• Workers from the Philippines in Western PEI
    … PEI, where they work, care for their families, and contribute to their communities. Their stories are unique, but also offer a glimpse of life on the island for the growing Filipino community. According to the most-recent Canadian census, there were … PEI initially as Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW), later applying to become Permanent Residents, and then sponsoring spouses and/or children. …
  • Koster
    … for the 2 little ones on the benches. Walter even slept in the baggage compartment above our head. We arrived in Oshawa very early in the … as to how the school worked and no help with English. I remember coming to school one day and we had a science test. Nobody had told me … and were sort of off on our own. Hans and Kees in the meantime had become members of the Mennonite church. It gave them a focus, but left us …
  • Alexandra Dochmacka and Sofia Bain
    … acquired populace. Russian became the only language and the Law, being compulsory in schools and daily life. Punishment was quick and severe, … into thin air. The population was quick in realizing that joining the Communist party would help their chances to survive and many Jews did … back to their villages from the market places. The Russian NKVS (The Commissariat of the Interior) hastily packed their belongings and sped …
  • Settling the West: Immigration to the Prairies from 1867 to 1914
    … (Updated January 28, 2022) Introduction: The Immigration Boom to the Canadian West From 1867 to 1914, the Canadian West became home to millions of immigrant settlers seeking a … resulting immigration boom created key industries still important to Canada’s international role – like agriculture, mining, and oil . The …
  • Dennis Teitsma
    … Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … industrial area in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their … from the mines. In 1948 my older brother by three years, wanted to become a pilot when he was to be drafted and so our emigration plans were …
  • Dennis Teitsma Annie vd.Zee Teitsma
    … Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … industrial area in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their … from the mines. In 1948 my older brother by three years, wanted to become a pilot when he was to be drafted and so our emigration plans were …