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… nursing skills in world. The nurse can work can work in most of the Commonwealth countries. Having graduated as a registered nurse, and … loving care. It influenced me to take nursing as my career in the future and it has a lot of job satisfaction as well as job security. It … 2 were born in Hong Kong and 2 were born in Vancouver. They studied very hard in school with very good marks. They worked part time …
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… the people coming to Canada to start a new life. Setting The Table: Food, Fusions, and Welcoming Communities → Long Journeys: The First …
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… camp, because Piobolu was burned. I remember the day I found out I was coming to Canada. I didn’t know what to think. My dad thought coming to Canada would be a better life for our family because we were … us off. After a long trip we finally got to Canada. When we got to Welcome House we were all so tired and had a lot to go through. I couldn’t …
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… the refugee camp in Benin, I registered with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. In the camp, we were living in abject poverty. … that would anger Nigeria. So it took ten years for me to be able to come over to Canada from that camp. I arrived in St. John’s in 2008. …
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… on April 21, 1957, with the SS Ryndam, HAL. During the trip we had one day, rough stormy weather in the North Atlantic and the dining room did … the train made numerous stops and had long waits in nowhere. Every chance we had when the train stopped at a station, my travel … companions, Walter and Edith Loff (lost track of them) picked up food for the long trip. Walter had lived in Canada for one year and had …
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… the Groote Beer, leaving September 21, 1952, arriving in Halifax 9 days later on September 30. This was Ineke’s 6th birthday. The last morning everyone got up early to see land approaching. We … using the laundry facilities and even to have a cup of coffee. The food on the ship was good. As soon as we approached open water …
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… given to the Communists and Fiume became Rijeka, part of Croatia. One day, the Cuccaro family returned home to find that a Croatian family … veneer finishing plant in Maniwaki, Quebec. The family grew to include Vanda, born in 1961. All three of the Cuccaro children have flourished, … dishes, often made from Nonni’s recipes, grace family kitchens. The food not only nourishes the body but also celebrates a country that was …
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… in Central, and Kirsten in the northwest Jutland peninsula. On January 26th, 1922, John was born Johannes Therkelsen, the youngest of four, in … The farm is now all Christmas trees, and Uncle Norman built his house on the same property where he works with Grandpa, and lives with …
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… course of the twentieth century, Canada has had a mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. … life before, fear, displacement, refuge and life in Canada. Case studies from major waves of refugees coming to Canada will be featured … City of Lethbridge for The Sir Alexander Galt Museum & Archives Sept 26, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021 PumpHouse Museum Kingston April-November 2021 …
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… makes a hero, what makes for an ideal immigrant, and his hopes for the future. Your project is called “Our Immigrant Stories.” How would you … make up one part of " Our Immigrant Stories ". How did the residency come about? I had the privilege of sharing some of my previous art … tell their story (and my story) and to adapt it in some way for an audience that's more like me – that was born in Canada. That’s why I …