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… Children April 2, 1954 The move to Canada seemed imminent. My father’s parents along with some of his … move the family to Canada. This was very difficult for my mother, as all of her family was still in Holland, and she was going to have to … made the journey by train to Ottawa. We were greeted and warmly welcomed by members of the Salvation Army where one particular family took …
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… when we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us siblings stand by the railing of the ship and wave, to my … I had never been on a bus before so it was quite something. When I saw all of those ships and was told by my dad that we were going on that …
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… in a rooming house in Toronto. I was 18 months old and my mother was ill for the entire crossing. She relied on kind passengers and crew to … asked to pay a disembarkation fee. When the official realized that was all the money she had, he waived the fee. We returned to Pier 21 for my … We were both very emotional. My parents went on to raise 7 children, all proud Canadians, and to settle in Pickering. Deirdre Fitzpatrick …
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… Tell us about your customs and traditions: In the Canadian Immigration Hall at our Museum, the exhibition is divided into four important … the customs and traditions wall. Here, we ask visitors to share these more subtle contributions to the Canadian way-of-life by asking them to … Customs and Traditions Wall …
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… most obviously reflected this theme. The people interviewed came to Canada from countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. All arrived in Canada between 1940 and 2009. From these interviews, we … offer any generalizations about children, dislocation, and war. They can, however, give us insights into how individual people experience …
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… Exhibition is the Museum’s summer 2014 exhibit, brought to us by the Canadian War Museum. It is a glowing success, attracting about 6,000 … so far, and the number continues to grow every day. The folks at the Canadian War Museum really knew what they were doing when they designed … I imagine myself outdoors enjoying the peace and tranquility of the Canadian wilderness. I think the wilds of Canada can be representative …
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… had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally rewarded with the Netherlands's Resistance Cross in 1982.” After … of the family was seasick the Bloms arrived at Pier 21 and the real challenge began. “After eight days we arrived in Halifax. However we were … of the youngest was a symptom of a contagious disease and we were all quarantined. This was a scary experience for the children. There …
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… my understanding of what was happening was very unclear, I was only 8. All I knew, I was coming to Canada and My father had told me he had a teddy Bear for me … the beginning it was not easy, we were a family of 5 living in a bachelor apartment. With very little money our family outings became blocks …
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… Time 0:02:28 Transcript I called Thailand refugee camp a home because I was born there. It … camp, because Piobolu was burned. I remember the day I found out I was coming to Canada. I didn’t know what to think. My dad thought coming to … enough money for my big brother medical care and hearing news about relative dying because of Burmese or disease. There were also many fun …
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… Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · Students for Change Time 1:51 Transcript … expensive. And I was not always able to pay? pay, because I had no income, no resources and all that. I later incorporated politics into it. …