Tagged With "immigration"
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Re: Halifax Waterfront
A unique approach to "Street Art". Makes you think ! Mission accomplished.
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Re: U.S. plans big increase in "pre-clearance" sites
If you've ever used one of the foreign country based US customs clearances, you know that this is easy to do. So this is a wonderful idea and will help improve tourism to the USA>
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Re: U.S. plans big increase in "pre-clearance" sites
That’s especially true for high-volume areas like Heathrow…I’d far rather use my waiting time there to be cleared than have to spend extra time waiting AFTER my flight at JFK!
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Welcome to North America...not!
In a poll by the Guardian (UK) of countries that have the most unfriendly and intimidating border crossings, the Big 3 of North America dominated the top of the list, with the U.S. selected by 22%, Mexico 9% and Canada 8%. Only UAE/Dubai managed to...
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U.S. plans big increase in "pre-clearance" sites
If you've ever flown into the U.S. from overseas and missed a connection because of a long line at Customs, or had to collect and re-check your bags, you'll be cheering at the announcement that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is negotiating to add...
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A Stroll along Halifax's Waterfront
DrFumblefinger takes a stroll down Halifax's famous waterfront boardwalk.
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Ellis Island - Island of Hope or Island of Tears?
Visiting the former immigration center, Samantha finds it was both a new start for many and the end of a dream for others.
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Canadian Museum of Immigration, Halifax, NS
Travel Rob visits the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax
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Re: Ellis Island - Island of Hope or Island of Tears?
I live in England and have spoken with many folks in the US with similar surnames ( Family names ) as mine. They are tracing their family back to England.. 100 years or so ago. But because their surname is spelt differently to mine then it presumed they aren't descended from my ancestors. Before attending school became compulsory many people could not write their own names. They would just sign it with an X. So when immigrants were boarding a ship - from here in Liverpool - to New York they...
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Re: Ellis Island - Island of Hope or Island of Tears?
It has been years since I visted Ellis Island. I really enjoyed "going back" when I read your article and looked at your excellent photos. Thank you for the memories; awesome place everyone should visit!
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Re: Ellis Island - Island of Hope or Island of Tears?
As Garry points out, many people had their names altered or lost in the immigration process...and that was particularly true for people whose language was far different from that of the U.S. immigration inspectors. In those cases, the inspector wrote down what he thought he heard, or cared to, and voila! Bzorkinowitz becomes Burke. As a child, I knew families that were split: Some members used the original East European names, and heaped scorn on their cousins who used what they referred to...
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Re: Ellis Island - Island of Hope or Island of Tears?
Great blog! To get the other side of the picture, see the Emigrants to a New World Gallery at the Merseyside Maritime in Liverpool. Really a must see pairing if you have enjoyed going to one of them.
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Re: Ellis Island - Island of Hope or Island of Tears?
It's also been a number of years since I visited Ellis Island, which we coupled with a tour of the Statue of Liberty (it's neighboring island). I also recall it being an eye-opening experience. Lots of interesting exhibits and you definitely leave with a different perspective of those immigrants than when you arrived. They were brave people, entering a strange new world that was for all purposes free of any tangible benefits except for freedom and opportunity. And opportunity comes with a...
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Ellis Island: In the Footsteps of Immigrants
Jonathan L walks in the steps of immigrants to the United States at Ellis Island
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Re: Ellis Island: In the Footsteps of Immigrants
An interesting completion of a long journey. From my side of the "Pond", Liverpool, to yours, New York. Photo: Russian and Polish Jews escaping persecution in their Homeland. Photo taken in Liverpool Docks 1880. Bound for America.
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Tenement Museum: Immigrants' Lives, Past and Present
While Samantha and her husband were in NYC they toured the Tenement Museum. Here is some information and pictures from their tour.
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Re: Tenement Museum: Immigrants' Lives, Past and Present
The Tenement Museum is one of my favorites in NYC
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Re: Tenement Museum: Immigrants' Lives, Past and Present
Thank you for this! When I was a high school history teacher in the early 90s, I used to take small groups of students there; the staff were very welcoming, and helped students work out for themselves what the different ways of life and work had been, and how it connected to their working-class lives today. I remember, on one of those visits, a docent pointing to the upper floors of a building down the block, where a garment sweatshop operated with recent Chinese immigrants; one of the...
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Re: Ellis Island: In the Footsteps of Immigrants
Liverpool, with its bustling docks, served as a crucial gateway for countless individuals seeking new opportunities in the United States. The photograph likely encapsulates the mixed emotions of the migrants—anticipation for a promising future, tinged with the sorrow of leaving their homeland behind. drift hunters
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Chic Vienna hotel is ray of hope for asylees
With a European immigration crisis boiling up in many forms these days, focusing on mass migration by boat across the Mediterranean, there's a different story playing out in Vienna, where a chic hotel is serving as a place for immigrants who came as asylum seekers.