Emmigration, Immigration & Migration

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Maps
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Maps

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

Maps of Galicia, in context to the historical periods discussed throughout the book. 2 $0.20 Add
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Mariners All
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Mariners All

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences evading the American draft during the Vietnam War, and how he forged a Canadian identity in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood. 7 $0.70 Add
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MH2284

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to tell the story of her escape, starting with her arrival in Indonesia. 15 $1.50 Add
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My First Funeral

My First Funeral

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The ghost of the author’s father narrates this chapter, recounting his life and death. The author’s father died escaping Vietnam, on his way to reunite with his six older children in … 11 $1.10 Add
My Road from Damascus
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My Road from Damascus

A Memoir

"An extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written with “brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the … 440 View
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My Second Funeral

My Second Funeral

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He is re-buried by his family. 6 $0.60 Add
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My Third Funeral

My Third Funeral

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. His remains are cremated and brought to North America. 3 $0.30 Add
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Nikolai Maksymiuk 1886 – 1918
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Nikolai Maksymiuk 1886 – 1918

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

Chapter five examines Nikolai Maksymiuk, the author’s maternal grandfather. Discussing his premature death at age 33 in 1918, his home village of Dzhuriv in Galicia, hard living, time … 19 $1.90 Add
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Notes on Dates and Place Names
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Notes on Dates and Place Names

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

Notes on the dates and place names relevant to the text. 4 $0.40 Add
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O Canada

O Canada

From: Man at the Airport

In the final chapter, Al Kontar writes about his experiences in British Columbia, and his Operation#NotForgotten campaign to aid refugess trapped on Manus and Nauru. 10 $1.00 Add
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One Hundred Girls and a Scandal
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One Hundred Girls and a Scandal

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 10 discusses the scandal at the Dionne Spinning Mills, in Saint-Georges, Quebec, that Wanda over 100 other Polish women found themselves in when arriving in Canada after May, 1947. The … 23 $2.30 Add
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Onward

Onward

From: Exile

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Ostarbeiter in Germany
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Ostarbeiter in Germany

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 4 discusses Wanda’s experience as a Ostarbeiter (eastern worker), one of the 1.6 million foreigner forced labourers used by the Nazi’s during the Second World War. The … 16 $1.60 Add
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Palahna Kosovan 1892 – 1979
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Palahna Kosovan 1892 – 1979

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

Chapter Six is about Palahna Kosovan, the author’s maternal grandmother or “Baba.” Describing Baba’s strength, self reliance through gardening and livestock, membership in the … 29 $2.90 Add
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Parallel Worlds

Parallel Worlds

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She visits her father’s grave. 7 $0.70 Add