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  • Flying with Passion by Gabriella
    … Between the formation of a family, three maternity leaves and helping my husband in his growth as a mechanical engineer, I was able to finish my fine arts studies and my teacher … 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 …
  • Guardian Angels by Lei
    … that I studied. At that time, because so many classmates, friends and relatives were around me, I didn’t feel very sad or depressed. I was surprised how all well I handle this tragedy. To study oversea is always my dream. My … 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 …
  • My Immigration Road by Echo
    … and it never came into my mind that I would live in Canada someday. All things were changed because of my daughter. She graduated from a … then she got married. She missed us and we missed her. She said, ‘Mom, come, live with me! I applied for family reunion’. So my husband and I … in Toronto in 2005.After separated for 6 years, we were excited and felt extremely happy when we met each other. I remember my daughter …
  • Luigi Petti e Maria Pia Mastrangelo
    … at the Montreal train station. It was late in the evening when we finally embraced, happy to be together. Like everyone else, I experienced … course of the years we were blessed with three sons and a daughter, all educated and married, and nine grandchildren. We travel to Oratino, … is Ottawa, Canada. Wdding photo of Luigi and Maria - September 6 1958 All the family at Christmas 2009 …
  • Hendrikje Scheffers Merkley
    … a beautiful sight and to this day it stands vivid in my memory. No more curfews and an end to the war. I was then 18 years old. After a … out of the village in November 1945. I then had to wait for my turn to come to Canada. I left Holland in August, 1946 after a lot of waiting … was long and there were a lot of war brides - some with babies and small children. The train was off to Montreal. That is where I said …
  • George and Geoffrey B.S. Johnston
    … I gave the matter much thought and tried to persuade my best friend to come with me. His parents would not agree to let him go, so it was off … would be laid up at dockside for three days, for repairs to a large hole in her bow. I was a teary eyed young boy when I waved my Mother … the distance, but no land yet. The excitement began to build when I finally sighted land and sailed into Halifax harbour. I immediately sent a …
  • The Chinese Immigration Act, 1885
    … thousands. Increased Chinese immigration intensified the demands for more stringent regulations against the Chinese. The government of Prime …
  • St. Fidelis Golden Age Club Toronto
    … Toronto To remember and honour our members who came to Canada from all regions of Italy and to recognize their contributions to this great … da tutte le regioni d'Italia immigrarano in Canada e riconoscere il loro contributo dato a questo grande paese attraverso la loro …
  • Customs and Traditions: Holiday Edition!
    … In the Canadian Immigration Hall, we have a great interactive element where we … this activity is to get people to think about where these traditions come from and the intangible culture that immigrants bring with them …
  • Xianqin Yang
    … 0:02:42 Transcript XY: Um. My school started in January the eighth I believe. Um, the study was okay because I think that we were only … of the courses they were fine, not difficult, and the research I am always interested in research, that wasn’t hard. The hard part was … Xianqin Yang was born and raised in Shandong Province, China. After completing an undergraduate degree and master’s degree in microbiology, …

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