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  • Difficulties Leaving Home - Frank Scarfino
    Leaving the United States Time 0:02:25 Transcript Because I had all these memories about—I shared earlier about—"How could you do this to your mother? How could you do this to your family? How could you do this to people who loved you? How could you do this to your country? You're a communist. …
  • Family Reaction to Leaving - Bruce Bolin
    Family Reaction to Leaving - Bruce Bolin …
  • Guardian Angels by Lei
    Time 0:03:03 Transcript My mother passed away when I finished my university, she was a professor in the university 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. …
  • Family Reaction to Leaving - Bruce Bolin
    Leaving the United States Time 0:01:30 Transcript And I had come from a family where my father had been drafted and served five years in the U.S. Army during World War Two and seen enough to realize that war is not good. He was on the winning side and he survived it without any physical injury um …
  • Guilt About Leaving - Robert Porter
    Leaving the United States Time 0:01:14 Transcript Leaving the US was difficult, like I said, besides family and friends, neighborhood, what your familiar with. You know, it was really difficult on many levels. I felt really guilty. I was leaving behind people that I knew, you know, I had friends …
  • Choices by Maria
    Time 0:03:08 Transcript I came to Canada and then, I chose to stay. I did not come as an immigrant but I became one. I was successful and happy in my job back home and I loved my family and friends. What possessed me to leave it all behind and stay in Canada? Not long after I arrived as a graduate …
  • Life for Family Left Behind - Cathy Wirick
    Leaving the United States Time 0:02:43 Transcript My parents disowned us because we were leaving the country, my father told my husband to pull up his pants and be a man. So, that was hard. And leaving behind all my friends in my town, um, my high school, my, everything that I was familiar with. It …
  • Americans as Non-Immigrants - Bruce Bolin
    Americans as Non-Immigrants - Bruce Bolin …
  • Run Away by Oumou
    Time 0:03:48 Transcript When I lived in Niamey, my parents’ house was like a busy bird nest. Everybody was there. Now when I go home, there’s only one person in the nest. My mother is by herself. Sometimes I go to visit – I tell people I am going home. But when I am coming back to Canada, I tell …
  • Americans as Non-Immigrants - Bruce Bolin
    Life in Canada Time 0:00:47 Transcript Otherwise I think everything was at least as good in Canada. For me I was almost like a non-immigrant in many respects. As a child I visited Canada so I knew it was right across the border. Even when my grandmother gave me the money to buy a car, I shopped …

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