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… Time 0:02:58 Transcript I am a typical after 80s born Chinese boy. Because of the “one Child” policy, I was … If I spoke up that I love Japanese culture, they would feel that I have betrayed my country. I spent so much time on gaming that … daddy around me. I only had instant noodles as my meals for a month. Comparing to my hometown, life here was boring. I asked myself: Why am …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 1:39 Transcript Kathleen Sigurdson (KS): Because all the applications, even from those other countries—so if you were … of Yemen, not that far geographically from Somalia, with maybe ten, twelve thousand people that live in the camp and have been living there …
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… pull up his pants and be a man. So, that was hard. And leaving behind all my friends in my town, um, my high school, my, everything that I … It wasn't the same when I went to New Haven, Connecticut, because I felt still I was in the States, but coming to Canada, he wouldn't, my ex-husband wouldn't have been allowed …
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… of them liked to discuss. Dorothy already had family in Niagara Falls, Ontario and so the decision was made to immigrate to that city. … writing. Michael P. and M. Dorothy McGrillen were willing to take a chance and to make the journey to a new country. All of their family is …
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… shell," after a miserable crossing from Naples, Italy. The ship had more than 300 people crammed into every nook and cranny; men and women … mother, the pastor and one of the crewmembers. Even the captain took ill on this horrendous voyage. When we arrived in Halifax we were … that point — a package of Pauline’s Chocolate Celenos. I think I was more than halfway through eating the entire box of chocolate-coated …
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… visitors who crossed the Atlantic and first arrived at Pier 21. They all laugh about it now, but frequently add that they haven’t been on a … “Martin and I first met on December 21 . During the evening I felt nauseous and sick to my stomach. In the early morning, I needed … two heads together. That was our first beautiful kiss. We enjoyed the company of each other throughout our trip. We had many walks around the …
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… not. It was 1992, a year that brought a war to the country that I called my own – Yugoslavia. It was an ethnic war of enormous … and Yugoslavian literature while she taught Serbo-Croatian language in elementary school. My parents named me Berjoska, a hard to pronounce … either black or white. I was both and I was none. I needed to leave. Coming to Canada as a war refugee, I wasn’t happy about parting with my …
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… Life in Canada Time 0:02:13 Transcript Powell River, the town, was a mill town, um, and the mill at that time was run by MacMillan Bloedel, and other than these eighty acres, all of the land surrounding, was either owned by MacMillan Bloedel, or … Photograph of Peter Seixas splitting logs on the farming commune in Powell River, British Colombia, 1970-1973. Credit: Canadian …
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… Time 0:02:50 Transcript One afternoon, heading for a track and field practise, I did not make it to the other side of the street. A taxi cab came around the corner and hit me when I was walking across. I suffered some serious internal damage and a permanent … I could do more. In the spring of 1976, I qualified for the upcoming para Olympics. Like a typical 20 year old with a lot more …
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… the day when I received my acceptance letter to the University of Guelph. I had tears in my eyes and I jumped out of my seat and I started running to my family members to share with them that finally I made it to the University. I always had a dream to go to … I became a more social individual, and I wanted to give back to the community. Currently, I am a part-time student at the University of …