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Life in Uganda - A Multifaceted Community Time 0:01:10 Transcript I speak English, Gujarati, Gujarati’s our mother tongue, and Hindi. I speak three languages. And I did know Swahili. But, coming here, not keeping in touch with Swahili, I’m not fluent with Swahili to be honest with you, but I can …
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… Grace, but my official name is Genieve Walker. My full name is Olena Stepanova. My name is Joelle Buchanan. My name is Kateryna … put it on the right key, and I was not able to do it. It's only my teacher used to do it, and you have to have a special instrument to do … their time, experiences, and insights with us for this project! Source Credits: Oral History 19.09.27OS with Olena Stepanova Oral History …
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… The S.S. Marine Perch left Malta with 121 other Maltese immigrants bound … of the water as the boat was tossed up and down like a toy. Many were seasick, even many of the crew, and Fred remembers having to bring food … National Employment Service, London Ontario. It must have been from there that work on a Tobacco Farm was acquired in St. Thomas Ontario. …
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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Daniel Libeskind, architect, unveil the Wheel of Conscience on January 20, 2011. © SteveKaiserPhotography.ca Commemorating the St. Louis Voyage The Wheel of Conscience is a memorial for 900 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. …
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… Leaving the United States Time 0:02:43 Transcript My parents disowned … New Haven, Connecticut, because I felt still I was in the States, but coming to Canada, he wouldn't, my ex-husband wouldn't have been allowed … about his son being a draft dodger. So, that was sad. And the FBI visited his mom twice in Newark, Delaware to tell her that, if you can …
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… I knew that some relatives would be there to wave goodbye. We did see Paula’s family in the Hoek of Holland and almost missed supper. … see any sun in the morning and in the afternoon it became foggy. I can still not get over the fact that I missed the family on shore in Vlaardingen yesterday. This morning we passed a few trawlers and a Shell tanker. At nine o’clock I brought Paula to bed (men in the bow, …
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… Welcome to Turtle Island , a new artistic installation by Melinda Robertson and Shannon Monk, has been installed on the glass map of Canada in the Museum’s Canadian Immigration … Turtle Island is a name for North America used by many Indigenous Peoples. The artwork is made up of 71 miniature artworks in glass , with …
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… served as a gateway to Canada from 1928 to 1971. Nearly a million people arrived through the building, disembarking from passenger ships on their way to new lives all over the country. In the … ourselves in American terms. Now, Pier 21, as a national historic site, has its own distinct identity. It continues to attract visitors …
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… served as a gateway to Canada from 1928 to 1971. Nearly a million people arrived through the building, disembarking from passenger ships on their way to new lives all over the country. In the … ourselves in American terms. Now, Pier 21, as a national historic site, has its own distinct identity. It continues to attract visitors …
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… MY FATHER - F/O Thomas Roberts [Bob] Millar RAAF Observer 422612 104 Squadron RAF Jan-July 1944 Foggia Main and 31 Squadron SAAF Aug-Oct 1944 Celone Foggia My RAAF father was born in Sept. 1916 … visit. Bob was a very dear friend & I admired him greatly & was deeply sad when I learnt he was missing." I grew up in Sydney & came to UK in …