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  • Eileen Way
    … but I do not remember many details, but what I do remember was the food. I had never seen so much food so nicely prepared and presented in all my life. We danced every …
  • Perfect Pairings Call for Participants
    … Perfect Pairings is a project-based program bringing together diverse community members in the design of recipes blending elements of their … other, no matter their differences. The Museum’s Public Programs and Community Engagement team will provide support for participants by … This assignment may include shopping (and/or foraging) for ingredients together, cooking in each other’s kitchens or in another …
  • Royal Commission on Italian Immigration, 1904-1905
    … process and inflated fees for brokerage, transportation and food supply. [1] The commission, led by Judge John Winchester, … Once the labourers were hired, additional charges for supplies and food were deducted from their wages and paid directly to Cordasco. The … to 150 percent above cost. [2] Cordasco induced Italian labourers to come to Canada by taking out advertisements in Italian-Canadian …
  • Tullio Idilio Callegari
    … left the ship, we passed through immigration at Pier 21 and were given food to eat. I was very surprised by the soft, sliced bread and orange …
  • Gido Habib’s Ful Breakfast - Shahir Massoud
    … French Culinary Institute. With classic French training, Massoud combined academia with real world experience in some of New York's most … as the chef-host of the daily show "The Goods". Shahir went on to host 260 episodes of national television, and even had the chance to cook … to celebrate the vibrant culinary scene in Canada and introduce our upcoming exhibition eat make share: a taste of immigration . This …
  • Artist in Residence
    … Call for Artists 2026 The goal of our six-month residency is to enable an artist to create … artist will also serve as an advisor to the Public Programs and Community Engagement team as they plan the public programs that will be … in Residence Program Schedule: Application deadline January 30, 2026 for submission to our 2026 Residency Program Selection of artist …
  • Ivan and Anna Zadan
    … live together. Everything changed on May 8 th 1945, World War II had come to an end in Europe. A cease fire order was in place, and the … thugs. Their only crime was being a land owner in the Ukraine, growing food for their fellow man. Their farm was confiscated by Stalin and … the Alps mountains, and Ivan hoped here they would find a friendlier ally. There was news that the American army was somewhere south and …
  • Adel Zaher
    … this plaque in honour of my father, Adel Zaher for his leadership, faith, determination and courage. For the love of your country and your …
  • Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko
    … for a dignified quality of life in a country that embraced their faith, cultural traditions, and commitment to citizenship. As nation …
  • Johannes and Trijntje Velthuizen
    … well, but Trijntje was sick for most of the trip; even the smell of food was too much for her. They arrived at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova …

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