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… The creative work integrates the real details of stories from various communities as told by them. The use of voice is crucial for Virani. … when she married my father. My Mum was smart, caring and fearless. She died in 2020 and I miss her every day. ( Translated from French: ) So, … fearless. She took on life with a smile and her contagious laugh. She died in 2020 and I miss her every day. (Translated from French) That’s …
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… For some time I have wanted to document the story of our arrival in Canada. I believe it is important for our children to have a starting … were living with my paternal grandparents as was customary in those days. Our family farmed the land and as one can imagine the years following World War II in Italy were not very …
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… Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction Over the last several decades, Canada has become increasingly dependent on foreign workers to meet its … are two major temporary foreign worker labour programs in Canada. One is the International Mobility Program (IMP) which covers a diverse … Recruiting Domestic Workers and Live-In Caregivers in Canada …
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… with me; I can’t get it package and get it shipped to me. Canada has become from there to permanently here. After living for four years here; … when I was in elementary school when we had some one that’s foreign come, we would always follow them around and ask them all these …
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… 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 …
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… 1, 2023 Marcello lived his early years in Italy and his adult life in Canada. Marcello was born in the Veneto region of Italy during World … table or help with working the land. Hard work never seemed to hurt anyone. Whatever help was needed was forthcoming from those who could … operational bicycle. Such pride and joy as he pedalled his way for a day of fun and adventure with his friends. A wad of paper tightly …
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… the SS Stavangerfjord and landed in Halifax at Pier 21, which is today the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The purpose of the … Today, Oscar and his story shares a rightful place in the museum on one of it's virtual wall bricks. Oscar's other brothers are ; Martin … Oscar wrote in the final edition of Paranoia " Paranoia will provide any interested historians with a written record of what CEIU Ontario …
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… The OCEAN CROSSING on the GROOTE BEER October 20-28, 1953 Tuesday Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of … and musicians among the passengers. The latter was usually the best - one of the comics was a returning missionary from Africa on his way to … York. On entering the shed we were welcomed by a number of people, many belonging to the order of "The Sisters of Service" in their grey …
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… rendered. As Mario was the eldest son, he was expected to earn money to help support the family, so he would also work on farms of … Health and Welfare. In December he set out on the MS Vulcania for the 10-day trip from Genoa, Italy to Halifax, Canada, where he disembarked … December air. Mario and Attillio arrived in Timmins late on Christmas day; Uncle Isidoro sent Mario to stay at the local boarding house that …
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… On Sept. 13th, five War Brides boarded a train in Lancaster, England. … the wheels were saying, "Forever, forever". Fortunately I had the money to return if I wished, I had saved the money whilst working for … Our emotions were mixed; sadness, apprehension, excitement. Each day as we ate our meals first class passengers would stand and stare at …