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… How exciting it is! At first, I did not want to immigrate to Canada. I liked my life in China, but then I decided to follow my family. … Canada had many different cultures, we could live freely and a less competitive life without pressure. I decided to go to Canada with my … my own business quickly to earn much money in Canada. Hoping summer is coming soon, and then I can have a fine beginning. Return to Moncton …
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… First Impressions of Canada Time 0:01:06 Transcript I loved the airport—it might sound silly, to you. But coming from an island, a very small airport, when you see something that's that big, it’s, Wow, this is beautiful. And, again, coming back home and see all the cars. Because in an island you don’t …
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… and hit me when I was walking across. I suffered some serious internal damage and a permanent spinal cord injury. It took away the life I had … 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 … with folks from all kinds of cultures. Nothing prepared me when I become disabled. And nothing prepared me when I immigrated But in a way, …
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… Time 0:02:56 Transcript I came here to Canada in 1984 as a nanny. I left my daughter in the Phillipines. I was … after my daughter. In 1986 I got my papers. I sponsored my daughter to come to Canada. But my sister didn’t want to give her to me. … I don’t want to be a liar to the government. Last year, I had to stop working, because my employer passed away. I had eye surgery, then …
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… and history. And I guess that’s why I went that route in my own studies. So they would be learning, uh, you know, grammar lessons that I … attended classes in English. Her family decided to immigrate to Canada when Louanne was in grade 6. In 1993, they moved to Scarborough, … in history and art history from the University of Toronto and also studied museum management. At the time of the interview, Louanne was …
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… chances of finding an immigration document for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration … 1935) for all ports of entry. These do not include passenger lists. Commemorative Ship Photos: Available for purchase in person on the day …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 20, 2020) Introduction: Establishing a Port at the Mouth of the St. John River Before … the mouth of the Wolastoq River. As part of the Pierre Du Gua, Sieur de Monts expedition, Samuel de Champlain “discovered” the river and … and German immigrants until the American Revolution. In 1775, Portland Point, at the mouth of the St. John River, only had about 140 …
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… flag on the door and a guy there saying, “Are you Molloy?” “Yes.” “Come on with me.” And he said, “I’ll take you to the hotel.” And I … in our office within forty-eight hours, we’d put a sign on the front day and say, “We can’t open today because Mister So-and-So and Mister … looking around and I hear from the back of the thing, “Well, did you—come here to look around Molloy or are you going to get to work?” So, …
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… people, like birth, marriage and death records, are not available due to provincially or federally legislated privacy laws. This means … that we have to use other ways, which tend to be less detailed and can lead us down the wrong path or to “dead ends.” However, not every … story is a good example of that. It all began when I came to work one day in May 2012 to discover this lovely email from a gentleman in …
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… and the Growth of the Dutch Community. The Postwar Wave and Its Predecessors.” (unpublished manuscript). Curtis, Herb. The Scholten Story . Oromocto, N.B., 1996. De Jong, Gerald. The Dutch in America 1609-1974 . Boston: Twayne … Recommended Resources - Netherlands …