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… A Little Stroll into my Past - Giuseppe Martino, Toronto July 21, 2001 I came to came to Canada on March 16, 1954 with my wife, Fortunata Caterina Martino, born … and Vito and my sister Maddalena. At one time we only had one room 8 x15 which became our dining, bed, living, bathroom and kitchen. Was …
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… at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on March 22, 1948. (This day is special for me for two reasons: freedom day in Canada and, my … Germany with my mother, brothers and sisters, always hoping to some day come to a free country. Coming out of war ravaged Europe, Canada … our hunger. But my mother said, When we get to Canada (pronounced Kahn-aud-ah) we will be able to eat all we want. I owned a pair of …
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… purchased and another daughter Cesarina was born same year. To this day, his 95-year old wife Lina still lives in this same home. He lived … Diana and I would also be classmates at the same elementary school of St. Catherine of Siena, through Grade 8. At approximately 7:00 am on …
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… Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 1:50 Transcript Yeah, so, I left. I was with uh, …
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… camp, because Piobolu was burned. I remember the day I found out I was coming to Canada. I didn’t know what to think. My dad thought coming to Canada would be a better life for our family because we were … us off. After a long trip we finally got to Canada. When we got to Welcome House we were all so tired and had a lot to go through. I couldn’t …
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Time 0:03:34 Transcript I was born in Somalia in 1981. By 1991 Somalia had a civil war. We ran to the nearest peaceful country which was Kenya. My parents brought us to a refugee camp in the north east province of Kenya. Our hopes in that camp were to be resettled to developed countries or for our …
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… the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take part in many competitions. And I usually get the first or second place during the competition. When I was in the secondary school, I am the top 10 singer …
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… Sofia Dochmacka Bain I am very proud, that Dr. Dehav invited me here today, so, that I will have the opportunity, to tell you about two brave … killers, being the groups, that were to make Europe, judenfrei. The S.S. detachment with S.S. marks on their sleeves and Death skulls on …
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… in Beilen, in the northeastern province of Drenthe, Holland, which today is referred to as The Netherlands. My parents, Roelof Bolding and … the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day … people were starving, particularly during the harsh winter of 1944-45 known as the ‘Hunger Winter.’ I also witnessed first-hand the plight …
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… city of Berezhany. There I attended school until 1939. September 1st, 1939 Hitler declared war on Poland. At that time Western Ukraine … west again with full force. At the same time, the allied forces (Canada, the United States, France and England) were fighting the … Ukraine. The border was patrolled and no one could cross. On the third day, a long, empty freight train was passing through the village and …