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… hometown is a little town which is in Guangdong province, which is in southern part of China, where there is lots of people immigrated to … the things look like going on a right path. Despite everything looks good on the surface, there are always some problems underneath. While … you are part of this society, and you also can make this country become better. Return to Charlottetown …
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… a visa for Canada which was valid for only three months since they had to prove they were clear of TB. They were only allowed to take $50 per person, so they bought a camera and binoculars to sell in Canada. It was a difficult decision to leave Germany since Guenther had a good job as an engineer and he thought his job prospects in Canada …
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… Ideal For: Ages 10 - 15 Maximum number of participants: 30 How do we learn about the past? How do historians unravel history? In this workshop students will take on the role of history detectives, using artefacts and … hone their investigative skills as they look for evidence and clues. Sources will be evaluated; motives, biases, and stereotypes will be …
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Joyce, young woman …
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… Piccolo. It amazes our family to this date, the courage this man had to set out to a strange unknown country to make a better life for his family. We understand that he attempted to come to Canada many times but failed without the proper documents. … Nicodemo Vincenzo Nick Joe Piccolo …
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… daughter in the Phillipines. I was going abroad to give my daughter a good education. Every month, I sent my sister ten thousand pesos to look after my daughter. In 1986 I got my papers. I sponsored my daughter to come to Canada. But my sister didn’t want to give her to me. …
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… told me that there was alot of women on board and a few children; she had my oldest brother Gordie (2yrs at the time) with her and she was … it took 7 days. She had never been away from home and did not realize how far Canada was; she arrived in Pier 21 Halifax NS and recalls being the first one off the ship with a Red Cross nurse at her side happy to be on land. A …
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… Pier 21 and an historic moment at what would become the gateway to Canada for nearly one million immigrants over the next 43 years. One of … information from the hand-written manifest. Now we are sending it out into the world to find connections and share the immigration … Family History Centre is the Museum’s research centre where visitors can have assistance tracing their family history and immigration …
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… day as they departed the Port of Naples. The boat named Homeland set off in the blue waters of the Gulf of Sorrento, in view of the Amalfi … behind. The journey proved to be quite challenging as a rash, which had developed on the youngest son, being 2 years of age, forced mother … 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 …
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… with my father on his bicycle. That time my father told me that you become a researcher, not like me. After that I participate a lot in the … stayed in India, I would not be able to do my research as effectively. So I got a fellowship after completing my PHD, and went to Korea. That … to do my own way of research. My way is to simplify the research and offer the most basic solution to health problems, and support the …