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… day there was a war, people came with guns, shooting. So many people died. Then my father ran away, we didn't know where he went. Then me …
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… Alexandros Dimitreos Sourtzis was born in a small village of Frantzi, Ftheotida, Greece on April 2, 1928 to parents that were farmers. He was … music festivals in his village. It gave him great joy when he had the chance to sing and dance at these events that would last into the wee …
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… 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 citizenship paper and this—how I will say? I become a real person again when I receive that document. CB: What did … me. Let me free here. That you are here, that you belong to a community and you can do things for the community too. That was one of …
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… Datta Keshao Saungikar After two years in the Science College in Nagpur, he joined the Indian Navy as an … Pat sent out many job applications to various companies in UK, all said to contact them again when Datta returned from India. But she also …
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… My name is Ernst (Ernie) Radke and I was born on May 9, 1928 in the village of Akkermann, province of Seimenu in Roumania. Before I was … brother and his wife came to Canada in 1929 and they encouraged us to come as well. Two more of my father’s brothers also decided to …
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… Marjorie Franklyne was just a young woman when she arrived with her first born, a son who was just shy of his first birthday. He was a toddler and she carried him in her arms as she … feasted on what to them was vast and perhaps somewhat on the barren side. My mother's mind slips back in time as memories of so long ago …
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Time 0:03:34 Transcript Growing up, my parents would always bring me along to the restaurant. I remember sitting at the back table and drawing pictures or peeling carrots in my own little world. I would always go there after school where I ate and did my homework. It was a lot of fun. The employees …
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… I could do more. In the spring of 1976, I qualified for the upcoming para Olympics. Like a typical 20 year old with a lot more … with folks from all kinds of cultures. Nothing prepared me when I become disabled. And nothing prepared me when I immigrated But in a way, …
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… Arrival in Canada “We were terrified of the cold land and the large amount of snow, where people were different and spoke a foreign language.” (Anonietta Lanni nee Venditti) … and child. Trying to learn the language and how to get around in the city was difficult. He told us many times if he had the money to return …
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… Transcript Screen Text SETTING THE TABLE: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities Screen text with audio I was born in the … is lomo saltado, or stir-fried beef. It is a fusion between local ingredients, like the potato, and the method of sautéing beef first used by … places of origin, re-creating them in Canada as they added new ingredients to the mix—as well as new neighbours, new families, and new …