• Pain of Hunger by Sudarson
    … Time 0:03:49 Transcript Mom used to tell me the story where I was born. She told me I was born in Bhutan, which is a beautiful Himalayan country. I don’t remember living there, but I remember the day … have anything to feed me on the way to the refugee camp. I still feel the pain of hunger. With the help of UNHCR and CARITAS NEPAL I got …
  • Antoon and Dora Janssen
    … across the ocean to arrive in Halifax, N.S., Canada. From there, all seven travelled by train to Tuffnell, Saskatchewan to stay and work … Bradbury Bakery, and then moved on to open his own bakery in 1954 with all the support of Mom and his 5 children. After 5 years of owning his … Street West, also in Uxbridge, a home that many of the grandchildren will remember. Dad retired in 1972 at the age of 65. He and Mom enjoyed …
  • The David Gordon Pettifer Family
    … never regretted the move here. They became proud Canadians and raised all their children to feel the same. The farm remains the family home … actual landing, but my war effort helped. Fifty-two years ago I was called up into the A.T.S. I asked to go as a nursing orderly, but after …
  • Self - Acceptance by Roisin
    … much about before beginning my placement at Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington. After all, I was born and raised in Canada. On the other hand, both my … of the self-awareness exercises that our Social Work professors had us complete. I really didn’t see the point. It was not until my placement … Self - Acceptance by Roisin …
  • An Exotic and Far Away Place - Yella and Mooshie Zahirovich
    … Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 2:31 Transcript Yella Zahirovich (YZ): We know about Montreal mostly because of the Olympics and, I didn’t know much. Mooshie … An Exotic and Far Away Place - Yella and Mooshie Zahirovich …
  • Herman and Grada Blom
    … itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally rewarded with the Netherland's Resistance Cross in 1982. The … (from a second job he had by then found) to dig the foundation hole. By fall we moved into the first Canadian home of our own: a …
  • Pasta e patate (Pasta and Potatoes) - Giovanna Bergola Covone
    … “a poor-person dish” ( cucina povera) , meaning very simple, especially in Naples. The smoked cheese makes it particularly delicious. Step 1: Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat and … tomato coulis and 125 ml (½ cup) water or more. The liquid should completely cover the potatoes. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low. …
  • Karl, Irmgard Brall
    … A Brief History of Irmgard Brall ( nee Raulf ) Irmgard, Bertine, Henny, Lina was born on September … landed a job was a great feat. Now this is where Irmgard's destiny comes into play. She was asked to stand in as a bridesmaid. The … Karl, Irmgard Brall …
  • Hiding in the Jungle - Bwe Doh Soe
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 2:41 Transcript I was very young, and I wasn’t remember anything, because all I remember was my, my mom was grabbing my hands, and is told me to run. And he was grabbing me so hard, and he grabbed some of the belonging, and, we ran away. And then we were—because I was a—I was very …
  • “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … of others, took their first footsteps in this country . “We really wanted to stop at the Museum in Halifax because we wanted to go through all the stories and the archives, if we could find any, of our … they realized that a large print of the photo hangs proudly on the wall of the Museum as part of the Pier 21 exhibition. It was …