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  • John Sirounis
    … and John loved to learn. Demetrios was frustrated; didn’t know what to do, he tried farming - didn’t work. He asked John, "would you like me to write to our relatives in Canada to sponsor you there to give you a job they have business there, … to board the ship to take them to Halifax and then take the train for days to go to Regina. They reached Regina on June 9th, the relatives …
  • Crossing the Big Pond by Monika
    … Crossing the Big Pond by Monika …
  • The Gerald William Wilson Family
    Gerald's wife Joan Wilson . Gerald's daughter Sandra . Gerald and Joan Wilson A telegram that Joan sent to Gerald Gerald William Wilson Gerald William Wilson Gerald William Wilson Gerald and Sandra Gerald and Sandra Joan with her husband and granddaughter. Sandra and father Gerald …
  • War Strategies: Plan B - Habib El-Hage
    … Life in Canada Time 2:37 Transcript (This video is only available in French; the … in order to go north from Beirut, we had to cross about ten checkpoints, by which I mean armed barricades. To cross, to go through each … you know? Sometimes it was, uhm, a pack of cigarettes for the soldier and then he would let me go through. Sometimes I would give an …
  • Umeeda Switlo and Lella Umedaly
    … Switlo (US): When we were growing up we had— communities were divided in that, white people went to white schools, black kids went to … community in Uganda, very prosperous and educated. And we had a wonderful community life in many ways. Lots of religious events, the Aga … I think we really enjoyed our life in Uganda. Reasons for Leaving - Gendered Violence (Content Warning) Time 0:01:30 Transcript Interviewer: …
  • Pasquale Martinis
    … Pasquale Martinis, “My Lucky Day” July 18 1956 My origin. I was born in the northern part of Italy, … and seven grandchildren. So, you know now, why I call it my lucky day. Thank you, Canada. This is my family in Italy. My two older …
  • Steven (Istvan) Erdos
    … where we were settled into a temporary housing development for the few days we had to spend there before embarking. The day finally arrived … immediately. I spent the whole over-sea voyage in my bunk bed. At one point an order came on the loudspeaker that EVERYBODY had to go to the … to the authorities that if they wanted me out there, they had better come and CARRY ME OUT! I could not eat – only drink. Luckily on the …
  • Angela Toneguzzo Bianchini
    … boarded the Queen Frederica in Genoa, Italy to join her husband in Canada. Not knowing when she would see them again, saying good-bye to … loaf of white sliced bread, a can of sardines and a jar of strawberry jam. Being accustomed to the Italian crusty bread, my mother did not … she was served was less than appealing to her palate. After a two-day train trip via Montreal, my mother finally arrived in Sudbury, …
  • Pietro e Anna Massari
    … 16, 2012. December 1 st , would have been a typically beautiful day as they departed the Port of Naples. The boat named Homeland set … and the land of plenty, before moving on by train to Oshawa. Now eight days after her 30 th birthday, together with Pietro and their two sons, they were received by …
  • Nikolaos Tsoporis
    … Canada on October 15, 1960 leaving my mother and his son. After a nine-day journey aboard the SS Queen Frederica, my father arrived in Halifax … for Ottawa with a little less then $10.00 in his pocket. After working day and night in an assortment of jobs, my father had saved enough …

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