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… Time 0:04:13 Transcript There is a proverb about war: “Every person for himself and … It took me three months to escape the Congo. I found myself in Kenya without my family. I could only think about them. I asked people … What is Impossible with Man is Possible with God by Jules …
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… Time 0:02:31 Transcript This is a long story. One day when my father came back from Canada, he said: “Oh~ Canada is a good … the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take … Why Do I Move to Canada? by Bill …
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… Marjorie Franklyne was just a young woman when she arrived with her first born, a son who was just … on what to them was vast and perhaps somewhat on the barren side. My mother's mind slips back in time as memories of so long ago flood …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: MS Vulcania Port of Entry: Halifax Date of … could afford. He started this at a very young age. When Mario was 19 years old, he completed his mandatory one-year military service, … At 20 years old, Mario went to Switzerland to work on a pig farm for a year, earning enough money to send back to his family for his sisters’ …
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… has lived most of his life in the Marquis Community except for three years during the war. After enlisting in the R.C.A.F. in October 1942, … 3. In September 1978 Bob and his family moved to Saskatoon and in May 1980, he was transferred to Yellowknife, N.W.T. Bob is currently … reside in Regina until 1981, during which time James (4) and Christa Anne (2) were born. Lois and family are currently living at Grenfall, …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) … the war, Dad had many memories and disappointments to deal with in the years following the war. He felt Holland was still a very vulnerable …
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… Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) … war. He felt Holland was still a very vulnerable country as proven in May of 1940. Neither Dad nor Mom wanted to re-live the war, nor did … goodbye to family and friends. The Streng family left Rotterdam on May 21,1952 on the ship Zibajak headed for Canada. They headed for the …
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… Time 0:03:38 Transcript It was June when I arrived at the Moncton Airport. It was enough for me to be … different from those of Korea. And getting a job was hard as a newcomer as well. Everything I felt in Canada for the first month made me … What's Inside the Wall? by Oyoung …
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… Children March 1952 At 15 years of age, somehow I knew I would not always stay in my home country. That was about one year after a 5-year occupation of … crippled and damaged. The idea to emigrate did not seem strange to me, or my family. We had already moved three times by the time I was …
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… Leaving the United States CMIP 21 · Decision to Come to Canada Time 0:01:51 Transcript They advertised in one of the … the Canadians offered me a job. And that's ultimately, those factors combined to get me here. Oral History 07.03.02RA with Richard Allon … Decision to Come to Canada - Richard Allon …