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… doll here tells a story about two major groups of refugees who came to Canada. This doll is on loan from Dr. Tran-Davies, a medical doctor in Alberta. She came to Canada as a five-year-old girl in 1979 as part of the large group of … thousand Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese refugees were resettled in Canada. This was a major commitment to Canada to resettle refugees and …
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… had endured enough. He had heard about the promise of free land in Canada. His pioneering spirit stirred within him, yearning for a free … 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 … to turning the Prairies into Canada's breadbasket. They would also become part of a mosaic of cultures, blending across a vast land, …
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… stories. Stories of arrivals, of departures, of new beginnings. Among the stories are incredible, and often harrowing, accounts of escape. … different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … of detainees. Having studied the behaviours of interpreters who would come to Manus to translate, he mixed in with them and managed to get …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… stories. Stories of arrivals, of departures, of new beginnings. Among the stories are incredible, and often harrowing, accounts of escape. … different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … of detainees. Having studied the behaviours of interpreters who would come to Manus to translate, he mixed in with them and managed to get …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… special exhibition features over 100 portraits of major figures of the 20th century. Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was one of … Helen Keller and Muhammad Ali, along with iconic Canadians Karen Kain, Marshall McLuhan, and famed African Nova Scotian concert singer … Portia White, 1946 Nelson Mandela, 1990 Ernest Hemingway, 1957 Karen Kain, 1977 Glenn Gould, 1957 All photographs © Estate of Yousuf Karsh. …
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… Bannia Social Club Club Sociale di Bannia Rendre hommage aux immigrants de Bannia, en Italie, qui ont quitté leur famille et ont trouvé leur destin au Canada, créant un avenir meilleur pour leurs enfants et le … Bannia Social Club • Club Sociale di Bannia …
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… and generous homeland. A ricordo degli Istriani, Fiumani, e Dalmati che, costretti ad abbandonare le loro terr, trovarono nel Canada una nuova e generosa patria. July …
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… and together they had three children: Michael, Frank and Nancey-Lou. …