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… der Laan, the youngest of five children. The oldest being my brother Han, 17 years my senior, three sisters, Adre, Mien and Gre, then yours … truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I …
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… In 1959, a national uprising by Tibetans against the Chinese occupation of their homeland took place in Lhasa. Over 80,000 … Long Journeys: The First Tibetans in Canada …
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… and the Growth of the Dutch Community. The Postwar Wave and Its Predecessors.” (unpublished manuscript). Curtis, Herb. The Scholten Story … Pub. 2000. Duivenvoorden Mitic, Trudy. Canadian By Choice . Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press Ltd. 1988. Elliot, Una. “Comparative Roles … Recommended Resources - Netherlands …
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… 15:47 Transcript I go by Charisma Grace, but my official name is Genieve Walker. My full name is Olena Stepanova. My name is Joelle … here to Canada, because my daughter was already here. I thought that coming as a family was the right thing to do. Olena Stepanova, … when we moved here in my mind was, for instance, that my daughter was coming to live with me, and we were again a big family like we were …
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… itself. Perhaps even more surprising is how successful members of the community have been . Among them are business and community leaders, provincial and federal politicians, and some of the … of Lebanese Canadians- nearly four times the national average. The community in general, including families from Diman and surrounding …
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… itself. Perhaps even more surprising is how successful members of the community have been . Among them are business and community leaders, provincial and federal politicians, and some of the … of Lebanese Canadians- nearly four times the national average. The community in general, including families from Diman and surrounding …
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Life in Canada Time 0:00:47 Transcript Otherwise I think everything was at least as good in Canada. For me I was almost like a non-immigrant in many respects. As a child I visited Canada so I knew it was right across the border. Even when my grandmother gave me the money to buy a car, I shopped …
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… lived in Copenhagen but was of Italian origin and was not allowed to become a Danish citizen this rule passed on to his children and … I never had since I was living in an orphanage in Denmark. Until one day an uncle came along and took me to get ready for this long Atlantic … up immediately. I believe we left Copenhagen in and around November 26, 1951 and arrived at Halifax Nova Scotia on December 5, 1951. Just …
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… with their four children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York City and then north to Canada. The two families travelled … siblings who were of age voluntarily joined up and all shipped out - via Pier 21 - to serve in the UK or Europe. The three brothers served … handiwork was then bundled up and sent to Medicine Hat and transported via train across the country to be loaded onto ships – at Pier 21 – and …
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… with their four children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York City and then north to Canada. The two families travelled … siblings who were of age voluntarily joined up and all shipped out - via Pier 21 - to serve in the UK or Europe. The three brothers served … handiwork was then bundled up and sent to Medicine Hat and transported via train across the country to be loaded onto ships – at Pier 21 – and …