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… John Hamilton Glawson 26 May 1923 – 2 August 2003 Member of Hartney Branch #26 & Brandon … Bette (born in 1931). During the depression, the family moved to a “soddy” (a small home constructed with sod blocks, twigs, thin branches and hay) built by his father, Hailey at Oak Lake. After his dad’s sudden …
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… most obviously reflected this theme. The people interviewed came to Canada from countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the … offer any generalizations about children, dislocation, and war. They can, however, give us insights into how individual people experience … during the Second World War Thelma Freedman was interviewed in 1998. She was born in London, England, and was evacuated from Britain during …
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… My Mother, Jeannie Lynn Rees, born Jeannie Lynn Thomson, was a beautiful, young (only 16 years old), Glaswegian lass. My father Harold Melville Rees , was a handsome, charming, funny … troopship, and to his home in Vancouver. Mom had to stay behind until she could be booked passage on a "War Brides' Ship". In May of 1946, …
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… This journey leads to major changes in people's lives. So, what does the journey entail? The journey not only involves the physical movement … with me by helping me to adjust to the social and cultural setting here in Canada, and, perhaps most importantly, fostered a sense of … have?" I replied: “You have five aunties and two uncles on your mum’s side plus fives aunties and uncles on your dad’s side.” He was curious …
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… Existing immigration policy requiring Chinese immigrants to pay an entrance duty of $500 did not limit Chinese immigration as much … White hostility against the Chinese increased in the postwar period as poor economic conditions were regularly blamed on visible minorities. …
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… Getting Her First Job at the Grocery Store Time 0:02:48 Transcript (Translated … sign and thought, “hmm, why not give it a shot, for my first job here,” because we had read a French woman’s blog saying how she also … my bag. “No, no, no, I can fill your bag without any help.” And her colleague said, “No, no, no, that’s not what she’s asking; she’s …
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… the ceremony—first they give you a test and then after they say if you pass or not, and we pass the test, and then after we went to the … well we have to be in front of all the—the judge and immigration people that they came from Calgary, and authorities here and the mayor of the city. Okay we swear that we are going to become a good citizens and we sing “O Canada” and they give us the …
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Growing up in 1930s Saskatchewan with Ukrainian parents, Mary Didur started making perogies when she was five or six years old. She said, “the recipe has gone through so many changes…Each time it has changed hands, it has been improved. My mother probably got her recipe from her mother, in …
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… Pte. Herman Wallace Murray Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Born: … showed the trace Of tears from that beloved face. I wondered then why she should fright, For wasn't I prepared to fight For victory, freedom, … Private Herman Wallace Murray …
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… and Patrick Kinghan, M.A., Research Intern Introduction: The Chilean Exile Crisis 2023 marks the 50-year anniversary of a coup d’état … is why many Chileans prefer the term “exile” to “refugee.” Exile “encompasses a conscious policy of exclusion.” [5] For more on the history of … Rojas, a guy who live in Canada, too, he taught in Canada, he was a teacher…He taught here in York University and I think in, in Vancouver, …