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  • Fredrick Mwenengabo
    … everyone ishelpful, important, and those are the values I find in Canada. I have never regretted being here in Canada. One of my colleagues, … uh, yes , there’s a justice process, influenced by the international community, but he’s already dead. I’ve known many people, colleagues, … a little thinker in a big country of thinkers, and together, when we combine our efforts, I’m convinced we have or will have a world of …
  • Peter Hessel
    … in Bremen's Europa Port. On Saturday (June 14th) I was told at the documentation office that I was on the passenger list of the M.S. Anna … as we were leaving, the sun came out, but it rained the rest of the day. The ship was towed by the tugboat Sirius: four times around its … board. Today a drugstore and a snack bar will be opened where everyone can buy coke and liquor. But I intend to buy some lasting things. First …
  • My Mother and I: Our Journey
    … to retire because I have a beautiful project to move here to Canada, because my daughter was already here. I thought that coming as a family was the right thing to do. Olena Stepanova, … 80 strings to play. And um, with your left hand you use it only on the top ones, so it would give that beat. As all instruments, you need to …
  • Filipinos in Neepawa: Immigration Experiences in a Prairie Town
    … 2011 and 2016 alone. Text Box 27% ↑ 2011 – 2016 Source: Statistics Canada Immigrants from the Philippines have been by far the largest newcomer group. Why is this? Filipinos began arriving as temporary foreign … activities, and have formed a cultural association. They are overcoming challenges and contributing to the broader community. My name is …
  • John Freeman-Marsh
    … there. WOW! It sounded like a great place to visit. Subsequently one day in August I found myself leaving home with my parents on the way to … many rows of cots, spaced about 4 feet apart, and only very high windows along one wall. As dusk fell everyone was ordered into their … our heads placed at opposite ends of the bed for sleeping. The next day, at sea, when allowed up on deck, I was amazed to see we were part …
  • Sgt. Ralston Harpell Ripley
    … Brigade (top secret). 1. back to HQs at Red Hill 2. weekend pass Saturday to Sunday evening 3. hauling stores from Midlands 4. ferrying tanks to Gosport 5. first VI's (Doodlebugs) and landings D-Day Ralston quotes: "It was then our turn to go to Gosport and landing …
  • Life in the Refugee Camp, Families and Friends with Hope by Duke
    … Two weeks ago, Herv ask me if I want to talk about how I came to Canada.. At home I thought what to say… In my country when the Burmese … us. The reason why we came to Canada is not because we just like to come. We came because our life is in danger and sometime the Burmese troops come up. When I was three years old I moved to Bangkok to get a special …
  • Childhood Memories by Claude
    … Kenya because of an illness when I was 6, I felt very bad. Life was becoming hard for me, I led a miserable life, with little material or … so he had a better life in Congo. I hope to be like him one day. So I have the impression that one day I will be able to be a … is where I spent my whole childhood. I continued my high school studies in Kenya and finished them, but in Kenya I couldn’t succeed …
  • Lucia Olivo D'Angelo
    … where she would marry our father Alceo D’Angelo. Our father had come to Canada previously in 1955. Travelling with my mother were two … the Sobey Wall of Honour. In July 2014, almost fifty six years to the day, my mother returned to Pier 21 by ship. We took her on a Canada/New …
  • Maria Disipio nee Stenta
    … a home Frank shared with his parents and siblings. For the first four days, we slept in separate rooms and did not consummate our marriage. On the 5th day, we went to St. Anthony's church and received a blessing from the …

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