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… days, we simply, I still remember, for eighteen days we didn’t get a chance to cook our Nepalese food. That was the terrible part. That was … We couldn’t cook our food. So, we simply depend upon the bread and the jam for eighteen days. So as soon as we shifted to our apartment, we …
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… by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. That’s what was written in the letter. So whatever the financial help that we were supposed to get, … They provided us everything, immigration. Our sponsor group from our community from the church were helping us to take us to the different … Starting Life in Canada: Cooking Nepalese Food in Charlottetown - Madan Kumar Giri …
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… is a village called Diman. It’s small. There are 650-700 registered residents. You can walk from one corner to the other in around 20 … neighbourhood is named after his grandson. Edward was the founding President of the Canadian Lebanon society in 1938 and was killed while … shortly after Abraham Arab. She says, “in our culture, it would be considered a sin to get married and have children if you can’t provide for …
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… is a village called Diman. It’s small. There are 650-700 registered residents. You can walk from one corner to the other in around 20 … neighbourhood is named after his grandson. Edward was the founding President of the Canadian Lebanon society in 1938 and was killed while … shortly after Abraham Arab. She says, “in our culture, it would be considered a sin to get married and have children if you can’t provide for …
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… age of 31, I boarded the S.S. Neptunia at Bremerhafen, Germany. I had left behind an ugly war, time spent in a Russian prison, and had an … her. As it was, I did not have any spare money to spend on the ship anyway. I only had the odd conversation with other passengers; most of … the harbour for the night. We all stood on the deck and gazed at the city lights wondering if we made the right decision to come to this new …
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… we embraced, and all the people on the ship started to clap and shout for us. There was so much happiness, after two years of waiting … and writing.” (Diny Willemsen, 1956) “We had a farmer in Tilbury to go to, but he had changed his mind by the time we arrived. So no place of … man who came from Germany years before. He put his arms around Mom and said, "I’m taking you all home with me." And put us into a nice house. …
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… Shackles like this reproduction, created by a blacksmith at Port Greville, … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian …