War

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Three Simple Wishes

Three Simple Wishes

From: From Bombs to Books

Discusses a recent history of a family from the Eritrea province of Ethiopia and the violence they experienced prior to being approved to come to Canada as refugees. 12 $1.20 Add
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To Descoigne road camp

To Descoigne road camp

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

He is moved to Descoigne Road Camp, talks about the country surrounding it ; 6 $0.60 Add
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To jail in Vancouver

To jail in Vancouver

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

talks about being send to Jail after the association with the Security committee in Slocan ; 7 $0.70 Add
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To Slocan instead of Greenwood

To Slocan instead of Greenwood

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

He is sent to work at slocan instead of joining his family at Greenwood and ensuing arguments with the Security Commission about broken promises ; 6 $0.60 Add
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To Vancouver and on to Yellowhead road camp

To Vancouver and on to Yellowhead road camp

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

The trip from Vancouver to the work camp ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Transcontinental removal

Transcontinental removal

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

The trip from Vancouver to the internment camp in Angler Ontario ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Trại Mát

Trại Mát

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She describes a a short trip to Trại Mát and reminisces on a time when her younger sister got very sick and was treated by her … 7 $0.70 Add
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Troubles at the Admiralty

Troubles at the Admiralty

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Gough provides a thorough examination of Winston Churchill’s and Jack Fisher’s troubles at the Admiralty in 1915 as they relate to the Dardanelles and the … 49 $4.90 Add
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Two Faces

Two Faces

From: Man at the Airport

This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began. 15 $1.50 Add
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Vượt Biên

Vượt Biên

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He executes an escape plan. 6 $0.60 Add
Wanda’s War
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Wanda’s War

An Untold Story of Nazi Europe, Forced Labour, and a Canadian Immigration Scandal

In 1943, Wanda Gizmunt was ripped from her family home in Poland and deported to a forced labour camp in Nazi Germany. At the end of the war, she became one of millions of displaced Europeans … 256 View
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War

War

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The author’s father’s ghost recounts life in Đà Lạt and the arrival of war. 9 $0.90 Add
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War and Amnesty
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War and Amnesty

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 3 details Wanda’s and Casey’s experiences following Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union launched on June 22, 1941. The chapter discusses the … 16 $1.60 Add
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What If

What If

From: Three Funerals for my Father

This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It follows the aftermath of his sending his children away to escape the country. 2 $0.20 Add
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What Is It with the Media!

What Is It with the Media!

From: Man at the Airport

In this chapter, Al Kontar discusses the media’s reaction to his social media campaign, and how the Western and Arab media organizations differed in their coverage. 13 $1.30 Add
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Where Does Hope Come From?

Where Does Hope Come From?

From: From Bombs to Books

Ziad Abo Nofel writes a brief account of growing up in Iraq, the American invasion and moving to a refugee camp between Iraq and Syria for six years before finally moving to Canada. 4 $0.40 Add