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… Born in Kortenhoef on December 12, 1929 to Cornelia Maria van Wijk-Goes and … boarded a train to join her husband-to-be in Ottawa where they were married within one month of arrival in Canada. Following marriage, … one of the conditions of this sponsorship was that we marry within 30 days of my arrival in Canada. As a young woman I rarely traveled far …
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… you know? Sometimes it was, uhm, a pack of cigarettes for the soldier and then he would let me go through. Sometimes I would give an …
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… story as recounted by Rosa Maio on January 15, 2023. I was born in Milazzo, Sicily in 1931. My real birthdate is earlier than my … around us, my family was poor. Many children didn’t go to school. I went to school until grade 3, however was not able to continue my … up early to work in the fields as it would get too hot later in the day. In summer, we walked and worked barefoot and, in the winter, we …
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… on the occasion of Marie’s 80th birthday: “I remember the first time we met in the summer of 1943. It was at my regimental dance and Marie … hung up the phone, I thought what the heck, we were close together, why not. This was our first kiss! 1943-44 – On many weekend leaves, I …
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… my wife and I and our 11- mouth old daughter arrived in Quebec City, Canada. We decided to leave our homeland of the Netherlands for a better life …
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… S. Treur, age 34 and my mother Myntje (WILMA) W. Treur-Salij age 35. We travelled from the Hoek of Holland by ferry boat to London on March … the tube. This amazed them as they related this to me. The following day we left by train to go to Liverpool for departure to our new …
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… Canada Immigrants from the Philippines have been by far the largest newcomer group. Why is this? Filipinos began arriving as temporary foreign … activities, and have formed a cultural association. They are overcoming challenges and contributing to the broader community. My name is Emily Burton. I am an Oral Historian at the …
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… as he was adopted, and he had no job prospects. In such cases, boys were sent off to the ‘colonies’ to earn a living. At that time, the … down the Mersey River, stopped at Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland the next day and arrived in Halifax on April 27, 1929.” [1] Leonard was … aboard the Lancastria were taken to the Agriculture College in Truro, Nova Scotia for several days while our employment was sorted out.” On …
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… Switlo (US): When we were growing up we had— communities were divided in that, white people went to white schools, black kids went to … community in Uganda, very prosperous and educated. And we had a wonderful community life in many ways. Lots of religious events, the Aga … I think we really enjoyed our life in Uganda. Reasons for Leaving - Gendered Violence (Content Warning) Time 0:01:30 Transcript Interviewer: …
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… He was dressed in his best slacks and blazer with a crisp, white shirt and tie. In his pocket were his passport and immigration papers. The sun was shining and … Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He …