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… was very, if I were to sum up my childhood, I would say it was a very comfortable, safe, solid childhood where I had the opportunities and … that I had grown up with, and that was part of making my life so comfortable, up to that point. Oral History 14.02.27PS with Peter …
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… itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally … Beer pull away from the dock, my mother cried. She had not chosen to come to Canada to be "put in jail." I think we can all relate to the … Quarantine at Pier 21 Made Coming to Canada feel like being put in Jail …
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… soldier, returning home from his tour of duty gave me one of the best gifts up to that point — a package of Pauline’s Chocolate Celenos. I think I was more … in hand, and stopped me from making myself violently ill. On the four-day train trip I became quite ill with a fever of 104 degrees F. A …
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… war so they had a great respect for them. Canada required only a ten-day boat trip. As it was, Dad was seasick for the entire ten days and spent the whole trip in bed. From Halifax, they traveled to Cedar Springs, Ontario where they …
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… At the time of our escape, my family was: Father: Janos Szigetvari 26; Mother: Ilona Barath-Szigetvari 25; Brother: Elemer 5; and myself, … I still have my family's original Immigration Papers issued that day. On each document our family name was spelled wrong. And, my middle …
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… I recall watching the streetcars for long periods of time from our bedroom window on College Street which has become many years ago … Island, at the foot of Bay Street, High Park and the Zoo. Mom gave the best birthday parties (all my Canadian friends loved Italian cooking; it was not …
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… for, you know, things like that. So it was um—yeah, it started to become—normalized, I guess, is what you’d call it. We weren’t feeling as … Flora, Trinidad and Tobago. Santa Flora was a town owned by an oil company and Tony’s father worked as an x-ray technician at the oil company’s medical centre. After graduation, Tony also began working for …
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… like everyone else. Growing up in a small knit cultural & religious community in Ontario, everyone knows what you’re up to ALL the time, so basically my whole community knew that I was learning to ride a bike, but no one … poetry and had the best sense of humor always making everyone laugh. Coming to Canada changed all of that…. Reality is many immigrants …
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… rebuilding the car so much that I decided to change the focus of my company. My mechanics became certified for Ferraris, Porsches, Lamborghinis. I also became a major parts distributer for supercars. We provided auto parts so we had to import from other … have international experience for the future. Life in Korea was very competitive. I wanted more relaxing lifestyle for my children and me …
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… and gave my mother three rosaries -- one for each of us -- and welcomed us to Canada. The best ambassadors this country could ever have had. Mother still has … to buy us some food; remember he spoke no English, not even a little bit. He came back with white bread and spam. How funny when you think …