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… Season 4 of our podcast Countless Journeys is all about food and the people who make it. Ann Hui tells her story in … of Ann Hui. It was only when she visited Chinese restaurants in small towns that Ann Hui discovered dishes like chop suey, or moo goo gai pan, or sweet and sour chicken balls. Hui had grown up eating “authentic” Chinese food in Vancouver’s …
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… and son-in-law. Since she had no sufficient means to make her dream come true, the three remaining daughters (all well employed, two school teachers and one travel agency clerk) …
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… Halifax, NS Search for the First Families of Pier 21 Late February, more than 90 years ago the steam ship Nieuw Amsterdam departed from … and share the immigration stories of these First Families of Pier 21. All are invited to learn more and view the list accessing Museum’s …
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… [2] The responsibilities of the boards of inquiry were broadened and more clearly defined in the Immigration Act of 1910. They were given … in the year further enhanced the restrictive immigration policies. All immigrants of Asiatic origin were required to have $200 in their …
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… on April 15, 1952. I was eight years old and the only thing I recall about the trip was being so seasick, I never left the room. … arriving at Pier 21 and sitting on the wooden benches, waiting for all of us to be checked by a doctor - my parents were so worried. I was … crayons and scrapbooks with Valentines to colour at the Pier. I recall getting on the train and sleeping in the aisle. My parents made …
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… young (only 16 years old), Glaswegian lass. They met in a dance hall in Glasgow, called the Locarno, and were married on July 25, 1945. After a brief …
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… worked in the service (domestic) industry in Ontario. She was not allowed to leave Ontario until she paid back all the money she owed to the Salvation Army for her trip to Canada. … got married a second time to Arthur Sykes. Together they travelled all over the world. Margaret says that coming to Canada changed her …
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… to let him go by himself. Before the ship reached Canada there was a smallpox outbreak on the ship. This led to a three week (May 11-June1) … his mother but until his father received wages the family could not come to Canada. His mother Louisa Mildred and siblings George William (15), Sydney (11) and Amy (7) arrived in Halifax aboard the …
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… a handsome, charming, funny Canadian in the RCAF. They met in a dance hall in Glasgow, called the Locarno, and were married on July 25, 1945. … years old, my mother, Jeannie Lynn Rees, was the youngest war bride to come to Canada. By having her name inscribed on the Wall of Service I …
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… tour” of our temporary exhibition, Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes . Rather than being a detailed tour of the exhibition in itself, the tour used parts of the exhibit as background to discuss the … heritage institution, we’d like members of the public to be able to come and talk with us about how we think about the past and how we …