• Stanislaw and Barbara Sokol
    … to thaw them out. Anything warmer would have caused excruciating pain. Another story told of him having to walk across a mountain to have … the NKVD....he was free to go elsewhere in the USSR.......but had no way to get there. He had befriended a local man who told him to build a … and picked it up and kept it. They did 3 hip hip hoorays as he passed by. On Aug 14, 1942 the allies raided Dieppe. The Germans knew they …
  • Lieutenant Ryszard Z.S. Paudyn
    … Ryszard (Richard) Zdzisław Stefan Paudyn 1921-2008 Richard was born in Warsaw on November 27th 1921. He was baptized in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Warsaw. His parents were Wanda (nee Blichewicz) and Stefan Paudyn. …
  • Om Prakash Sharma
    … Our greatest glory is not in never falling but by in rising every time we fall. Confucius The Story of My Life Om Sharma, June 2, 2008 I was … and did a couple of acting roles, but to my surprise things are not always what you think they are. It is a very long process and …
  • Setting The Table: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities
    … Transcript Screen Text SETTING THE TABLE: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities Screen text with audio I was born in the countryside…in the district of Vihiga in western part of Kenya. … Setting The Table: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2025
    … Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. (Translated from French) I’m speaking to you from Pier 21, located in Mi’kmaki, the unceded ancestral and contemporary home of the Mi’kmaq. Thank you for joining us for the Annual Public Meeting. The purpose of these meetings … Annual Public Meeting 2025 …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2024
    … Time 00:20:51 Words on screen: Annual Public Meeting 2023 Transcript Promotional Video We came from Ecuador with a bag full of dreams. I grew up in Donegal in Ireland. I came to Toronto by myself. We came from Turkey to have a … Annual Public Meeting 2024 …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2023
    … over the Museum’s exhibit spaces. Words on screen: Annual Public Meeting 2023 Transcript   Transcription We immigrated from Italy in 1959. I was eight years old. I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night but I remember the day that we docked at Pier 21. Text … Annual Public Meeting 2023 …
  • Sergeant Elmo Hugh Munroe
    … with an incredible memory. When Dad talked about the "old days" we were transported to other times and places through his detailed and … to Dad and it gave him great pleasure. There was hardly a day when we, his "four", did not get a call or a visit. In later years Dad …