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… to the east with outstretched hand to welcome the stranger from another land "now is the time, do not fear after your journey, I'll meet you here" at Pier 21 One by one they answer the call each with an …
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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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… is never an easy choice for anyone. My decision to immigrate to Canada from Catania, Sicily, came after a brief period in Switzerland … your culture and your language is both daunting and scary. I chose to come by boat to Canada, hoping for a journey with some interesting … in his school uniform. Michelangelo with his maternal Passante side for dinner in Catania. Making traditional Sicilian Arancini. …
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… Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of her father's car for the trip to Rotterdam and Dad, Mother and my sister came along for the "waving out ceremony". The final goodbyes had to be said in the departure hall just before I went through customs and check … Dirk and Hedwig van Laren …
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… Step into the past and experience what it was like to immigrate to Canada through Pier 21. From the ship you sailed … discover the past housed in the walls of our National Historic Site. Stand in history . Imagine yourself tossing at sea in the tight quarters of a replica ship’s cabin and dining room and …
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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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… To most young people today, the Holocaust is a distant nightmare, something that took place long ago … no one texted or played games on their phones and tablets. They just sat there, rapt, staring at the 84-year-old man at the podium, …
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… would include any traffic on the roads. Because of the danger of being shot at on my way to and from school, my parents thought it best at … promote emigration. Countries preferred by many emigrants were Canada, the U.S.A., New Zealand and South Africa. I had several reasons for choosing Canada as my future …
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… May 3 to July 28, 2024 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the resettlement and repatriation of Kosovar refugees. Approximately 7,000 … cot used at the bases to quickly settle the refugees. “We came here about…Stenkovec from the airplane. Here is so nice. The people is …
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… the greatest things about my job as a Visitor Experience Interpreter here at the Museum is helping people imagine the experience of being an … as, in my mind, she has never travelled much beyond the village where she was born, and so has no experience whatsoever with border …