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  • My Karen Memories by Thayupaw
    … made out of bamboo and the roofs were made out of banana leaves. I also remember growing vegetables. My parents used to tell me that in … when she was a girl. She had to gather food for her family. She would compare to me because I can’t cook. She tells me that I have so many … very hard. Even though she is telling me these things so I will act good, it is also the time when I can learn about her life. In Langley, …
  • Sailing Out of Different Port
    … Individuals who immigrated to Canada after 1935 can request their immigration information from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. A Personal Information Request Form needs to be submitted to … Sailing Out of Different Port …
  • Daniel Monzon
    … He was born without a right arm or a left leg. He started CREATIVE//SOCIAL. The organization uses data and online systems to manage customer service relations and business … excelled in areas of entrepreneurship, environmentalism, science, and community activism. The project is funded by the Canadian Museum of …
  • Daniel Monzon, Described Video
    … He was born without his one arm and right leg. He started CREATIVE//SOCIAL. The organization uses data and online systems to manage customer service relations and business … excelled in areas of entrepreneurship, environmentalism, science, and community activism. The project is funded by the Canadian Museum of …
  • Intermediate Countries and the Separation of Family - Richard Tshimanga
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada CMIP 21 · Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 3:17 Transcript (This audio is only available in … stayed and I liked Zurich. And I started procedures so my family could come over to join me. I tried but it didn't work. One of the reasons …
  • Corporal Leonard Palmer
    … where he learned farming and animal husbandry. He married in 1938 and had a daughter Florence, born in 1940. He enlisted in the Canadian Army … Command at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He completed his training on June 30. On July 1, 1943, he was assigned to Halifax Military Hospital … Grade “B” and began to receive Tradesman’s Rate of Pay. On May 26, 1944 he was transferred to No. 8 Sub-section and proceeded “on …
  • Empress of Ireland - The Model
    … is Ron Marsh. I am here today at Pier 21 Immigration Museum to talk about the Empress of Ireland , a model which I built. I was born and brought up in Halifax. I was the son of a sailor and I worked 38 years for the navy in DND. I was not in … came out about the terrible tragedy, wonderful movie, but tragic, I had read briefly about the Empress of Ireland . I delved into it and I …
  • Michele, Nicolina e Vito Spatafora
    … SS Conte Biancamano to reunite with Michele, (Vito’s father). Michele had left Sicily for Canada two years earlier to pave the way for his … may be a frightening experience, even for an “old salt sailor.” So, imagine how country folk from Sicily reacted to the continuous undulating …
  • Donations to the Collection
    … The Museum builds its collection by the donation of stories, oral histories, and other materials from public and … B3H 4P7 When the Collections team replies, you will get a form to fill out. This form gathers details about the items you want to donate to … accept into the collection. Please provide as much information as you can about the items. The Committee wants to know the experiences and …
  • Collaboration in Oral History Research
    … collaboration is an essential part of oral history research , and can take many forms, including outreach efforts, identifying the focus … as part of these outreach efforts. Below you will read about various Canadian Museum of Immigration (CMI) approaches to collaboration in … a particular interest in our project. Liza R. Bautista, for instance, had been working for the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia …

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