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… and blessed with an incredible memory. When Dad talked about the "old days" we were transported to other times and places through his … part of Canada in 1949. I was a little in awe of how much Dad had done and seen before I came into his life when he was twenty nine. Elmo … from that "interval" had affected him more than the others. One day out of the blue he simply said, "Manny", a name he has called …
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… older brother Gabor and I may never have had the opportunity to crunch on Kellogg’s Cornflakes in our childhood. Such gratification would most … friends and few remaining family members, father’s employment. Without any guarantees about the future, they faced the unknown. Up to 150,000 … immediate impetus to leave came from relatives in West Germany who phoned to say, "what are you waiting for?", but the actual decision to …
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… Lengacher, April 2016 I was born September 6, 1920, in Waterland-Oudeman situated in Oost-Vlanderan, Belgium to the proud parents of Rene … once again gave thanks to the arrival of a son, Arsene Heyneman, my one and only sibling I would ever have. Although I did not necessarily … my father never left the town and I stood alongside him thinking that one day we would perish together. It was hard to know at any given time …
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… By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Like Canada, soccer is beautiful…anyone can do anything. There are no restrictions, and if there are restrictions, they can be challenged, like in a soccer match. Like Canada, soccer can make … Soccer and Belonging: Sport and Adaptation in Canadian Migration …
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… in Bolivia. It is a developing country with many challenges to overcome. Often people did not agree with the decisions of the government … generation we have to pay the price, but this price is cheap in comparison to all the great things that we receive every day in Canada. …
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… idea. He was not going to uproot his family and that was that. About one year later my brother and his family came from Venezuela for a … to work hard. After my brother’s visit Pete thought about it for a few days and decided that we should go. It took over one year before all … was very luxurious with great dinners. We got three hot meals a day, which for Dutch people is unusual. For entertainment they showed a …
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… a slacker, you'd think! So, there's a story. Why in the world would any young woman of 22 join the army, especially in the first years of … old University Avenue Armories in Toronto. I drove Staff cars, jeeps (one of which I drove up and then down the steps at the Old City Hall … I became a motor mechanic; I took a course, and got 10 cents a day more! I used to give driving lessons to kids coming into Ordnance, …
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… Chinese immigrants were required to enter only at a port of entry, and any immigrant of Chinese descent outside the admissible classes could … Problem. Regarding Chinese Canadians, Stevens asserts that “in many respects the Chinese are the least objectionable of all classes of … as “finding some new reason for excluding Hindus [rather] than from any actual evidence we have that the Hindus coming to Canada have or …
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… Emigrating To Canada September 1956 The photograph below was taken in front of our … for Canada for good. I knew nothing about Canada. My Dad was the only one who knew how to speak English. He could speak German and French … pictures. It was like going to the airport to see off relatives in the days when you could stand on the outside observation platform. You …
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… Our trip commenced on the afternoon on a pleasant spring day March 2nd,1954. We were transported from our home in Trevignano by … Bellino, our mother, Rosa and our grandfather Beppi who would accompany us by train to Genoa. Many of the people of the town, came out to … situation. The following day March 4, 1954 was a clear but windy day. We made our way to the docks where we were processed by the …