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  • Royson Ng
    … first thing is you’re open-minded, okay. Uh you have to look at Canada do welcome you, okay. You have to come, again, not thinking what you had, … helps children in China orphaned by AIDS. In 2011, Royson received a Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, recognizing the significant …
  • Kavitha Ramachandran
    … … so it’s very important and understand that again when you’re coming to this country you consider yourself as an infant you don’t … you can prove anything, but it’s very important for me to get adapted, for anyone who is an immigrant it’s very important to get … she earned a bachelor’s of science, a master’s in nutrition and dietetics, and a master’s in food service management. In India, Kavitha …
  • Choices by Phillippa
    … house. It was filled with family portraits and china that had come from England as well as her paintings of Nova Scotia. She served tea in the afternoon, and even after 50 years in Canada had maintained her British accent. My Grandmother loved to hear me … she was walking in Hyde Park with her dog. A few handsome Canadian soldiers walked past, and she coyly unleashed her dog and yelled to the …
  • Datta and Pat Saungikar
    … Bishop's permission. She left W.R.N.S after 5 years at her own request due to marriage and emigrating to Canada. Due to the restrictions in the Indian Navy about marrying …
  • Vanessa Martins
    … “OK.” She called him over and I explained how I’d just arrived in Canada. I don’t think he quite understood I’d just, just arrived! “You’re … but I’ll manage.” He said: “OK, We’ll see... I’ll let you know in 3 days.” So he called to say “Yes,” he’d be happy to have me on staff. So … months later, she began working in a bookstore. Her husband Clayton completed his doctorate and now works in a Montreal laboratory. At the …
  • Finding Peace by Selene
    … Time 0:03:06 Transcript Coming back to Mexico after two years living in Canada was exciting, we met with our family; enjoy our house with our son, … come true, right? Well the reality woke us up abruptly. We found soldiers on the streets, the Mexican government had a war with the drug …
  • Newcomer Uncovers Deep Roots in Canada.
    … An interview with Linda Granfield, who, 49 years ago, arrived in Canada with two pots, two … I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
  • Guilt About Leaving - Robert Porter
    … that I knew, you know, I had friends that were going off to war, maybe die, might be injured, traumatized by what they've seen and done. You … little apprehensive still when I cross the border to the US and when I come home. There's that sigh of relief as you come across to Canadian … on the, back on the 401 in Ontario and you're headed home. So, Canada is my home, and has been for a long time. Oral History 16.03.04RP …
  • Stories - Netherlands
    … Stories in Dutch Dad's Story Dad's Story (English) Children's Stories AE Didi Murphy Willem Kreeft …

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