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  • Political Involvement and Divisiveness - Frank Scarfino
    … I did. I liked Marx and I liked Hegel. But I wasn't a member of the Communist Party. And most of the people, I know—I remember, there were also, were not members of the Communist Party. We were called, "Communists, traitors. How could you … Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 [DI2016.393.7] Selective Service System Letter to Frank Scarfino informing that delinquency was …
  • Yolanda Garcia
    … First Day in Canada Time 0:02:30 Transcript … the first one was—it was so … say uh. But it was remarkable because it start my life right so that day, so it was—I was—it was so special and I remember, and I remember even the days after uh—that when I was going to the school to my classes that …
  • A Necklace Crafted with Love from the Wreckage of War
    Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or 1945. [A2024.9.1 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 collection]   A heart of glass A one-of-a-kind artifact was added to the Museum's collection last year and is on display in the War Brides section of the Pier …
  • A Necklace Crafted with Love from the Wreckage of War
    Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or 1945. [A2024.9.1 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 collection]   A heart of glass A one-of-a-kind artifact was added to the Museum's collection last year and is on display in the War Brides section of the Pier …
  • Customs and Traditions Wall
    Tell us about your customs and traditions: In the Canadian Immigration Hall at our Museum, the exhibition is divided into four important themes: journey, arrival, belonging and impact. My favorite place to take visitors is the impact section. Here, we tell the amazing story of the contributions …
  • Growing up Canadian by Rahim
    … was continuing to grow back home in Kampala, Uganda. Shortly after completing their education and returning home, they gathered their … open immigration offered by the Canadian government was like a warm welcoming mother’s embrace reassuring these refugees –  “everything will be alright now” . Uganda has become a place that we don’t talk about; it’s a place that represents …
  • Derk and Dina Jebbink
    … card" they boarded the train leaving for Vancouver. It was a seven day journey at that time. Upon arrival in Vancouver they were met at … had started their own business upon their arrival in Canada. She had come to know them through the immigration assistance group. Upon return …
  • Clarecia Christie
    … Clarecia Christie was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. She studied at the University of the West Indies in Kingston where she earned a master’s degree in international …
  • Monybany Dau
    … my best after six languages, you know. Biography: Monybany Minyang Dau was born in Atar, Sudan in 1975. During the Second Sudanese Civil … Monybany Dau …
  • Sowada Lydia Dorothea Sieg Melanie
    … of German descent, spoke seven languages, and never went to school a day in her life. Until the invasion, the children spoke German and … Canada. They alternate between East and West. Dorothea worked for 26 years with the T. Eaton Co. and retired in 1993 at which time she …

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