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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 … like my second home. All throughout my childhood, my parents would tell me these incredible stories about Vietnam. After dinner, while …
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… (I.R.O) - a U.N. body. In 1951 I imigrated to Canada. There are four small episodes tied together with the arrival at pier 21 on May 28, 1951. … trunks. I agreed. After we disembarked and entered the huge customs hall with Welcome to Canada on the wall in many languages, we each …
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… we were the dear twin daughters of doting parents. Our house, up on a hill, designed by Dad, was surrounded with fruit trees and gardens. … store along with rings, necklaces and a bracelet with charms. Above all we also had to have manners: curtsy when greeting guests, kissing … from attending schools and the Star of David had to be worn by all. Jewish properties were confiscated. They were put into ghettoes, …
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… medical and immigration interviews and board trains to destinations all over Canada. This picture of European immigrants welcomed into … through official policy. (Dutch immigrants in the new Assembly Hall at the Canadian Railways Terminal, Halifax, NS. c 1930.) Credit: … portraits of some of the 20 th century’s most significant figures. A smaller temporary exhibition, SS Maasdam , which opens later this month, …
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… medical and immigration interviews and board trains to destinations all over Canada. This picture of European immigrants welcomed into … through official policy. (Dutch immigrants in the new Assembly Hall at the Canadian Railways Terminal, Halifax, NS. c 1930.) Credit: … portraits of some of the 20 th century’s most significant figures. A smaller temporary exhibition, SS Maasdam , which opens later this month, …
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… I normally make this traditional dessert with a wheat semolina called revani, … the maple syrup with the water. Set aside. Step 3: In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar for about 4 minutes at high … for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven. Using a small ladle, …
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… in the Dutch army, our thoughts turned to Canada. Our country had become too small for him. After all, when 15 million people live together in an area the size of Lake …
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… for a black person to prove they were not. The same threat existed for all free blacks. The Act Against Slavery , passed in 1793, made Upper … British colony to prohibit slavery. Once crossing into Upper Canada, all men, women, and children, were free. [2] Artist Theodore Kaufmann … slavery. Though there was never a real railroad, safehouses were called stations, those who lived in them were called stationmasters, and …
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… (Joe), Achille, and Silvio fared much better. They recall the trip more like an adventure. They explored the upper deck, saw dolphins, and … at Pier 21, Halifax on May 16, 1957. I remember customs was a big hall and the younger children were put in another room to play. I … that others weren't so lucky. She witnessed containers of olive oil hidden in a mattress. As the custom officer punctured the mattress …
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… Our first taste of wartime Britain was a long trip overnight with all blinds drawn as required by blackout rules. For nourishment we had … Sea in Anson aircraft. One memorable occasion involved locating a small boat in which people from Norway were trying to escape from the … I became a flying radar instructor in Ireland. In some ways this was more strenuous than operations, flying with green crews trained in the …