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… For some time I have wanted to document the story of our arrival in Canada. I believe it is important for our children to have a starting point on their roots in Canada. My name is Giovanna D’Agnolo (nee Iannetta) and I was born on … were living with my paternal grandparents as was customary in those days. Our family farmed the land and as one can imagine the years …
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… Centre, the Canadian Army (Active) at Edmundston, N.B. on the 8th day of October, 1942. He served in Canada, the United Kingdom and … they were married on May 4th, 1944. A picture taken on their wedding day appears below. They had two children, a daughter Mary Elizabeth …
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… those peels. First peel of my ego came off when at united nation high commission for refugees I was recognized as stateless. You see, I took … If we are lucky we will experience the peeling- and our soul comes through young and vibrant with no attachment to anything …
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… Palestine. Thousands in the camp went back to Iraq. They preferred to die in Iraq than to die in the desert waiting to be a refugee. There are only 150 of us …
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… He loved drifting there until everybody leaned over the rails, only to come up just then and blow his fishy breath into everybody’s faces. One …
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… hometown of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of … Saturnia. I guess I must have gotten better as we boarded the next day to a journey, which would take us 12 days to arrive in Halifax. The Vescio family of 6 plus the remaining …
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… took place some 57 years ago, other aspects are as clear as yesterday. I am pleased to share them in this fashion, as my son has now … Bob almost 10 months ago, on May 8th, 1945 (which of course was V-E day), which was only one month after our wedding. I remember the ship …
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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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… as a child were narrow and limited. When I entered university, I studied architecture and the students were encouraged to travel, …
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… again. While Laima Haddad still hoped to return to her home one day, her family decided to come to Canada in June 1955. “…one was in Montreal, and the others were … A Mother and Daughter Recall Frightening Days in Quarantine …