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… the oven. And it wasn’t very tasty. When she found out, she says, “You can’t afford to buy that stuff. It’s too expensive. You’re going to … or shepherd’s pie. [1] Ugandan Asian refugee Mario DeMello came to Canada in 1972, leaving his home after the exclusion edict of dictator Idi Amin. His early introduction to Canadian life included the absolute necessity of adapting to new foods …
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… Sometimes I go to visit – I tell people I am going home. But when I am coming back to Canada, I tell people I am going home. So where is home? … has created. I thought that this will help me to heal. It was not easy from the beginning because the lack of English language and the …
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… Daughters Ricky and Linike were born in Holland. Alice was born in Canada. … John Ali van Dyken and Daughters …
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… which had 1400 passengers and 500 crewmembers, to go to our new land Canada. The Atlantic Ocean can be pretty rough going in the winter so … given to Tanta Mina (Dad’s oldest sister). It sure would have been nice to have money as we saw other people buying ice cream and other … reached Halifax February 22, 1951 and went through customs that same day yet, we had to stay on board ship one more night. We walked around …
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… to “the Sault”. Canada was desperate for workers so it was an easy process, especially because he had a letter guaranteeing his … and am proud to have dual citizenship. My parents made sacrifices to come to Canada and I am thankful. Return to Sault Ste. Marie …
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Bazzana Celeste on the Nea Hellas in 1953 …
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… Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Arrival: March 31, 1960 Age on Arrival: 26 Erika Hertel was born Sept 23, 1934, the oldest of four siblings. …
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… Ariella Milanese was born in October 1936, in San Lorenzo di Fumicello, in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia … A month after Ariella was born, the family moved to a small farm house in the neighbouring town of Villa Vicentina, with the rest of her … of her late husband, with some help from friends and family. One day Mario Pecile , the brother of Ariella’s neighbour, came into the …
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… and Julian. We understand that Wincenty made two trips to the USA before 1918. He worked in Pittsburgh at a steel mill. His first … Poland after the First World War in 1918 after his second trip to the USA, he searched for Ewa and the children. Ewa had survived the war … him her maiden name Kurdziel, which he later changed to Kurdzer. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, not knowing if …
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… with friends (who were also their sponsors) in Ruthven, Ontario. Alois Tuma was a farmer so Martin and Pauline worked for him until they were able to purchase their own house and farm land. Their second child, a son, was then born – John …