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… ON In support of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. For event information, sponsorships or ticket sales, contact: Ellen Sikorski or visit our Canadahelps event page . The Fascinating Canadian Speaker …
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… country’s immigration history. Collection items are preserved and used for research, exhibition, and interpretation. The collection has … has collected and preserved written memories shared primarily by newcomers to Canada, veterans, Pier 21 staff and volunteers, and their … projects. To learn more about the oral history program, please visit the Oral History page . Does the Museum collect artifacts? The …
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… was born, in 1617. I was born many years later on June 25, 1941. I had four brothers, oldest Victor, Jim, Ron and Bryan. Two brothers, Jim and … the war for two years. In 1949, Mom and Dad decided to immigrate to Canada. My Mother had a sister in Toronto. Dad's intentions were to visit Canada then go on to Australia, but Mom did not agree. She wanted …
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… from the customary and somewhat familiar tales. Let me explain how she expressed some accounts of post- World War II events that … very little cash and without any knowledge of the English language. For many newcomers the transition from the Old World to the New one is … than the Allies. Families were reunited and Brigitta was again free to visit her grandmother and her playmates at will, and so resume her …
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… family alongside his six siblings: two brothers, Von and Omer, and four sisters, Bernice Sara, Florence and Lina. Les put aside his school … on twin-engine Wellingtons before transitioning to the more formidable four-engine Halifax bombers. Beginning in the summer of 1944, he flew … and Les held his baby girl Pauline for the first time. Over the next four years, Les dedicated himself to his university studies, a path …
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… need a better future for our children". The people in Holland had just come through a war and were trying to rebuild, but there was no housing and no money. At that time the governments of Canada and Holland and other countries as well, were setting up … [Colyn] immigrated to Canada, I don’t think that we as a family would have left Holland because things were improving, the children were …
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… his sacred Vesuvio and to his family that had gathered on the shore to bid farewell to a brave son and soldier. Was he fearful of venturing … and the Vesuvio faded away to a mere shadow in the distance, did he have second thoughts of going away and leaving his beloved land, "Bella … to perhaps one day open up a store of his own. In 1963, my father was offered an opportunity to return to his hometown in Italy. He was …
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… more than any other area in England. I remember when the sirens went off, we all went to the Anderson Shelters until the all-clear was … in contact with Bill and he returned the next day to get me. We still have a laugh about that today! After Bill picked me up, we stayed at … family. What a different life! They lived in the country, just north west of Brockville, near Crosby, Ontario. They had an outside toilet, …
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… Life in Uganda - A Multifaceted Community Time 0:01:10 Transcript I speak English, Gujarati, Gujarati’s … all of us, so he wanted to keep the Ugandan citizens to stay there for the business and to grow for the community. And so, we were the … that we going to live here, and we’re not going to go back—if we go visit, fine. I visited once, but at that time the new government came …
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… bun (pav)—will be love at first bite, guaranteed. The first time I visited Mumbai, on the inbound flight I sat next to a Mumbaiker who was … it be? His answer was clear: It must be pav bhaji. Because of my love for this mouthwatering street food, I teach this dish in our cooking … soft bun to serve with it. Step 1: For the bhaji: In a large pot, combine the potatoes, cauliflower, beans, red peppers, water, and 1 …