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… Time 0:02:28 Transcript I called Thailand refugee camp a home because I was born there. It wasn’t … 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 …
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… to be everywhere and after growing up on the outskirts of a large city, it truly was a culture shock to arrive in rural Canada. After the …
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… husband and in-laws. The couple initially lived in an apartment at the top of her in-laws’ house in Mimico, and Ms. Thomas found life in … she did have support in Canada, where she and her neighbour, Betty, set up a war brides club. Ms. Thomas’ 1st husband (Jack Book) died in …
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… perhaps errors—in constructing histories. Causal relationships can be hard to establish properly, especially when they are rooted in … an unfamiliar and complex past. In our temporary exhibition, Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes , we examined how immigrant communities created and shaped cultural landscapes in Canada. We approached identifying and exploring cultural landscapes …
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… were examined and stamped. We were told to exit the room via a pair of doors across the room and informed that our husbands were … was from The Flower Town. I was asked if I wanted anything, "Yes," I said, "some of that wonderful fruit I saw in the stores". My wishes … still love the land of my birth and the people there. Canada gave me a chance to grow and widen my experiences and for that I am thankful. …
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… Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Establishing historical significance” is the first skill of historical literacy put forward by the Historical Thinking Project ( www.historicalthinking.ca ). Significance is a challenging concept: one of the things that a historian has … Historical Thinking (2) : Establish Historical Significance …
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… We were told that it was the last voyage for this ship. Some joked and said the one before was probably its last completed voyage. The passage … CNR Train going west. There were not enough passengers getting off to set up a Colonist Class train, so we travelled quite comfortably in … the same ship on our train and they kept muttering, somewhat in despair, "Just like Siberia, just like Siberia." I don't know whether they …
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… spent most of the voyage in a bunk seasick and not liking the water anyway, she was not a happy person at all. We were too young to … in this country and living in a building with bars on the windows. My poor mother was so upset she had a nervous breakdown and had to have … night for over a month. A kind teacher taught me English by having me come to her desk and starting with primary books she taught me the …
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… to plan for the future, freedom to dream. He was 34, mother was 26. We liked Neikirchen Austria a lot with its mountains and pretty … was like a heavenly perfume and oh! Those Austrian chocolates and I can’t forget the strange brown drink they called ‘coca cola’ that I … The merchants sold their rugs, brass ornaments, etc . . . a lovely city; I can still remember the warm weather in late December. That was …