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… north east province of Kenya. Our hopes in that camp were to be resettled to developed countries or for our country to get peace so we could … up in the houses made of twisted trees with plastic on top. Most people at the camp want to be resettled but it’s not in our decision. At 8:30 every morning there was an …
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… shalan joudry as our 2023 Artist in Residence. Over the course of her residency, shalan joudry began the process of turning her previously created poem, Kmɨtkinu (“our homeland” in Mi’kmaw) which … peoples on healing, into a narrative dance/movement and musical piece. shalan’s vision for the evolution of the poem will continue …
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… My name is Dil Darjee. I was born in Bhutan. I moved to Nepal and settled in the Refugee Camp in the eastern part of Nepal. In the camp, … options those were staying in the refugee camp or third country settlement in the eight different countries such as Canada, USA, Australia, … are two organizations set up, UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and IOM (International Organization for …
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… on emigrating follows. Leaving family and friends at age 17, he and his mother Assunta Leardi left Naples for their one-week journey and landed in …
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… struggles and enormous challenges faced Andrew and Anna Maksymchuk as they struggled to scrounge a living and raise a family under the … a massive publicity campaign by the Canadian government, thousands of settlers were flocking to Canada's prairies to establish themselves as … and Victor, 3, were amongst the second group of Ukrainian settlers to come to Canada. The first had arrived in 1891. On June 6, 1930, the …
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… in Halifax just before the First World War is one of my favourite examples of this genre of photography. We recently featured this image in a … their ship and the date are unknown. Nevertheless, the photograph is a compelling piece of history, in part thanks to the immigrants’ …
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… Born on May 1, 1929 in Kalloni Greece, my father was the second eldest of five children. He had a difficult life … of my brother (Jim). Seeking a better life for his family, my father set sail for Canada on October 15, 1960 leaving my mother and his son. …
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… of the Plaque commemorating war brides and children on August 26, 2000 at Pier 21, a lovely visit! …
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… Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: June 7, 1965 - Demetre; January 26, 1962 - Marie …
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… Philip, Ann McDermott It was the summer of 1951, when John 28 Ellen 26 Philip 2 and six months and Ann 6 months landed at Pier 21 on board …