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… The Immigration Story of Tarcisio Filippelli (Italian Immigrant) … us during this initial part of our journey and stayed throughout the day until we familiarized ourselves with the Porto. That evening after we boarded the Vulcania, we said our good-byes. The size of the ship was so daunting to me because …
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… Edith Metcalfe Wallace, War Bride June 29, 1922 - Nov 29, 2010 My mother was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire on June 29, 1922, the third child … in particular was very young and frightened, quite a sweet boy, she said. In late November 1944 Mother travelled to Richmond (in Yorkshire) …
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… "I was just a toddler of about 2 years of age when we landed in Halifax. My parents long ago told me the story that … 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 …
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… September 1965 The Trip It was on the 24th of September 1965, the day I turned 10 years old that we left San Vittore del Lazio, a small town some 150 km south of Rome. We left our aunt’s house very early in the morning to go … found jobs in the nearby factories. I started school the very next day. Back in 4th grade which I had finish that summer in Italy. My aunt …
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… Five of us, who were making the voyage, set out by foot and bicycle from Trevignano to the Signoressa train … at the local town pub to raise a glass and say a final farewell and good cheer because none of us knew when, if ever, we would see each … fee we paid to cross the Atlantic Ocean. I knew to buy food for the 2-day train ride from Halifax to Niagara Falls, Ontario (where my …
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… Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · My Father’s Music Time 0:03:48 Transcript …
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… prisoner for eight years “another story”. Two of the older children died because they didn’t want to go back and died heart broken. The little one, Anthony, was only one year old. He … to Montreal in 1952, Uncle Anthony Mandato said to Uncle Giuseppe “come to live in Windsor, so it will be easier for me to visit you”. One …
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… Haitian boy and girl so I had Haitian siblings and together we went to Canada. Living in Canada was hard - it was like a fairy tale, but I was the strange beast … The Life of a Can-Haitian by Fraser …
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… The Trip It was on the 24th of September 1965, the day I turned 10 years old that we left San Vittore del Lazio, a small town some 150 km south of Rome. We left our aunt’s house very early in the morning to go … found jobs in the nearby factories. I started school the very next day. Back in 4th grade which I had finish that summer in Italy. My aunt …
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… destination was Montreal, where I have lived ever since and still can recall our docking on a hot day in May at Halifax. I was astounded at the small size of the city, as I was a native of Rome. During our processing, my little …