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… Time 0:03:23 Transcript I thought Canada was the most boring place in the world when I was growing up. It was … foreign language in Japan and for six months, I lived in Tokyo and studied Japanese. In high school, I studied Latin, French, German and … I loved learning language. I heard the language all around me and was completely involved in Japanese life, so I learned quickly to get along …
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… Time 0:02:52 Transcript I didn't know how cold it would be in Canada until our arriving in the winter of 2007. In that December, we … and thick coats, streets were piled up with snow like grey walls. Coming from Taiwan where we have six months of summer, I wondered how … One night, my husband and my Skype communication came to a sudden stop and we could only text each other. Later I realized that it was …
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… like everyone else. Growing up in a small knit cultural & religious community in Ontario, everyone knows what you’re up to ALL the time, so basically my whole community knew that I was learning to ride a bike, but no one … in the neighborhood. My parents, brother and I were happy, and my days were filled with laughter. I immigrated to Canada from Egypt with …
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… to flourish. Giulio Cesare and Gabriela Maria Alessandroni with their daughter Anna Teresa. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 … her Anna Teresa, in honour of my father’s own and only sister who had died suddenly at the age of 21. And within two years of her birth, the … patch made of cotton pushed into place by glasses, my father never complained of his trials, but pursued life with kindness, gentleness …
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… that were unclear or unseemly, and over generations those stories become our truths. But what if there was someone who could help decipher … did for my family in October 2015. By then I had been working at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 for two months and was still … was able to clear up the story of my Dad’s great-uncle Patrick O’Brian (do you know how many people had that name at the turn of the 20 th …
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… Finding Support in the Bengali Community Time 0:02:03 Transcript I think whenever you meet your … support—like I can remember when—right after moving into Toronto my daughter got sick and that time our health card—health card it was not … Bangladesh. In 2003, Jebunnessa left her home to complete graduate studies in social work in Sweden. After completing her master’s degree she …
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… like it’s evacuated somewhere. I worked at the United Church of Canada and did a lot of women’s leadership and intercultural trainings. The … was called Sounding the Bamboo when ethnic women from across Canada came together. When women immigrate, they change from being smart … so many women, I didn’t take time for my own healing. When my mom died, the day after her burial, I had to take 30 Canadians to Korea. I …
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… Time 0:03:22 Transcript My memories of the ten day voyage were very mixed. I was excited to be on a ship but I saw so … European continent. It was the last goodbye. My first memory of Canada at age six was entering an ugly grey warehouse. There were people … and am proud to have dual citizenship. My parents made sacrifices to come to Canada and I am thankful. Return to Sault Ste. Marie …
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… 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 …
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… Departed Dec 19-1926, arrived Pier 21 Halifax, December 28 1926. Our 9 day voyage – Mother with 3 children ages 6, 4, 2, I was the oldest – … other, but we all survived. When we arrived in Halifax we had to go down a rope ladder to a barge along side. There were steamer trunks … of service at Christmas time 1977 and am enjoying my retirement. I do volunteer work with church, and the legion and enjoy golfing, …