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… of Arrival: July 21, 1962 Age on Arrival: 25 In July of 1962 Velia said her goodbyes to her mother Maria, older sister Geltruda, younger … family members, and friends. Accompanied by her father Michalle, she departed Grimaldi, Cosenza, Italy and traveled to the port city of …
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… Transcript ..the school system was different, um, like I said, I struggled in math and science because I felt like I didn’t know what they … guess that’s why I went that route in my own studies. So they would be learning, uh, you know, grammar lessons that I knew in grade one, or history lessons that I learned in …
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… there used to be some members of the church—like, they came to see us in the hotel. But their sponsorship was not related with the … days, we simply, I still remember, for eighteen days we didn’t get a chance to cook our Nepalese food. That was the terrible part. That was … We couldn’t cook our food. So, we simply depend upon the bread and the jam for eighteen days. So as soon as we shifted to our apartment, we …
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… by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. That’s what was written in the letter. So whatever the financial help that we were supposed to get, … They provided us everything, immigration. Our sponsor group from our community from the church were helping us to take us to the different … And, they also provided us some kitchen utensils, some chairs, tables, some clothes that people have donated. They did that and they …
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… and livestock farms, Neepawa has a population of just under 5,000 people. The town has been growing over the past decade, with a 27% increase in the population between 2011 and … took her two days I think, and then after that she really adjusted. Teacher, Housewife, Settlement Worker (Rosario) Myla Ignacio: And then I …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Netherlands Ship Name: Groote Beer Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: … liked to go dancing in Noordwijk. There he met a girl. Unfortunately she was of Protestant descent and my father was Catholic and they were …
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… Pier 21 June 1, 1948 Stanislaw Sokol was a young forester working in the Bialowieza Forest of Poland. He enjoyed his life but that all … befriended a local man who told him to build a raft and take the river south....there was a section where he would be heading straight for a …
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… April 2, 1955 (Laura) Age on Arrival: Antonio - 36, Laura - 31 My Mother used to tell this story often. Before coming to Canada she felt that it was only correct that she should try and learn some … in row, ages 11 (Eugenio), 6 (Ferruccio), and a toddler just 2 weeks shy of 2 years of age (that's me, Rita) along with her trunk of …
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… Christmas for my children.” So I start to work and, it wasn’t only cleaning house it was a lot of personal care. I didn’t know, I—I was—I … When I opened the door of the refrigerator it was full of bottles, but I knew the word bottle. So you know what I did, I put a whole … to immigrate to Canada after talking to Pedro’s brother who had come to Winnipeg, Manitoba as a refugee shortly after the coup. Ruth, …
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… (nee Forshaw) was born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland in 1911. In 1941, she met her soon-to-be-husband, Albert "Chub" Angus, while he was on leave from …