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… Yogurt Day and Gathering Furniture Time 0:01:42 Transcript OA: Oh we didn’t … in the street ,so this was my first furniture. (laughs) Biography: Olesya Aleksandrova was born and raised in Kyrgyzstan in the late 1970s. … Slavic University in 1995. She graduated in 2002 and went on to complete a master’s degree focusing on the medical system in …
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… Children March 1953 - Groote Beer At the age of nine I emigrated with my family (parents and 2 older brothers) from the Netherlands to PEI, … land. It was exciting to suddenly see the coastline. Arriving at Pier 21in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 2nd, 1953 there was a large crowd to … Connie A.H. Uyterlinde …
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… Children I was only seven when my brothers, sisters and I were told we were moving to a place called … live on a huge ship for about nine days to get there. Wow! From that moment on, what had been ‘normal’ faded into the background. Chaos took …
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… and daughters arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax aboard the Saturnia on May 27, 1954. Giuseppe Di Falco arrived at Pier 21 on August 21, 1951. … original text written in Italian by Addolorata Salvatorelli-Di Falco) My name is Addolorata Salvatorelli-Di Falco. I married Giuseppe Di …
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… Time 0:03:34 Transcript When my younger son was 5 years old, he asked me, “What are you mom?” at … humanities at Laurentian University, and my husband quit his job in a company in order to start his own business. Then our life as immigrants … Flying with Passion by Gabriella …
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… Time 0:03:03 Transcript My mother passed away when I finished my university, she was a professor in the university that … and grandpa, who lived in Canada, thought it was a good time for me to come over to here and have a chance to look the other side of the … Guardian Angels by Lei …
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… Sisukas Suomalainen The Finnish word "Sisu" is frequently used to describe the Finnish … that have existed in their tiny country during the past few centuries. My dad, Armas Vaino Laurila, had the spirit and toughness seen in so … hardworking and respected of men. In 1918 when Pa was only 12 years old he experienced the worst tragedy that would ever befall him. …
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… Inscription on the Cross worn by the Sisters of Service – “I have come to serve” Born in Windsor, Ontario, Florence Kelly moved with her … with a joke, and utterly fearless when she chose to make a stand. What you noticed about her right away was her quick laugh and the warmth she … to the “German Sister” would comment that it was comforting to hear someone from their particular region. What was her name? Kelly. …
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… In speaking with my mother Norina, I asked her what she could remember about coming to Canada 59 years earlier. She stated that my father Ennio Bonifacio Fornasiero had … Ennio, Norina e Alberto Fornasiero …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 1:00 Transcript To me, like, because we are living such —I think we have—we don’t even understand what is hope, you know. What is, like, hoping to be … We Never Talk About Hope - Bwe Doh Soe …